Are you planning on purchasing Forza Motorsport 8’s Premium Edition, but having second thoughts if it’s worth it? Read more to help you decide which version of the game fits you.
Forza Motorsport 8 is pretty much the biggest racing game that is scheduled to be released this year. With a huge leap in terms of realism and features, this upcoming reboot/sequel is expected to deliver the goods.
Racing game fanatics are well aware by now that the game is available on pre-order and comes in three versions: Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Editions. Among the three, it’s the Premium that has the most to offer to its player base. However, this iteration of the racing simulator doesn’t come cheap. To that end, some players are asking themselves whether such an edition of the game is worth every penny.
Is Forza Motorsport 8 Premium Edition worth purchasing?
Forza Motorsport 8’s Premium Edition sure is worth every buck if you’re a hardcore fan of the racing simulator. Since it’s dubbed as such, it is expected for the aforementioned variant of the game to contain exclusive content that is not present in its base game.
Further, if you intend on investing a substantial amount of time playing the game, alongside all the good stuff of this upcoming racing simulator, then this version fits in the bag.
At $99.99 you’ll be getting these (per Xbox Games Store):
- Five-day Early Access
- A Race Day Car Pack that features eight new-to-Forza cars which includes high-performance machines
- A Car Pass that will deliver a total of 30 new-to-Forza to your game (one car per week)
- A Welcome Pack that gives you 500,000 bonus in-game credits alongside five car unlocks
- VIP Membership with a permanent 2x boost to your base credits
- VIP Player Card
- VIP Crown Flair
- Five Forza cars that are exclusive for VIP members
- VIP Driver Gear
- VIP-Exclusive events
- Digital code released early. Preload and play on 10/05/2023, 00:00
- Forza Motorsport Premium Edition includes the full game with 5 days early access, Race Day Car Pack, Car Pass (30 cars delivered to your game weekly, one per week), VIP Membership, and Welcome Pack.
- Immerse yourself in over 500 real cars across 20 world-famous environments, including fan favorite locations and multiple track layouts, each featuring fully dynamic time-of-day with weather and unique driving conditions.
- Out-build the competition using more than 800 performance upgrades in the all-new, fun and rewarding single-player experience, the Builders Cup Career Mode.
- Race alongside your friends in adjudicated multiplayer events with tire and fuel strategy, a race weekend inspired structure and new driver and safety ratings.
Premium vs Standard Editions
You might be musing about the difference between the game’s Premium and Standard Editions. The former offers the above-mentioned contents, not to mention that you’ll be getting five days of early access starting from October 5. As for the latter, you’ll only be getting the game itself for $69.99. You also have the option to have it digitally or own a physical copy.
Now that you already have an idea of what awaits you in Forza Motorsport 8’s Premium Edition, you might want to check out other topics related to the next-generation racing simulator, Is Forza Motorsport 8 Cross Platform?, Will Forza Motorsport 8 Have VR Support? and Will Forza Motorsport 8 Have Split Screen?