GarrusVakarian3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Cross gen? Why? That's really odd for a 1st party game to be a cross gen release....

Oh well, i bet it will still be amazing. It's not as if they will be making it for 6 separate platforms, like Ubisoft games for example. I doubt it will lose any quality and won't be as compromised as other cross-gen games this gen due to them only having 2 platforms to focus on.

Bring it on! If they can top the first game, then i'll be ecstatic.

Edit: Reading through the article is making me HYPED. "Hundreds of cars", "Southern Europe setting", "weather system".....NICE!

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GamerXD3605d ago

Maybe they want to (still) support X360. Damn cross-gen games should go away next year.

sobotz3605d ago

I thought NFS Rivals looks great even it's crossgen

Elzer3605d ago

Everyone needs to stop complaining. Xbox One is giving you 2 racing titles in a 1 year's time frame. Launch and this upcoming fall. Driveclub has been hyped since day 1 for what? Only to draw attention away from forza 5. Sony has grabbed ignorant people's balls and tied them to their parallelogram consoles. You PS4 fanboys are so useless. Completely useless.

Rainstorm813605d ago

Two Forzas within a year span?.'...I'd prefer the one Drive Club or one Forza honestly

There's almost as many Forzas as GTs and that series started in 96

I'm not a fan of this trend of milking game franchises dry, and its getting worse

ArbitorChief3605d ago

Didn't see anyone complain about MLB the Show 14 for PS4 ;)

GarrusVakarian3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Don't be so defensive bro, no one is "complaining". It's just a little weird to see, is all. Everyone expected this to be a next-gen only, X1 exclusive.

YoungKingDoran3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Nah you're cool lukas.
I am a little upset by this news too.

Hellsvacancy3605d ago

I complained about Battlefield Hardline being cross gen, no double standards here!

CBaoth3605d ago

The whole complaint of cross-gen is stupid to begin with. Frankly, I laugh at console rubes that think these multiplatform companies should cater to a platform with the lowest install base.

Mad because publishers are holding back giving you the best possible version of a game just so they can sell it to the masses? Pfft. Welcome to the world of PC gaming.

aragon3605d ago

arbitor u are right mlb the show there was no outrage no twitter feuding now all of a sudden this is a big thing and i bet this complaint originated from fanboys, why cant people just be happy they still supporting 360

dale_denton3605d ago

that's a baseball game you idiot. if you want to compare it should be driveclub. is it on ps3? nope.

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kennyg37393605d ago

Who cares if it's cross gen, just be Dam happy Microsoft is announcing great games and it's not even E3 yet.

JoGam3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Im happy. But what I don't understand is why announce it now and not at E3? But then at E3 they'll bring it up again as if we didn't Know. I dont know why Sony and MS do that.

Xsilver3605d ago

Announce it before E3 to still show it at E3 :/ what's the Point

Eonjay3605d ago

Well, here is the thing. All of the apparent leaks for the Xbox are all coming true. It takes the sting out of things like the Halo announcement when you already know it coming. So, this all goes back to that original leak.

sak5003605d ago

@lukas

So you'll be happy if MS should just ditch their millions of 360 owners of FH or even others who might be interested in picking it up?

Nothing MS does seems to impress you. I bet if they had announced FH2 exclusive to XB1 you'll be commenting how they ditched the 360 owners.

sak5003605d ago

Really Last gen had it's time? There are in excess of 160Million users on last gen consoles only on 360 and PS3 not counting wii. Not everyone can afford or wants to just buy new console yet.

Also you dont seem to mind when sony said ps3 will have 10 year cycle or when ps2 games were still coming even till last few years.

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sak5003605d ago

You're just bitter cuz you get your @ss beaten in TF. I remember few months back kiking your butt and you left the lobby afterwards.

BlackTar1873605d ago

Where was this YEA X360 games mantra the whole last 2 years of the 360 lifecycle?

strifeblade3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

If forza horizon was being developed by the same studio and using the same engine across both platforms I would be disappointed as an x1 owner as if the x1 version is being gimmped...

But the fact is its not, the original devs who did horizon 1 are doing the x1 version and are using the forza 5 engine while 360 version is a different dev using the original horizon engine.

So how is this dissapointing? This game has the potential to oust drive club, since both games are Goin arcade sim and will probably be 30 fps (forza is unconfirmed but original horizon was 30). And Driveclub.is confirmed 30. Fora is debuting a dynamic weather system.and it's taking place in south Europe... What's not to like? Lol

Rainstorm813605d ago

Time out they ditched 360 owners long ago and now that FH2 is coming they support the 360 and should be celebrated?

SMH.......you guys are so forgiving when it comes to MS, and so vengeful when its Sony

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Kayant3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Yh seeing as they moved Ryse, Crimson dragon from there and the only recent cross gen exclusives to release were Lococycle and Zoo Tycoon iirc. I thought they were done releasing big games on Xbox 360. Still cannot complain with the support but weird decision on a title like this.

I wonder what the difference will be between the two. (Framerate, draw distance, higher res, better textures?)

gamerfan09093605d ago

It's a racing game that's releasing on vastly more powerful hardware. The XB1 version will be leaps and bounds better in every way from the graphics all the way down to the feel of the cars.

Yodagamer3605d ago

They probably started on 360 and decided to bring it over to the xbox one with improvement. They probably didn't waste all the work on the 360 version.

Subaruwrx3605d ago

Perhaps it's cross-gen because MS is disappointed with the Xbox One's sales performance and wants to tap in to the 80 million plus 360 user base. That said, I agree that it shouldn't effect the quality of the Xbox One version.

Dannyh3605d ago

I think they are doing this so Microsoft won't get as much heat for just dropping the 360 the same way it did for original Xbox.

JBSleek3605d ago

I don't understand this cross gen hate now. MS doesn't support last generation and they get shit for it. When they do announce a game for both generations people question it. What!?

Also why should they forgo tens of millions of users who can also play this game. They likely had Xbox One be the lead console and will scale the 360 version of the game.

I also think it's an injustice to not look at gameplay first before people go all cross gen sucks.

torchic3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

not all people are as rich as you and can buy next gen machines day one. so when studios announce games for PS3/360 it benefits the majority of console gamers. most gamers are still on PS3/360

I personally am waiting for a solid release date on Final Fantasy XV before I can commit to next-gen. in my country PS4 costs about $800 so cross-gen titles are much appreciated.

XiSasukeUchiha3605d ago

Forza Horizon 2 is going to be awesome

No_Limit3605d ago

UPDate: Ryan McCaffrey of IGN Twitter" "I've woken up to worries over Forza Horizon 2 also being on 360. FWIW another studio is doing 360; Playground is bldg XB1 ver off FM5 engine"
https://twitter.com/DMC_Rya...

Nothing to worry folks, Horizon 2 will be amazing on XB1!

jessupj3605d ago

MS really must have a ton of games to announce at E3 if they're announcing this now.

Great news for xbone owners.

JBSleek3605d ago

It wasn't aimed at you at all. Actually there was a tweet that just stated that the 360 version will be done by another studio so no worries.

TheSaint3605d ago

'Cross gen? Why?'

Because money.

AyeUMadBro3605d ago

If Sony can release GT6 on PS3 only and get praise why can't MS get the same love for Forza.
I tell you what I wasn't expecting any exclusives for the 360 anymore to be honest, maybe we can say #InPhilWeTrust.
Still with my disappointment of Forza 5, I'm hoping this and Driveclub and can save my racing craving.

FunkMacNasty3605d ago

This looks awesome! I LOVED the first Forza Horizon game. It really bridged the gap between the Project Gotham Racing games and Test Drive Unlimited. Bummer that it's not solely designed for current gen hardware...

Oh well... Here's to hoping someone in my family/friends group buys the Xbox One that I put on my wedding registry (against my fiancée's will)

CryofSilence3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

People are being way too defensive and venomous in this thread. Chill out. I'm sure this will be a good game, whether it is on your of choice or not. It's immature to be smug as well as condescending. Let's bring the maturity up from middle school level, shall we?

Ryan7413605d ago

Its made by different studios.

Dirkster_Dude3605d ago

Unless people plan to buy an XB1 specifically to play this game then it still makes sense to sell NEW games for the 360. I doubt Microsoft believes this is system seller all by itself.

Clown_Syndr0me3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

IM so hyped for this! Shame its cross platform though, this is a game that would of persuaded a couple of my friends to grab an X1 and maybe now they wont so Ill be lonely lol.

Ignore all the idiots, you make more sense than most people on this website.

FanboyKilla3605d ago

Lol ms and turm 10 can handle it. Shhhhhhh. Check another one for the xone. Lol its getting good now. Xone now 399, you can hate or buy one. Up to you.

Illusive_Man3605d ago

Weren't you bitching earlier about MS seemingly abandoning the X360. Now this is a bad thing? Turn10 is working on FH2, another dev will focus on the port which will probably come some time after the release on X1.

Sevir3605d ago

I don't think it's actually that bad, this isn't the same type of Cross gen experience.

Playground games is using For a 5's Graphics engine and pipelines and turn10's technology for XBO... Sump Digital is Developing FH2 on XB360 and is using the original FH engine as their baseline. So you're essentially getting 2 games running on different pipelines. Cross gen but not mutually related by common engine.

MeLoveRamen3605d ago

yea cross gen does seem very odd to me, especially with it being a first party game. All next gen systems need their first party games to be next gen only so it will give gamers a reason to pick up the new consoles. Nintendo is doing it also with smash bros being on the wii u and 3ds, which gives people less of a reason to buy a wii u.

showtimefolks3605d ago

can't wait this along with sunset overdrive will force me to buy an xbox one. Great job MS, having one team focus on xbox one and another for xbox360. I believe that's the way a cross gen title should be held

PrettyFunny3605d ago

@lukas @septic.... you guys and the rest should prepare yourselves with more questions then. Because the new Little Big Planet is coming out on both the PS3 and PS4. So now question Sony as well. Unless they get a free pass. Remember this post.

PrettyFunny3596d ago

Well, well, well. .. look who called that one exactly.

AnEwGuY3605d ago

1.) MS already announced the X1 version uses next-gen tech.
2.) MS can't win, no matter what they do, in the eyes of some. If they DIDN'T announce this for 360 as well, you'd be seeing tons of "MS has already abandoned the 360" comments.

TheDrunkenJester3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Well its 2 different studios. I believe Sumo Digital is doing the 360 version with the Forza Horizon 1 engine, and Playground Games is doing the Xbox One version using a modified version of Forza 5 and working with Turn 10 to master everything like the Driveatars and such.

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Gazondaily3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Oh what? Why cross-gen? LAME as hell

sak5003605d ago

So rest of the millions who have not jumped to new gen should be ditched like the first xbox owners? Jeez give it break let those others on last gen still have some new games. MS had mentioned that they'll continue to support 360 till 2015. I still have 2 360s and am enjoying the free titles on games for gold and also have plenty which i haven't finished.

On XB1 i only have Forza 5 and TF which i'm happy with. I'll prob get Ryse once it's down to acceptable price for a short game.

Gazondaily3605d ago

"So rest of the millions who have not jumped to new gen should be ditched like the first xbox owners?"

Let me turn that on its head. Should those of us who spent their money on next-gen tech be relegated to diluted experiences?

Poor PC crowd. They have been feeling this for years.

sak5003605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

@septic

You'd think MS is that stupid to give you same experience on xb1 as 360? It's their own exclusive franchise you think they are like activision and give us something CrapOFDuty:Ghost experience on next gen which was few pixels better than last gen?

There are still ps2 owners out there for crying out loud and you guys want MS to stop supporting 360 crowd.

"Should those of us who spent their money on next-gen tech be relegated to diluted experiences?"

So about 5million odd people have bought new shiny xb1 consoles so MS should punish the 80+million users by not supporting them? let's say your parents didn't buy you the new gen consoles and some bitter guy who bought it cried to MS to stop supporting 360 what will you feel?

Wikkid6663605d ago

MS is always damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they didn't bring games to XB360 then they abandoned it... and if they do then why is it on both.

Development cycles are very long, so the game was probably in development for the X360 for awhile. T

hello123605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Most x box fans are still on 360. You have more gamers on 360 than on x box 1.

Its not cheap it costs lot of money to market games and develop them. 360 too, isn't stupid from a business sense.

next gen is only 8 months old give it time. Some developers will only release next gen games and other developers will go cross platform for a year or two more.

X BOX 360 is owned by Microsoft. You don't forget the 360, if its selling still, and people want new games for it. I say by 2015 Microsoft will be pushing most of their first party titles to next gen only, to get people to buy an xb1

Rhythmattic3605d ago

Wikkid666

Bubble for well said.

jcnba283605d ago

How is it lame? People complained that Microsoft didn't support the 360 anymore. Now their supporting it and people are still complaining.

falviousuk3605d ago

The numpties on here will attack Ms and the Xbox brand regardless of what they do. If they announced 100 exclusive games at E3 they would still be attacked for it.

aragon3605d ago

most of the people complaining about it being cross gen check their comment history, 90 percent of them are fanboys/ ms bashers not real gamers

OpieWinston3605d ago

I'm just glad they're doing what Respawn did with Titanfall...Making another studio deal with the 360 version. Means no diluting!

maniacmayhem3605d ago

I just read another studio is doing the 360 version.

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GamerXD3605d ago

Project Cars, DriveClub and this! I'll be racing a lot this fall!

mt3605d ago

it will be heaven for SIM racing fans if Gran Turismo in E3. so much games to play.

HugoDrax3605d ago (Edited 3605d ago )

Definitely! I love racing games, and I think I'm going to start saving for a steering wheel accessory now.

http://www.gamestop.com/xbo...

Or invest in 2 Killer Instinct fight sticks, old school arcade style :-)

http://www.gamestop.com/xbo...

Son_of_Megaman3605d ago

Yea its cool for SIM fans, but I wish I could get at least ONE non sim racing game. but thats just me

gamerfan09093605d ago

Microsoft must have the mother load to show at E3. That's 4 huge IP's shown off in the last 3 weeks.

tuglu_pati3605d ago

Yeah i was thinking the same thing. Phil tweeted a while ago that the show would be hardcore oriented so i guess we'll be seen a lot of new announcements. Just a week to go.

hello123605d ago

Cross gen is going to be a feature for a while yet unfortunately. Be least another 2 to 3 years before game developers switch to next gen only.

Lets wait and see what the game looks like before judging it.

Microsoft, most have a lot of games for E3 with all the early reveal, coming before the conference.

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xRacer74x1659d ago

Would love to see a PC port of this game Forza 3 and 4 are just gorgeous on XBOX but Jaw dropping on PC.

ilikestuff1658d ago (Edited 1658d ago )

I remember when gran turismo was the driving sim king, I miss those days, I played the crap out of gt1, took me forever to get enough credits to get that viper, gt2 brought those muscle cars! Gt3 was a banger, gt4 was the downfall in my opinion, it was like they half assed the game, I think at one point they scanned a model car and used the bottom of it for the bottom of a car on their game. They gave up the crown and dont seem to care. Man though, gt1,2, and 3 were great.

sizeofyou1658d ago

Seriously even comparing FH to GT? 🤔

sampsonon1658d ago

not like DC does. they were 10 yrs ahead of their time.
https://youtu.be/pBEip6goHb...

but FH2 was pretty good as well.

ilikestuff1658d ago

Awesome video, those weather effects are nuts. I know that game didn’t start off to good but they should’ve gave them one more chance before they got shit down. Loved motorstorm

sampsonon1658d ago

i made sure i bought it before they de listed it from the ps store. those graphics are still one of the best this gen. and the best when it comes to realism. it looks soo real sometimes.

ramiuk11658d ago

i was blown away by driveclub ,infact still am tbh...
the rain !!!!!!!!!

porkChop1658d ago

DriveClub had some really impressive weather effects. It's a shame they didn't get another shot.

spicelicka1658d ago

Graphically that's true DC is the best looking racing game ever, but the article isn't talking about graphics only. Game design and gameplay in FH2 was miles ahead and has consistently improved with each iteration.

sampsonon1658d ago

they are saying it still holds up. to me that's a graphical thing. but if they think the open world car games are is the thing that makes a racing game hold up then The Crew is the winner.

in 10 yrs you can show DC and people will still think it's one of the best looking games.

but i get your point.

xRacer74x1658d ago

Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails. DC was subpar and it cost the studio their jobs.

sampsonon1658d ago (Edited 1658d ago )

first of all the studio was shut down because of the launch of the game and all the free dlc they had to give away because of it. not the game itself.
pre-rendered backgrounds? lol thanks i needed that laugh.

"Just think if DC did not have prerendered backgrounds and the narrowest roads of any game i had played in a long time and it felt like it was on rails."

that's called a racetrack dumb dumb :)

FH2 had some of the worst graphics in a racer so of course you could have an open world. too bad the crew did a better job than FH2 and still does when it comes to open world racing.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://youtu.be/5WS55RHXyz...

xRacer74x1658d ago (Edited 1658d ago )

@sampsonon Except Genius(Intended Irony) not all the tracks were race tracks. And No feeling like the game is on rails does not mean its a race track either. DC was a subpar racing game. I really enjoyed the invisible barriers when you drove on the burm too. Forza was such a better game but that does not need to be said its why the studio is still making games and the other was FIRED. I get it though its not like on the PS4 their is a great arcade first party racing game. So you do not know any better.

sampsonon1658d ago (Edited 1658d ago )

@xRacer74x they were race tracks, just not off road tracks.
sub par my ass. Like i said sony only disbanded the company because of the bad launch. they also have GT so they could afford to close the company.

FH2 looked like shit and still does compared to the superior graphocs of DC. even 3 looks shit compared to DC.
One game was using tracks and the other was an open world. one looked way better and the other one allowed you to "REWIND" HAHA! when you race = garbage.

Forza Horizon is a fun game, don't get me wrong. but it was lacking in so many places compared to DC.
https://youtu.be/aa6qZ2pny6...

spicelicka1658d ago

I don't think simply being open world makes a game hold up, there were plenty of things FH2 did so well. IMO it did many things better than the Crew, which is why it's rated so much higher as well. Better graphics than the crew, the multiplayer was amazing with FM drivatar tech, and the handling of car just feels better than any arcade racer given the variety. The soundtrack is still my favourite.

Imortus_san1658d ago

LMAO, all the people that add no internet sucked balls since the phisical edition did not had those effects.

Forza Horizon 2 metacritic = 86 user 83
https://www.metacritic.com/...

Drive Club metacritic = 71 user = 63
https://www.metacritic.com/...

There is no real comparation, Drive CLub floped and the company went down while Forza Horizon 2 triumphed.

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3-4-51658d ago

* I've still yet to beat the game and haven't bought FH3 or FH4 because I still have stuff to do in FH2....I just haven't played in a while. It's an awesome game and yes it still is just as good now as when it originally released.

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BillyG0AT1747d ago

rewording countless other articles, yayyy

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As different as they are, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon, FIFA 19, and the new Tomb Raider have something in common. You could play all of them earlier than others. But there was a catch – you had to pay extra. And this practice doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon.

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InKnight7s2001d ago

Meanwhile selling Switch at MSRP price is considered an amazing offer. PATHETIC.

CDbiggen2000d ago

What's that got to do with this article?

Segata2001d ago

Is this how they trick people into paying $80 Us Dollars for games next gen? Then I will get every game used.

princejb1342001d ago

if games cost $80 next gen i will problably quit console gaming

Sokol2001d ago

Games have been priced at 79.99$ in Canada for almost six years now.

It won't change anything.. Sadly.

princejb1342001d ago

@sokol sorry to hear that its been $60.00 in the US. If it goes up in the US it will probably go up in canada also

sawoosevens2000d ago (Edited 2000d ago )

With their current practices bringing up prices is not practical unless they remove MT and get back to making awesome games like the old days I'm still at a complete loss as to how our technologies has come so far and our games have become hot pieces of garbage of course some games are exceptions. Only games I feel okay with $ 80 towards are all made by Sony and that's me thanking them for providing me with the true gaming experience from when I was young when games we're actually fun.

sawoosevens2001d ago (Edited 2001d ago )

If they remove MT and actually make games fun again like they used to I'll gladly pay $ 80 for game hell I already do that for Sony's games.

Jinger2001d ago

As long as the early access is just an additional feature of the edition that comes with the season pass and all that then I'm fine with it. But I'm not going to pay extra JUST for early access.

AK912001d ago

Don’t buy it, speak with your wallets not your words.

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