Takket være bagudkompabilitet på Xbox One, som Microsoft afslørede ved dette års E3-messe, kan udgiveren nu tilbyde en fed bonus, til alle dem der køber Gears of War: Ultimate Edition i år. Enhver der køber Gears of War: Ultimate Edition på Xbox One, får nemlig Gears of War , Gears of War 2 og Gears of War 3 + Gears of War: Judgment via Xbox 360-bagudkompabilitet.
"All Gears of War titles will be supported on Backward Compatibility when it launches publicly this fall. This means if you own Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 or Gears of War: Judgment on Xbox 360, you'll be able to play them on your Xbox One and utilize some of your favorite next-gen features like Game DVR, Snap, screenshots and more. You can even keep all your previously-saved files, game add-ons, achievements and play with friends on Xbox Live no matter which Xbox console they're on. For those of you in the Xbox One preview program who just can't wait, the original Gears of War is available today in Backward Compatibility."