I et interview med PcGamer afslørede the Coalition, at Gears of War 4 vil have splitscreen på PC. Den tekniske udvikler Mike Rayner siger, at det var stor efterspørgsel efter denne funktion i Gears of War: Ultimate Edition på PC, og derfor har udvikleren valgt at tilføje det til Gears of War 4.
Mike Raynor udtaler til PcGamer:
"From a development standpoint, it is quite difficult to support, we have to deal with multiple inputs, we have to deal with focus, we have to deal with UI placement. Developers have got to put some effort into it to do it right, it's not just something you can tack on.
Udover dette, vil det også være muligt at spille kampagnen, Horde Mode, samt private kamp mod hinanden mellem Xbox One og Windows 10-platformen i spillet.