‘Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition’ Release Date For PC Coming In 2016; ‘Killer Instinct’ Joins In!

by Christian Pepito / Dec 22, 2015 04:58 AM EST

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"Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" release date for the PC will be in 2016, according to PC Gamer.

A while back on June 2015, it was reported that "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" will be coming to the PC but there was no date for its launch. The game was first launched for the Xbox One, but there was no news of the game's release date for the PC as several months passed by.

Today there has been news from Phil Spencer and he has given gamers the good news for the game.

@therealdealadam @brycethatoneguy Haven't announced dates yet but won't be too far into 2016.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) December 19, 2015

This announcement has made a lot of PC owners happy due to the fact that the game will be coming in next year with some proper timeframe, according to International Business Times. Some fans wanted a specific release date, but this will do.

Even though "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" release date for the PC is still for next year, there is some good news for gamers, especially for those who love high resolutions. It was reported that the game will be playable in 4k resolution and have DirectX 12 support. Some fans speculate that this will be the best looking version of the game to have ever been launched.

Aside from the clue of the "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" release date for the PC, the tweet conversation also mentioned "Killer Instinct," according to Segment Next. The game is a popular fighting game in the Xbox One line up and has garnered up high praise from many gamers. It seems that Microsoft has decided to launch the game on the PC. "Killer Instinct" has been on the Xbox One for half a year now and a lot of fans of the game have wanted to try it out on another platform.