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Gears 5 joins Cyberpunk 2077 on a growing roster of Smart Delivery System games to receive free upgrades to the Xbox Series X.
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Gears 5 Getting Free Xbox Series X Upgrade

Gears 5 joins Cyberpunk 2077 on a growing roster of Smart Delivery System games to receive free upgrades to the Xbox Series X.
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Published: Mar 16, 2020 03:31 pm

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With a new gen of consoles on the horizon, anyone jumping onto current AAA games might wonder if they need to re-buy their collection of brand-new titles. That won’t be the case for at least a few Xbox Series X games, including The Coalition’s Gears 5, thanks to the Smart Delivery System.

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Gears 5 is now confirmed to receive a free optimized update at the launch of the Xbox Series X console. If you already own Gears 5 for the Xbox One, you get the updated Series X version at no cost.

So far we know the optimization will see a boost in visual fidelity, with the console edition to essentially present as the Ultra graphics setting of the current PC edition. The upcoming Series X version of Gears 5 is additionally set to include software ray tracing, better overall shadow effects, and a boost to 60fps for cut scenes.

While we don’t have a full list yet of what games will utilize the Smart Delivery System for immediate Series X updates, CD Projekt Red recently confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 will also get a free upgrade.

Gears 5 is still currently available to play for free on Xbox One and PC for all Game Pass owners.

Stay tuned to GameSkinny for more info on the impending Xbox Series X release date and a list of what games you won’t need to buy a second time. For now, check out our latest look at the new hardware over here.

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Ty splits his time between writing horror fiction and writing about video games. After 25 years of gaming, Ty can firmly say that gaming peaked with Planescape Torment, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a soft spot for games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout: New Vegas, Bioshock Infinite, and Horizon: Zero Dawn. He has previously written for GamerU and MetalUnderground. He also writes for PortalMonkey covering gaming laptops and peripherals.