Earlier this month we got word that the upcoming Forza Motorsport would be getting a variety of free playtests. The reason is to approach a new method to development, and allow fans to shape the game ahead of launch. It's now been confirmed that the first batch of invitations have gone out, with more expected over time.
The exact number is unclear, as is what part of the game players will be testing, but opening this up to players marks a "new phase" of the game's development, according to its creative director, Chris Esaki. To have the opportunity to gain access, fans need to be subscribed to the Forza Panel, and as the number of playtest invites will be "expanding as development progresses", you probably won't want to miss out.
We still have no idea when the game will be releasing, but hopefully we'll hear something new at E3. There are also strong rumours going round that Forza Horizon 5 could be releasing at the end of the year, so if they're true, seems like there's a lot for Forza fans to be excited for in 2021.
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Hope it’s not changed to much really enjoyed forza 7.
I still dont see Horizon 5 being before Motorsport, unless it using 4s Engine and MS8 will be the launch of a next gen only one.
@elpardo1984
Well everyone seemed to think Motorsport was going to be late 2022 as they were building a new engine for next-gen, but with playtests going out in April now, I think this could be in with a shout for a fall 2021 release.
I think the Horizon 5 rumours began once people thought Motorsport wouldn't make this year.
We shall no doubt find out at E3 though!
Have they even said anything about Horizon 5 yet? I can't see them releasing the games within a year of each other at the least so there's no way it's this year.
.. and I didn't get my 8 invite yet
Forza Motorsport 8 will be Fall 2021 if they're doing beta's now already. As it's on the same timeline as Halo Infinite.
Forza Horizon 5 is likely Fall 2022, as they usually release on alternating years.
The only reason both Motorsport and Horizon have missed their usual schedule is likely because they're rebooting for next-gen, which means scrapping older car models, and redoing a lot of it.
@Xeno_Aura According to previous rumours, Turn 10 is building a new engine for next-gen Motorsport.
@Senua Yeah, like I said, they don't want to make the mistake Gran Turismo 5 made etc. where they just imported PS2 models from Gran Turismo 4 into the game, it made the game disjointed.
They did the same with Forza 5 when the Xbox One came out. Forza 5 had about 500 less cars than Forza 4 because they scrapped a load of cars and restarted.
They might be taking the time to make sure Forza 8 doesn't go from having 900 cars to 200.
@blinx01 Yeah what I was thinking, but it depends if they are remodelling all of the cars and how access to said cars has been hampered by Covid. I'm sure I read they are focusing on a lot of that for it to be truly next gen. I wonder if they are doing these playtests(with limited tracks and cars) to perfect the game engine.
I assume those doing playtests have NDAs so no Youtube or Twitch videos?
Forza Motor sport is a strange beast for me now.
In the early days of Xbox it was new and great.
Also sales were strong, but more recently it’s lost its shine and also there are plenty more of this type of racers. Also sales have dived.
Now Forza Horizon has grown and developed and sales have increased and it is a one of a kind now.
In the UK I fined Forza Horizon very popular and tagged with Xbox, as one of its great exclusives.
I would have dropped Forza Motor at the moment this generation worked on a new Forza Horizon and the Forza Motor team worked on something new and different.
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