Game Rant

  • The Coalition will start forcing players into crossplay with Gears 5 next season. 1 / 7

  • Crossplay will become the standard for Gears 5 multiplayer with Operation 7. 2 / 7

  • The Coalition cited slower matchmaking as a primary reason to force crossplay. 3 / 7

  • The studio said 40% of players were not using crossplay. 4 / 7

  • The ability to use mouse and keyboard on console was cited as part of the change. 5 / 7

  • Operation 7 will also be dropping a new map and two new characters for multiplayer. 6 / 7

  • Gears 5 Operation 7 will go live on May 18. 7 / 7