Reminder: Gears 4 Ranked Play to Close Jan 2020 By Heidi Nicholas, 26 Dec 2019 FollowtopicsGears of War 4Gears of WarXbox Game StudiosXbox Game PassLocal MultiplayerThird Person ShooterHeidi Nicholas Editor's Note: We're republishing this article to remind folks that Gears 4 ranked servers will close from next week. Apologies for the confusion in the previous headline.It's a "bitter-sweet" moment for the Gears studio, as their blog announces the "twilight" for Gears of War 4."Gears 4 was our first true entry into the Gears saga and a huge learning experience for all of us. We’re incredibly proud of what Gears 4 achieved, and how our time together with the community over the past three years has shaped what Gears 5 has become. Thank you truly, deeply, for all your support since October 2016. It’s meant the world to us." There are several upcoming changes to the game. Ranked Play will be removed from Gears 4 in January 2020. The current Ranked Season will continue until then. Replacing it will be "a new series of playlists across Core and Competitive. These playlists will have relaxed latency and skill rating rules" and " all quit penalties will be disabled." There will be no more Events in Gears 4, as Microsoft will be concentrating on Gears 5. Midnight Omen/Flaming Weapon Skins will be able to be crafted with the Playlist Update in January next year, ensuring that the ‘Better Than Bacon’ and ‘I Like Em Crispy’ achievements are still obtainable. Microsoft are also looking at possibly introducing a permanent XP Boost, as they have done with previous Gears games. They emphasise that at they can't currently confirm this will happen, but that it's something they're definitely looking into.Gears 4 will be leaving Games with Gold tomorrow, as August's games begin to be replaced with the September lineup. It's sad to see that Gears 4 will be stepping out of the spotlight, but there remains plenty to look forward to with Gears 5.We've got the full list of Gears of War 4 achievements - check the list for guides to unlocking them.More Gears of War 4 stories: Gears of War Forums officially shutting down in favour of Discord and other social media New Gears of War game in development, job listing suggests The Coalition cancelled two unannounced projects, now focused on Gears 6 – report Dave Bautista throws bandana in ring for Gears of War movie Gears of War remastered collection rumoured to launch this year Xbox One Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.