Gears of War 4 is testing crossplay between Xbox One and PC

Microsoft wants to enable Gears of War fans on Xbox One and the PC to play together, and it’s going to run a test of that functionality starting Friday.

Gears of War 4 is getting a special playlist from December 2 through December 5 that will mix together people playing on the PC and those playing on Xbox One. This trial period could lead to the permanent addition of crossplay, according to developer The Coalition. The studio originally said it wanted to keep the two versions of Gears of War 4 separate, but now it’s attempting to unify the Xbox Anywhere experience. Gears of War 4 was one of the first games to launch as an Xbox Anywhere title, which means that players can buy it once on Windows 10 and own it for both PC and Xbox One.