Gears of War 4 features cross-buy, cross-platform play, launches in October

Microsoft announced today that the upcoming Gears of War 4 will not only be available simultaneously on Xbox One and Windows 10, it will include a variety of cross-platform features.

Xbox Play Anywhere, otherwise known as cross-buy, means that a single purchase will allow access to both Xbox and PC versions of the game. Cross-platform play will also be available in all cooperative game modes, including campaign and and Horde.

Gears of War 4 will launch on Xbox One and Windows 10 on October 11.