Gears Of War 3 Looks Incredible In 4K; Xbox 360 Vs. Xbox One X Comparison Images Revealed

ThisGenGaming says "Gears Of War 3 looks incredible in a new 4K Enhanced patch, here's a look at the comparison."

[Bobafret]

Wow, amazing improvement!!

[thekhurg]

Holy shit Microsoft. WELL DONE.

[Gazondaily]

My days that is impressive. Also crazy how good Gears 3 looks considering its a last gen title

[freshslicepizza]

Weird. There is hardly much of a difference to the Xbox One from the 360 but the XB1X all of the sudden makes it looks fresh and new.

[Skull521]

The game was on PC so I bet they dropped in the PC assets and thats why its such a difference, great move though

[bouzebbal]

so amazing it makes 360 games look good!!!
looking @ all the fanboys giggling in front of the obvious really is touching!!

[Gazondaily]

^^LOL at the insecurity. The same people who dribble over remasters they would gladly pay but apparently a free update showing a massive increase in quality of older games is nothing to be excited about 😂

The X1 has hurt these fanboys so hard! 😁😁

[Army_of_Darkness]

No gonna lie, this is pretty damn impressive! It looks remastered!

[NoPeace_Walker]

I now see why MS only remastered/remade the first Gears. With the power of the X, it does it even better better without even breaking a sweat. Can you imagine other BC games such as Red Dead Redemption getting the same enhancement on the X!? 😮😮

[Gman32]

i agree

[1Victor]

Really what’s next halo Xbox on xbox1x of course it would look amazing. This is a dumb comparison if it would show drastically improvement on gow4 then I would be impressed but this is just useless fluff

[solid_snake3656]

Now if only they can make some new ip's and exclusives.

[Lennoxb63]

Now if only we could come up with better comments in every xbox article.

[l3w1s]

@Lennoxb63

You don't need to, while those still work.

[shinrock]

Now only PlayStation fans would stay out of Xb threads.

[Movefasta1993]

1:48 awesome!

[UnHoly_One]

Wow.

This isn't even officially "enhanced for Xbox One X" is it?

[maybelovehate]

Yes it is, which is awesome. Mirrors Edge also got updated.

[UnHoly_One]

I saw mirror's edge in my games and apps as enhanced, I didn't see Gears 3 in there.

Although supposedly that sorting feature isn't working properly for all games, it doesn't list AC: Origins for me either and I know that update is already out.

[mad-dog]

Wait what? Mirrors edge without jaggies??

[343_Guilty_Spark]

That’s just ridiculous!!!

[jrshankill]

It's amazing alright!

[Bobafret]

Disagree goblins everywhere lately. Oh well, won't rain on my parade.

[Jinger]

Honestly you can complain about MS' Software all you want, I totally get that, but how do you complain about this impressive piece of hardware? The fact that its capable of enhancing old games without an official patch is impressive (just go check out those oblivion comparisons). The fact that it, if utilized properly, can include 4k textures and not just 4k upres is impressive.

MS now just needs to step up their software and they could easily start gaining more traction in the gaming community again.

[freshslicepizza]

Wait until they show Red Dead Redemption, that is the game I want to see.

[JBaby343]

That was impressive! Not every Sony fan is hateful. I've never owned an Xbox console but that makes anyone a little jealous. This will open great doors to push gaming further. All you Xbox fans... Enjoy.

@moldy: I would love to see what red dead redemption would look like.

[headblackman]

@ Bobafret

those are the plaslave police that are doing the down voting to anything positive. they are apart of that dummy movement called PS4P (Policing. Satisfaction. 4. Players.)

[Bobafret]

Sometimes I have to wonder if its the mods themselves.

[conanlifts]

I laughed yesterday when I stated there were large queues of people picking up the xbox x at my local store and I got disagrees. Opinions you can disagree with, but disagreeing with that was kind of ridiculous.

[MagicBeanz]

Maybe you got disagrees because you just saying things in a comment section of a web site doesn't prove anything. Here let me try, on that same day I saw fifty times as many people buying PS4 Pro's there did it work did you believe me just because I said it. Probably not, now down vote me.

[MagicBeanz]

Must be bothering you since you took the time to comment about it.

[conanlifts]

Maybe you are right with your reply. But it is a pretty pathetic thing to disagree with. For the record it was a genuine comment. I was more curious if others had experienced queues.

[Bobafret]

Oh, it's you again.

[WilliamSheridan]

Damn Beanz, do you literally just scrounge the Xbox posts and post negative shit all day? I'm at work, what's your excuse?

[MagicBeanz]

@WilliamSheridan

I feel sorry for your employer shouldn't you be working?

[NoPeace_Walker]

Why waste money on making remasters when BC enhanced look this good on the X and cost the gamers nothing if you already have the game? Jaw dropping! Another killer feature of the Beast.

[kevnb]

this is exactly what a "remaster" is. Sony came up with a marketing term so they could sell old games running on their emulator rendered at higher resolution. "Remaster" doesnt even make sense, video games arent ever mastered in the first place.

[Skankinruby]

Only sony did this? Wasn't master chief collection one of the biggest focal points for xbox going into this gen?

[timotim]

@skank

You undertsand that remasters was started way before this generation of consoles right? They were doing remasters back in the PS3/360 days...its not new and certainly not something that was started with MCC (which uses completely new cutscenes, geometry, and audio in some cases) haha. Fact is Sony has made a living selling PS gamers old games at a premium throgh remasters and PS Now...I am absolutely in love with Microsoft's approach of the remaster with X.

[DialgaMarine]

The concept of a “remaster” existed long before PS3. Nintendo was doing enhanced ports of NES titles on SNES and so on. Hell, are people not aware of the Super Mario Advanced series on GBA? There were at least 4 of them, all of which were remastered ports of NES/ SNES Mario games. Reselling a game with minor improvements on new hardware is nothing new, and it’s not something Sony exclusively does. MCC says hi.

[Bobafret]

Makes me wonder if this kills that revenue stream on the X1 as far as remasters go.

[conanlifts]

No it would just mean they would need to be remakes instead. So they would at least need new textures, new characters models etc. What I think it does it get rid of the need and excuse for having poor remasters that we see with minimal changes.

[MagicBeanz]

Awh man seriously you almost sold me there, your sales pitch is getting better and better. And here I thought we'd see less of that from you what with you spending so much time playing your x, guess I was wrong.

[TankCrossing]

Enhanced 360 games is certainly an unexpected bonus. Not a huge selling point for me, but one of a flurry of nice touches for the X.

[zaherdab]

I disagree this is one of the main reasons to validate buying it ... just going back to ur backlog and not having to feel ur playing an outdated game is awesome enough ...

I d love to see a comparision of remasters to originals running in 4k ... i bet some will show that the remasters were pretty lazy

[TheColbertinator]

Amazing. The future is X.

[DialgaMarine]

X? That’s a funny way to spell “PS5” lol

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

These character models have stacked up very well for being 6 years old. Epic were technical wizards when they developed AAA games.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Incoming (have fun paying $500 to play old games in 4k) comments in 3...2..1. It's impossible to hate on this. I'd love for ONE person to intelligently tell me the negative here. I'll wait...

[Gman32]

this guy

[MagicBeanz]

We cant chief, clearly you've already fully convinced yourself this is a good idea. We wont ask you to intelligently explain to us why it makes sense to buy a new $500 console to play"enhanced" versions of old ass games because we wouldn't get an intelligent answer in the first place.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Way to deflect my statement there chief.

[MagicBeanz]

@BLKxSEPTEMBER

Well at least your comments aren't without a sense of irony.

[Darkstryder360]

Not sure why people have to put a downer on everything.

"Other people are enjoying something, let's make them feel like shit"

[THEBIG360]

I swear some companies call these re-masters and charge £29.99 😋😋😋

[kevnb]

thats exactly what they do. Sony made an emulator but locks each game behind a paywall. Almost every single "remaster" is just an emulated old game rendered at higher resolution.

[yomfweeee]

Microsoft doesn't do that?

[timotim]

Ive been getting nothing but improved versions of BC titles ORGANICALLY on Xbox One and now X through out the years. Even when Microsoft did do a simi remaster like Voodoo Vince and Phantom Dust, Ive gotten both for free. Microsoft simply has a much better approach to the remaster...or in this case, simply improving BC titles for free.

[coolbeans]

You probably have a point with State of Decay YOSE remaster, but that's the only exception which comes to mind. None of MS' other remastered efforts hit that insane bar of increased pricing THEBIG360's talking about--without a more substantial effort put in, of course.

[conanlifts]

The last remaster MS did was Phantom Dust and they gave that away for free. They are, however, currently working on Age of empires remaster for PC.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Often those companies would sell their " remasters" for $60.

[jrshankill]

It will be super sweet walking into a store, and picking up a 360 game for a few dollars knowing it will be a 4k beast when you pop it into the X.

Didn't expect 360 games to get this kind of love. Amazing work MS!

[kevnb]

i notice the difference myself and everything, but why is it when its the same sort of upgrade on a ps4 pro a bunch of people pop up saying they cant see a difference?

[gangsta_red]

"same sort of upgrade on a ps4 pro"

I think the difference is no one is comparing an old PS3 game that is playable on the PS4 Pro like what is being shown here.

There is a 100% noticeable difference and the fact that all you need is the game and a Xbox X is even more impressive.

[freshslicepizza]

@kevnb
"i notice the difference myself and everything, but why is it when its the same sort of upgrade on a ps4 pro a bunch of people pop up saying they cant see a difference?"

Where are the PS3 games on the PS4 that are a free upgrade where the hardware improves them like this?

[timotim]

Name me another console in the history of videogames that put this much love into making games you've already bought feel this fresh and new again....FOR FREE!?!? The fam fair Microsoft is given us has been nothing short of astounding!

[Skankinruby]

No other company would waste their time doing this as it makes absolutely no sense business wise to invest in. You boast about this with such pride as if buying a 500 dollar console to replay games you already own is something to gloat about.

[kevnb]

it doesnt make sense to support old software people can still buy and do all you can to keep people in your eco system? To me it seems very cost effective and it makes the competition look anti consumer.

[timotim]

So in other words, you cant name such a console then? You sound like an idiot because this is the whole point of my question haha. Microsoft is giving us remasters FOR FREE...even when "it makes absolutely no sense business wise to invest in." This is at a time when Sony is making tons of money re-selling games to you that youve already bought through remasters and PS Now. Microsoft is doing it as a benefit to the GAMER...and you wonder why I sound proud??? Get ya mind right buddy...I know its in you to want to defend Sony at all costs but dont make yourself look like a fool in the process.

[zaherdab]

its one of the reasons i bought the xbox one x having missed on loads of 360 titles i love the fact that i can replay them without having feel outdated ... I agree there is way more fresh games on ps4 and i love it for that but i love microsoft for caring enough not to make people rebuy games they already own

[MagicBeanz]

You sir are a genius, finally someone who gets it. +1000 upvotes

[Darkstryder360]

You miserable little bastard.

[badz149]

I've never seen a level of enthusiasm towards old games THIS high before. well...what else they are going to talk about when there are no new exclusive to boast about, right?

don't get me wrong, It's a nice feature and all but aren't all of you a little too excited over this and even going as far as bashing another company selling remasters for premium price? I get it, you guys meant Sony but aside from TLOU, what other remasters have Sony sold at $60? NONE! so stop telling lies please. most of the time, they sold it 3-packs for $40 and significant effort has gone into these remasters like the GoW collections, R&C, Sly and Jak collections. the recent wipeout collections is also an excellent one and again at only $40.

enjoy your enhanced old games, I guess. others are busy playing new games.

[Skankinruby]

Lol just look at the responses I got, common sense is a foreign language around here.

[timotim]

Yeah...like I said...making a ton of money off you guys re-selling you "old games". Thank you for proving my point. Its cool when Sony resells these games to you yet when Microsoft updates your games for free its no big deal. Go figure. The reason you never seen it this high before is because no one has ever done this before haha...which is my whole point. Even when consoles came out with BC as a feature in the past, they were the exact same game/look/feel as it was on the older console...here Microsoft is making them run better ORGANICALLY...thats a big difference.

And since you brought it up...please list these NEW games that you are CURRENTLY playing on your PS4...I would really like to know.

[Skankinruby]

Lmao Microsoft isn't doing anything FOR FREE. They can't even begin to keep up with new games so they shift focus towards old ones, games you already BOUGHT. Sony is bringing the goods for their NEW CONSOLE with NEW GAMES. You sound silly kid.

[timotim]

Just like a seasoned fanboy, you instantly switch the conversation to exclusives and new games, even though the topic we are on has nothing to do with it. So are you saying that my Halo 5 isnt getting enhanced for free??? When Sony brought over The Last of Us from PS3 to PS4, did they not charge you again for its enhancements on that platform??? I dont care if it was $60 or $10...they still charge you did they not? Yet here we are with Gears 3 running on X looking like a current gen game and im paying no additional money to play it. Again...get your mind right buddy...youre letting your team down. The only kid here is you.

And while we are at it, ill ask you the same question...what NEW games are you CURRENTLY playing on your PS4?

[NoPeace_Walker]

"Sony is bringing the goods for their NEW CONSOLE with NEW GAMES."

I can't wait to buy the new Shadow of the Colossus for the third time next Feb...oh wait, isn't that a PS2 game? 😂

[MagicBeanz]

I cant, nor can a name another console in history that's fan base shilled so hard for it.

[Skankinruby]

You don't buy NEW CONSOLES to play OLD GAMES, plain and simple kid. It's one of those 'neat' features that hardly even qualify as bells and whistles. Xbox loyalists bash singsinge player games claiming there's no replay value and yet xbox's biggest selling point has literally resorted to replaying old games. You spend 500 dollars on a console to replay games you already own and you gloat about it. You sound ridiculous. I'm currently going through the lost legacy, yakuza 0, Horizon zero dawn, the last guardian, hellblade, bloodborne, and persona 5, stacked on top of the insane lineup we've already have and the forecast is even better. THAT'S why you buy a new console.

[timotim]

Interesting. First off, I would say for me...I buy a new console to play GOOD GAMES, plain and simple, not just new games. When PS2 and PS3 came out, one of its biggest features for both was the fact that both consoles were BC by default and lots of people bought them with BC as a huge feature for them. I spent $500 on X for the entire experience...its media capabilities, for Xbox Live, for its app eco system, for its enhanced BC support, for Halo 6 and FH4 and Ori 2 and Crackdown 3, for its superior 3rd party games. I bought it because it does it all and superior BC support is just one of those things.

In terms of the PS4 games youre currently playing...2 of the 7 games are "old games" too with no legs!!! So please tell me how that is different from someone me playing Forza Motorsport 7, Cuphead, Halo Wars 2, Path of Exile, Astroneer, Conan Exiles, Ghost of a Tale, Gears 4 and Halo 5??? Im not playing any older games than you currently are and just as many new games haha...this is stacked on top of all the superior 3rd party titles coming out this holiday and into the future, as well as all the ENHANCED BC titles my X will play making them the best versions of those games ever. THAT'S why I bought my new X!

[jahcure]

this is exactly why i want an x1x, to play gears 3!

[2pacalypsenow]

Wow, might replay this trilogy again.

[badz149]

funny thing is, I bought Gears 4 for all the previous games are included but I don't have an Xbone. LOL I wonder when will I ever buy 1

[zaherdab]

unfortunately this is the only enhanced one so far i tried the previous one and no dice they still look pixellated as hell

[Goldby]

that is quite impressive no more jaggies

[DiRtY]

This looks like a remaster. For free.

[zaherdab]

looks better than most remasters in my opinion ! even having paid for the lazy remaster work they never patched most games for 4k on ps4 pro

[Prince-Ali]

that improvement is incredible!!!!!!!

[Father__Merrin]

It's exactly the same game upresed. It's a good bonus to have ie BC with 4k outputs but nobody is going to buy a console to play Xbox 360 games. Cant wait for the sales figures to come out once initial buyers have got their hands on one

[UnHoly_One]

Who said anything about buying it to play 360 games?

I'm buying it because it's the best console.

Will I replay some 360 games on it? Yup, I sure will. Haven't replayed all of the Gears games in a few years, I'll definitely be doing that again sometime soon.

[kevnb]

support for old favorites goes a long way, especially if they use the power available to render at higher resolution. I dont see how anyone can argue otherwise, look at all the "remasters" that have been released that are essentially doing the same thing but in a more anti consumer way.

[gangsta_red]

Sales!!

[feedthereaper]

This is a better demonstration of the consoles improvements than that terrible Halo demonstration.

[hyabusha]

Holy Shit! I may ditch Gears 4!

[Gman32]

looks good much sharper and cleaner i will be playing this again

[blanka4545]

still blurry from a distance. Pc all day! garbage console! no bad!

[Darkstryder360]

Everything is blurry from a distance. Look at a PC monitor from 100metres away it's gonna look blurry.

[Trekster_Gamer]

This is awesome yet again another game that just looks incredible with the new hardware.

[Kosic]

I've not followed the Xbox one scene as much this year. But is this a general upscale from the Xbox one X or is this a title where a studio has enhanced it and released a patch? If it's an enhanced patch, how often are we going to see that?

Looks impressive but if this is a one off, then it'll become old news really quickly unfortunately.

[attilayavuzer]

Based on what other people are saying it's just a general upscale.

[mad-dog]

Wow.. that is a huge difference.

[xSNAKExPLISSKENx]

yay I can't wait for my 500$ to arrive to play OLD games! Outstanding work microsoft

[Darkstryder360]

Good for you man, hope you enjoy it.

[xSNAKExPLISSKENx]

lol, thank you

[Atticus_finch]

Here is what in opinion is the best reason to own an X, playing 360 games. I have to admit it does it very well.

[azizlksa]

Honestly this is beyond amazing. Well done MS

[Yohshida]

Other companies would charge for a remaster with even minor changes

[showtimefolks]

that's awesome job by ms on building a machine that can remaster the game without any cost to us gamers

would all 360 games look and play better on x? what about original xbox games?

i may pick up the X next year when it's under $400

would remastered version of games even look better on X?

2 things:

MS should be praised by going out of their way to make awesome software emulators and design the console to take advantage of old games

this is just a personal thought ,maybe some of you can comment because it's one of those what if's

if xbox one was at 65 million and ps4 at 30 million would sony allow EA access and try harder to win back gamers? i feel like ms was in such a bad PR position(from the original launch period of xbox one) that they are trying their best and i doubt they are making any profit from xbox X(it's such an amazing powerful console i can't believe it actually costs $500 and in $500 custom built pc's wouldn't be able to do what xbox x can

[freshslicepizza]

EA Access has nothing really to do with this. Of course companies try harder when they are getting outsold, doesn't take away from what the hardware is doing.

[showtimefolks]

I agree ms have convinced me I think I will get a x next year I just don't want to pay 500

The remastering of old games is enough for me to buy

Does it make og Xbox games look better on x too?

and moldy that was my point is wasn't saying stuff like EA access has anything to do with it it was just trying to say what up in said when companies want to win back consumers they try harder

I want to pay 350-400

[zaherdab]

Gosh! I was skeptical i over invested in xbox one X ... now i am sure it was worth the investment most last gen games will be replayable without hurting the eyes !

Too bad we ll have to wait for games to be patched one by one to support 4k ... i was hoping this is the native rendering but it seems gears of war 3 was specifically patched

[Trekster_Gamer]

I just fired it up and it looks like a whole new game it's awesome Kudos and great job MS!!

[UKmilitia]

im assuming these are new texture packs? cant just be upscaled surely

[MaxiPower90]

I dont usually care about small graphic upgrades and till now was sceptical on this X but this is night and day. could see myself picking one up....

[MadMax]

Barely much improvement, doesn’t look right and upscaling is mediocre at best. People would pay $500 for this? Crazy!

[NoPeace_Walker]

As opposed to upgrading 1080p to 1260P on a $400 4K console? 🤣

[MadMax]

1260? Lol god you’re stupid! Pop in horizon and tell me that douchebag. Already been playing 4k. Don’t be mad because you’re so far behind hahaha

[Darkstryder360]

There are alot of things that people on this planet are willing to buy with their own money that baffle me too, but I get it, nice condescending comment you had to put in there 😉

[MadMax]

Yawn, clueless millennial

[Darkstryder360]

Great comment. Waste my battery for this.

[Blu3_Berry]

Wow, that is a massive improvement.

[InTheZoneAC]

but it's still gears of war 3...

[timotim]

I know right...I mean it only averages a 91 on Meta...nothing big or anything haha

[DrumBeat]

Fallout 3 looks amazing as well. Crisp, crisp, crispy visuals.

[LastCenturyRob]

Nice!

[AuraAbjure]

Well this works for me considering Gears 4 didn't bring anything that fresh to the table. I actually still play Gears 3

[OpenGL]

Extremely impressive upgrade given this is a 360 game.

[CyberRekkr]

That's incredible! Love my X1X.

[NoPeace_Walker]

Amen!

[DarthSocio]

Credit given where credit is due. It looks great

[ziggurcat]

Cool feature!

[CoryHG]

Yeah lets use an 8 year old game as a basis

[Donnie81]

It does look fantastic. Now lets hope they give gears ultimate the 1x treatment

[DaBudSmoka]

As a sony console gamer, i am thoroughly impressed. Congrats to xbox brand.

[Harmy666]

Difference is clear as day

[gazgriff2k12]

wow those textures were bad looks like the x fixed the mess

[Orionsangel]

It breathes new life into old games.