How to Get Early Access to Gears of War 4 BETA and Gears of War 4 Open BETA on Xbox One
After reading multiple times the Open BETA for Gears of War 4 should be accessible to everyone with Xbox Live Gold membership but don't quote me on that lol
Great news Microsoft recently announced that The Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta would begin on Xbox One starting April 18 2016. To get in on that date, you need to play Gears of War Ultimate Edition on Xbox One or PC by April 11.
Beginning on April 18, fans who’ve played Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox One or Windows 10 will begin to receive tokens in waves for early access to the beta. Following the conclusion of early access on April 24, all qualifying Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One will be invited to join the beta until it ends on May 1. In addition, we’re extending the timeframe for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition players to qualify for early access to the Gears of War 4 beta from March 1 to April 11. To qualify, just log on to Xbox Live and play Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox One or Windows 10 by 11 p.m. PDT, April 11.
For fans of the franchise don’t forget about the Gears eSports ESL Pro League Season 2 finals which is set to take place in Boston, Mass. as part of PAX East on Saturday, April 23. This event will be stream live from the Gears of War Twitch channel. As part of this stream, Microsoft will also reveal a new Gears of War 4 competitive game mode.
Also at PAX East, Microsoft will host a panel called "Out of the Shadows: Inside Gears of War Multiplayer with The Coalition." This will take place on Sunday, April 24, starting at 10:30 AM EST, and it will also be streamed from the Gears of War Twitch channel. Finally, Gears of War 4 multiplayer will be available for PAX East attendees to play on the show floor.
As previously revealed, Gears of War 4's story takes place over the span of 24 hours. It's also been confirmed that Gears of War 4's co-op is limited to two players locally and online, and not four, as was the case with Gears of War 3.
Gears of War 4 is set for launch in full in fall 2016.