Forza Motorsport Coming to PC

[themodernagenb]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/01/forza-motorsport-6-apex-announced-free-to-play-on-pc?abthid=56d5a0729d46f67f30000017

Turn 10 Studios has announced that Forza Motorsport 6 is coming to PC (Windows 10 exclusive of course, what did you expect?) as a free-to-play game.

 

It's a little different from the original game on Xbox One.

At launch, there will feature 12 themed racing events, more than 60 cars, and a new objective system, which challenges players to complete specific, skill-based tasks for additional in-game currency.

Yes, you earn in-game currency to purchase cars and presumably tracks. Or you can buy them with real money.

Looks like MS is looking at PC as more of a free-to-play model with this and Fable: Legends. Makes sense since it's a low barrier of entry.

[terrytek]

no way. FREE TO FUCKING PLAY?????? THIS IS AMAZING.

[tbsgbhrdt]

OMG thats awesome! Forza was the only reason for me to buy a X360

[CyanideInsanity]

Well today is quite an interesting day regarding microsoft. Apparently they also stealth released gears ultimate edition today. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/games/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-for-windows-10/9nblggh3shm5

[racer243l]

I´m hyped for that. But I would rather prefer a normal release, just like on Xbox One, with actually paying for it. I have a slight feeling, that "free-to-play" this time really is "pay-to-win"...

[ShiftHitTheFan]

PC really needs this. There are no games like forza or Gran turismo on PC.  Games like dirt rally just don't do it for me like gran turismo. I need the detailed customization options and cars. I used to spend hours tuning the suspension / transmission on my cars. Heck, I shared tones of tunes on various sites. I just hope they don't go through with the pay 2 win style.

[TheSLSAMG]

My guess is that they're going to start out like this and then drop a full Forza game on PC in the future depending on how many people like this. I'm absolutely hyped about it myself and I hope they release more to PC.

[CommandMan7]

That's nice, but what does Forza 6 do better than Project Cars, and is it worth dealing with Microsoft's Windows Store BS?

[terrytek]

6 minutes ago, TheSLSAMG said:

My guess is that they're going to start out like this and then drop a full Forza game on PC in the future depending on how many people like this. I'm absolutely hyped about it myself and I hope they release more to PC.

i'd be more than happy to play forza horizon 2 on pc, with multiplayer support to play with xbox players, since they have a huge community.

[VagabondWraith]

Pretty stoked about this. Not much of a racing game fan but this one excites me.

 

Since it's free to play you know there's strings attached. Hopefully not enough to make me not wanna get it.

[MEC-777]

YES! Let's just hope it's executed well.

[Ashaira]

1 hour ago, CommandMan7 said:

That's nice, but what does Forza 6 do better than Project Cars, and is it worth dealing with Microsoft's Windows Store BS?

well it didn't do a shitty job on the physics engine for one thing.

[Yoinkerman]

Forza free to play complete with premium currency and paid boosts? No thanks I'd rather just buy it.

[Snadzies]

Free to play? Yeah, no.

On top of that It'll likely be like the Windows store version of Tomb Raider and not have a v-sync on/off option, only borderless windowed mode, no modding ect.

[Trik'Stari]

2 hours ago, racer243l said:

I´m hyped for that. But I would rather prefer a normal release, just like on Xbox One, with actually paying for it. I have a slight feeling, that "free-to-play" this time really is "pay-to-win"...

With M$ it will be more like "Pay to get anything good"

[dalekphalm]

2 hours ago, terrytek said:

no way. FREE TO FUCKING PLAY?????? THIS IS AMAZING.

-snip-

While I'm happy to see Forza 6 come to PC - I quite like the Forza series - I'm incredibly unhappy to see it arrive as a Free-2-Play game. I have money. I want to buy the whole game, not get nickel and dime'd for every damn part of the game - nor do I want everything to be time-gated, so that I have to sink literally hundreds of hours into it to unlock the cars/tracks I want.

 

Bitter sweet victory at best. Give me Forza 6 full release, at $60, w/ all content.

[Maslofski]

nice

[NateGSR117]

This is awesome to hear (read)! However, this F2P thing has me a little worried since MS usually mess everything up when it comes to PC gaming. Let hope they do this right. 

[MEC-777]

3 hours ago, CommandMan7 said:

That's nice, but what does Forza 6 do better than Project Cars, and is it worth dealing with Microsoft's Windows Store BS?

Extensive mechanical and cosmetic modifications. No simcade game has done this like the Forza series. 

2 hours ago, Ashaira said:

well it didn't do a shitty job on the physics engine for one thing.

Physics engine in PCars is quite good actually. I would say more realistic than the Forza series and "up there" with the likes of Assetto Corsa and others like it. I am a sim racing junkie and have many years of real-world racing experience, just for the record.

 

All racing sims have their inconsistencies/flaws, but PCars physics is certainly not "shitty".

1 hour ago, Snadzies said:

Free to play? Yeah, no.

On top of that It'll likely be like the Windows store version of Tomb Raider and not have a v-sync on/off option, only borderless windowed mode, no modding ect.

Those claims/rumors have been more or less defused since that article surfaced.  

[Nineshadow]

FREE TO PLAY?

 

HELL YES!

[kuddlesworth9419]

Is Forza realistic and do you get to drive older cars?

[AlexGoesHigh]

They released this, its pure eyecandy, but is very very sweet eyecandy.

 

 

[MEC-777]

16 minutes ago, kuddlesworth9419 said:

Is Forza realistic and do you get to drive older cars?

It looks realistic, physics are simcade (somewhere between arcade and simulation). In the past there has been a decent mix of new and old cars/classics. 

[dalekphalm]

24 minutes ago, kuddlesworth9419 said:

Is Forza realistic and do you get to drive older cars?

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Forza-Motorsport-6-Car-List-Every-Vehicle-Confirmed-Thus-Far-73062.html

 

There are dozens and dozens of "older cars", ranging from 1939 to present. There are over two dozen cars from the 1960's, for example.

[ivhyn]

13 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Forza-Motorsport-6-Car-List-Every-Vehicle-Confirmed-Thus-Far-73062.html

 

There are dozens and dozens of "older cars", ranging from 1939 to present. There are over two dozen cars from the 1960's, for example.

Xbone version though...

 

2 hours ago, Yoinkerman said:

Forza free to play complete with premium currency and paid boosts? No thanks I'd rather just buy it.

The console version (and pretty much every Forza before 6) has a microtransaction system aswell. You can buy cars for tokens which cost real money (in case you don't want to play for that sweet and expensive Ferrari), I don't see a reason to be upset about it.

 

Would be interesting if you could play the game for free but had the ability to obtain all of the cars (450+) and all the locations if you pay for a $60 upgrade. That would be the best of both worlds. I certainly hope Microsoft does that.

And that they fix the problems that people have with their stupid store.