Forza 5 will require a one-time online check, much like the Xbox One system itself. Leviathyn looks at why this is, how it came to be and why we could see more situations like this.
Carlos writes - "When it was time for Forza 5 to rock on up to the track, we were just entering the third generation of Xbox consoles, and to show off all that extra horsepower that would come inside the Xbox One, they wanted a flagship title that could truly showcase just what miracles the next generation could perform. And what better title than Microsoft’s beloved racer!"
Such s supreme racing title. Hands down racing franchise of recent decades. Nothing has come close in quality or ratings.
Apart from Forza 5. Talking about generally the Forza series has always been rated high. Perhaps Forza 5 was rushed for launch. Although made up again by Forza 6 and 7.
I liked the game well enough, it was a good starting point for the new gen and helped them build up to what motorsport 7 is now, the controversies wasnt with the numbers of cars or tracks though, it was more to do with the pc footage being passed off as xbox one, the downgrade from what they originally had shown caused more upset than the numbers.
Carlos writes - "It’s time to tweak that tuning setup, perfect those visuals and strap in to that harness before heading down to the track, as Forza Motorsport 5 is calling for all players with a free download now available thanks to Games With Gold!"
James writes - "So here we are with a new month about to begin, and we all know by now that means a number of new games are about to be gifted to all Xbox One and Xbox 360 players via the Xbox Games With Gold scheme for September2017. The free games of last month were passable if truth be told, but can September’s offerings make it a month to remember, or one to skip over?"
Well...lets see. So FM5 is 2013's Racer of the Year, while Oxenfree was nominated and won all types of awards as an indie game in 2016. On the BC side, both games are classics.
I got disagrees for pointing the same thing out the psn games coming. I doubt some people actually enjoy games that visit this site.
I swear some people just go into topics and hit disagree on every post for no reason.
Of course they are. The competition between PS Plus and GwG is getting good now, expect more great months on both sides
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I feel sorry for the people who buy the xbox one, thinking they can play it straight out of the box. Yes a majority of people in the world have internet now days...but not everyone. And that small percentage of people w/o internet access is still a large number.
Interesting point in the article.
MS games being broken or glitchy or certain games don't function properly due to the policy reversal.
That's why we have that one time internet check in to not only give people free DLC but possibly take away some extra online infrastructural features that was implemented behind DRM.
Maybe launch windows for MS games will require a one time checkin in just like the X1?
regardless the case is I want the games to look great and play well in the console.
I REALLY wish they hadn't flip flopped.
I know I'm outnumbered here, but I couldn't give two shits about DRM. I liked the always online idea.
I hope everyone is proud of themselves.
This spybox is only really an issue for US citizens.
A large chunk of Europe and Asia are no launch....is it due to unstable/lack of Internet or the fact that most these countries won't allow this kinect device to be functional as MS currently have it?
Regardless, almost all the features MS had before DRM flip flop....is perfectly fine with no DRM. But MS dumped it. Why?
I can only think of two connected reasons. One they weren't fleshed out and understood by MS themselves & they were meant to generate money for MS with DRM as a catalyst forcing the policies.
Either way I can't fathom how anyone can defend MS on gaming.