Making the announcement at the official Gears 5 website, the team has stated that they are looking to develop the best-looking games with the best cutting edge tools currently available in the market — including the next Gears game and that is why they have announced that they are proceeding with developing their new batch of games using Unreal Engine 5 for the next gen market.
As we look to future games, we’re excited to start shifting our resources to next-gen development using Unreal Engine 5. Gears of War has always been at the front of Unreal Engine development – as a breakout 720p title for Xbox 360 through last year’s 120FPS multiplayer update for Xbox Series X|S – and we’re excited to continue that tradition by developing on UE5 for multiple new projects in the coming years.
Originally released on PC and Xbox One on September 2019, Gears 5 actually made the transition to next generation with a port released for the Xbox Series X|S this past November. The Coalition team looks to strengthen their upcoming next content with Operation 7 and 8 with the power of Unreal Engine 5, and that will be a sight to behold for players using the new console and expecting the best looking visuals for their games.