Gears of War: E-Day Preorders Are Live for Xbox Fans: Here's What Comes in Each Edition

Xbox fans, people your calendars for October 6. During the latest Xbox Games Showcase, Gears of War: E-Day was officially fixed its merchandise date, and if that announcement got you excited astir reuniting with Marcus and Dom, what's adjacent amended is preorders are officially live.

Of course, this Xbox exclusive volition beryllium disposable connected Game Pass, but for those who aren't portion of Xbox's subscription service, determination are 3 editions disposable to preorder: the Standard Edition, Premium Edition, and the Collector's Edition.

Below, we've breached down each of their prices and what they travel with, truthful you tin preorder your preferred mentation up of its merchandise date.

Gears of War: E-Day – Standard Edition

Gears of War: E-Day – Premium Edition (Digital)

Gears of War: E-Day Premium Edition - Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Windows [Digital]

Digital

• See astatine Best Buy - $99.99
• See astatine Xbox - $99.99

PC

• See astatine Steam - $99.99

Premium Edition Upgrade

• See astatine Xbox - $30

The Premium Edition of Gears of War: E-Day, which is integer only, is disposable for $99.99 and is perfectly stacked with extras. There's besides a Premium Edition Upgrade you tin get, to adhd the Premium Edition extras to a modular copy, which costs $30.

Here's everything it comes with:

• Gears of War: E-Day Premium Digital Edition
• Play 5 Days Early (October 1, 2026)
• Emergence Customization Pack:
  • Death’s Rendezvous Marcus Fenix Legendary Character Skin
  • Bloodied Hunter Tai Kaliso Epic Character Skin
  • “Death’s Rendezvous” Legendary Character Pose
  • “We indispensable improvise” Legendary Character Pose
  • “Death’s Rendezvous” Legendary Weapon Skin Set
  • “Emergence Omen” Rare Weapon Skin Set
  • “Emergence Omen” Banner and Emblem
  • “Death’s Rendezvous” Icon
• 4 Additional Seasonal Customization Packs
• 1,000 Iron (Premium In-Game Currency)
• Bravo Squad Signature Weapon Pack (for usage successful run only)

Gears of War: E-Day – Collector’s Edition

• See astatine Xbox Game Studios Shop - $299.99

If you truly privation to spell large with your Gears of War: E-Day purchase, there's besides the colossal Collector’s Edition. Priced astatine $299.99, it's afloat of breathtaking extras for fans to enjoy.

Alongside everything successful the Premium Edition, including the 5-day aboriginal access, here's what other it comes with:

• 15-inch collectible diorama statue of Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago (requires 3 AAA batteries, not included)
• 1:1 standard replica of Carlos Santiago’s COG tags made of metallic zinc alloy and brass
• In-game photo
• Art Print
• Thank-You Note from The Coalition
• Luke Preece designed Custom SteelBook Case
• Collector’s Display Packaging
• Gears of War: E-Day basal crippled (Xbox customers volition person a carnal disc, Steam customers volition person a integer code)

This Collector's Edition is disposable for some Xbox Series X and Steam customers. According to the Gears of War website, "The XBOX Series X mentation includes a carnal disc. Steam customers volition person a integer token."

Gears of War: E-Day Preorder Bonus

No substance which variation you determine to preorder, you'll get a mates of legendary skins alongside aboriginal entree to the Open Beta. In presumption of the former, the skins you'll get are:

• Exfil Dom Legendary Character Skin
• Exfil Legendary Weapon Skin Set

According to the Gears of War website, "Character tegument is lone applicable to the Dominic Santiago quality successful Horde Siege and Versus. The limb tegument acceptable is applicable to each eligible weapons successful Horde Siege and Versus."

They besides enactment that, "Players who digitally pre-order Gears of War: E-Day are automatically granted entree to the Legendary Exfil Dom Character Skin and Legendary Exfil Weapon Skin Set and volition not person a code." While those who preorder a carnal edition, "may person codes to redeem via an email oregon printed receipt erstwhile you person the crippled astatine launch." This depends connected portion and retailer.

The Open Beta is the different portion of this preorder bonus. This begins connected August 6, and their website notes that "Exact Beta timing and availability details volition beryllium announced soon."

As acold arsenic Beta Codes go, the Gears website besides says that, "Players who digitally pre-order Gears of War: E-Day are automatically granted Early Access to the Open Beta and bash not necessitate a Beta Code. Players who pre-order a carnal variation should expect to person a Beta Code astatine the constituent of merchantability from participating retailers, granting introduction into Open Beta for Early Access."

What Is Gears of War: E-Day?

Gears of War E-Day is the latest crippled successful the Gears franchise, but it's not a sequel. Oh no, we're heading backmost to wherever it each began: Emergence Day.

This root communicative brings backmost Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, with Studio Creative Director Matt Searcy saying successful an interrogation with Xbox Wire, "We ne'er permission Bravo Squad for the full game. The full communicative is told from their perspective. Even though there’s an lawsuit going connected each implicit the world, we ne'er leap anyplace else. You lone spot what they spot and larn what they learn."

Unfortunately for PS5 owners, Gears of War: E-Day is besides an Xbox console exclusive. If you can't hold to play, get a preorder successful truthful you're acceptable for October 6.

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