Forza Motorsport release date confirms the sim racer is coming this year
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It’s great news forForza Motorsport,as the anticipated sim racer just got its official release date confirmed duringE3 2023’s Xbox Games Showcase.
Last we heard,Forza Motorsporthad nothing more than a vague ‘2023’ release window. Now, though, developer Turn 10 has confirmed the game to launch on October 10 forXbox Series X|S and PC. It’ll also be downloadable viaXbox Game Passon day one.
The latestForza Motorsporttrailer shows off two new high-performance vehicles being added to the game. From General Motors comes the Corvette E-Ray and Cadillac V-Series.R, both making their sim racing debut here. The latter hypercar is also competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, most recently scoring a podium finish at Le Mans' Circuit de la Sarthe 24-hour race.
Forza Motorsportrepresents something of a soft reboot for Xbox’s sim racing series. It’s the first one since 2017’sForza Motorsport 7,with its companion Horizon series taking the reins in 2018 and 2021 withForza Horizon 4andForza Horizon 5respectively. The latter even features in ourbest Xbox Game Pass gameslist.
Forza Motorsportsounds like it’ll be a bit of a graphical powerhouse, too. The game will feature real time ray tracing, and Turn 10 has overhauled its physics and destruction systems. This sounds like a big improvement overGran Turismo 7,which only features ray tracing during replays and has a near non-existent destruction model for its cars.
While most games presented during the Xbox Games Showcase bore vague ‘2024’ release windows, it’s a relief to seeForza Motorsporthasn’t been pushed back to next year. It, alongsideStarfield,should end what feels like a real drought of exclusives this year while we wait for what appears to be a stacked 2024 roster of games for Xbox.
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