Gears of War: E-Day PC Requirements Revealed

Microsoft and The Coalition have published the official PC system requirements for the upcoming shooter Gears of War: E-Day, scheduled for release in October 2026. The game, built on Unreal Engine 5 and set 14 years before the original title, will run on Windows 10 (64‑bit) at minimum, with a recommended upgrade to Windows 11. Minimum hardware includes an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7‑6850K/i5‑10400 CPU, 12 GB RAM, and a graphics card such as NVIDIA RTX 5050/RTX 2060, AMD RX 6600/RX 9060, or Intel Arc A580, plus DirectX 12 support, broadband internet, and a 130 GB SSD. The recommended configuration raises the CPU to AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5‑11600K, RAM to 16 GB, and suggests higher‑end GPUs like NVIDIA RTX 5060, RTX 3060 Ti, AMD RX 6700 XT, RX 9060 XT, or Intel Arc B580, while keeping the same storage and OS requirements.