# Gears of War E-Day Runs Smoothly on Xbox Series S

> Gears of War: E-Day uses SSD as RAM to run smoothly on Xbox Series S.
- Title: Gears of War E-Day Runs Smoothly on Xbox Series S · IGN
- Summary: Gears of War: E-Day uses SSD as RAM to run smoothly on Xbox Series S. The Coalition made Gears of War: E-Day run smoothly on Xbox Series S by using SSD as…
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- Source: IGN — https://ign.com/articles/gears-of-war-e-day-runs-smoothly-on-xbox-series-s-by-using-ssd-as-ram
- Author: Jacqueline Thomas
- Published: 2026-10-05T17:29:42.698+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gears of war, e-day, xbox series s, ssd, ram, the coalition, lumen reflections, gaming, entertainment
## Gears of War: E-Day
The Coalition made Gears of War: E-Day run smoothly on Xbox Series S by using SSD as RAM.
## Xbox Series S Memory Limit
The Xbox Series S has 10GB of RAM versus 16GB on the Series X.
## SSD as RAM Solution
The Coalition offloaded data not used in frames to SSD while keeping active data in RAM.
## Performance Trade-Offs
Over time, frequent page file refreshes can slow performance, but The Coalition dropped Lumen reflections to help.
## Xbox Series S Exclusivity
The Coalition is proud that Gears of War: E-Day is now one of Xbox's main exclusives.
## Key takeaway

The Coalition made Gears of War: E-Day run smoothly on Xbox Series S by using SSD as RAM, dropping Lumen reflections.