Digital Foundry Praises Gears of War E-Day Beta at 60FPS, Flags 576p Series S Trade-Offs
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Updated · Pure Xbox · Aug 11
Digital Foundry Praises Gears of War E-Day Beta at 60FPS, Flags 576p Series S Trade-Offs
3 articles · Updated · Pure Xbox · Aug 11
Summary
Digital Foundry said Gears of War: E-Day’s Xbox beta delivers a strong Unreal Engine 5 showcase, with Series X offering 60FPS Performance, 30FPS Quality and 40FPS Balanced modes.
Series S largely mirrors that setup but with sharper compromises: internal resolution drops to about 576p in Performance and Balanced modes, and roughly 720p in Quality.
60FPS performance held steady in Versus on both consoles, though Horde Siege could dip into the 50s during heavier encounters and showed minor hitches.
1224p Quality mode on Series X looked only subtly better than 1080p Balanced and roughly 1000p Performance, while persistent film grain and chromatic aberration softened the image.
The analysis covers an early beta build ahead of the game’s October 6, 2026 release, with Digital Foundry calling the foundation solid despite the current visual and performance issues.