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Turn 10: Forza Motorsport 3 to push the 360 in terms of both visuals and performance

Turn 10 hints at Forza Motorsport 3 in its latest pitpass report, will we see a debut trailer at E3 next week?

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Altis16188d ago

I cannot wait until Monday night.

heyheyhey6188d ago

yeah E3 will be crazy..

but im on holiday... damn

Premonition6188d ago

isnt the MS conference monday morning?

mesh16188d ago

GUYS I TRUST TURN10 belive you will see skills with these devs i play forza 2 pn my bro 360 its ace .

sonarus6188d ago

ooooh its on:D
Nice to see turn 10 stepping their game up

Altis16188d ago

I won't be off work until the night on monday. So I won't be getting any E3 info goodness until then.

Dark_Vendetta6188d ago

Don't get your hopes up too high. I think the E3 will be great but there are way too many rumors which at the end could turn out to be not true

SixTwoTwo6188d ago

Gran Turismo 5 vs Forza Motorsport 3. Lets hope Polyphony and Turn 10 push each other to the limit.

mistertwoturbo6188d ago

I hope Forza 3 achieve's GT5P's graphics or greater (even if it's at 720p resolution)

Because it has some of the best physics ever made in a racing game, but with only "decently" good graphics.

Once they reach the level of GT5P's graphics, then they will have a truely complete racing simulator.

GT5 Will have a lot to prove next year.

Willio6188d ago

I think it make more sense if "Forza 3 will have a lot to prove next year" since we already know an aspect of expectation from GT5.

mistertwoturbo6187d ago

Yeah but I mean we know GT5's graphics are going to be killer. I'm speaking more of the physics and features side of things.

I miss the old days in GT1 where you can buy the full touring spec for any car that you had.

And they might as well give us 100% customization.

So i'll rephrase it, GT5 and Forza 3 have a lot to prove to the consumers.

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Mr PS36188d ago

It's impossible to push the 360 in terms of both visuals and performance !!!!
The Damm things maxed out
Another game the Bots are gonna look forward to that wont look much better than its predecessor

Bladestar6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

Says an ignorant blind sony leg humper....
Funny you speak of Forza 2 as if it was a failure... hey genious did you noticed it's metacritics is 90/100?

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

compared to other games mentioned by other leg humpers like juuken "Prologue"...

80/100
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

but.. but.. but... it was a demo... if you have to pay for a demo what most retail games cost than it's not a demo...

you Sony leg humpers are just angry Forza 2 practically is taking GT glory... Why wasn't Forza 2 as detailed as GT5P? physics, damage should be enough... kind of easy when a game only have to worry about going foward and provide no crashing or many of the features forza provides and even like that it was great in terms of graphics...

Next Forza game will be just better... they are just maturing the already great engine... ohh and your b!tch!ng and hate will not stop this game from rapping any racing game on the PS3 in terms of reviews and sells... no go cry under your bed.

juuken6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

And yet Bladestar, Prologue sold well despite being a prologue! An 80 is still a pretty good score either way! You're comparing full games with a game that's not even finished? That's why it's called a prologue you jackass! Oh dear, when GT5 (the real game) comes out...it's gonna kick ass.

I smell desperation and annnnnnnger coming from that post!

HULK SMASH!!!111

Queefy! Don't piss Blade off even further! He's getting greener!

edit: Bladestar...your idiocy astounds me. It really, really does. GT5 Prologue was created to give PS3 owners a taste of GT5. GT5 is coming in 2009 and will have everything a GT game usually has-awesome cars, crashes, etc, etc.

Does Forza 3 have a release date?

...No, so kindly shut the hell up.

I actually like the fact a demo was used first before delivering the final product. I thought that was pretty clever.

The rest of your comments were just really, really stupid so I'll leave it as that.

I hope I don't hear you crying when GT5 gets high marks. All GT games (excluding the demo...which you seem to bash a lot) have gotten some pretty high marks.

QueefyB6188d ago

mrps3 i agree with you one hundred percent i think bladestar is still mourning his loss and thats why he is fuming from the ears because he doesnt want to accept reality so just send him the card in this post i think it will help him thanks

http://www.coolest-gadgets....

Bladestar6188d ago

Why do you leg humpers call Prologue a demo when everything indicate it was not...

first you had to pay for it. second it had a development cycle just like any other game... it had testing and certification and it was deployed to any user not certify to test demos...

do you actually think they would charge for a demo that does not reflect the final product?

do demos even get a review score?

Prologue was an actually game... why call it a demo then? trying to take Forza 2 thunder... that game was just made to look graphically superior while not implementing many of the features so people like you can say, "Look the game looks better than forza 2" and when told, "but the game lacks many of the feature including damage" you can say, "but the game is a demo"... which is exactly what you are doing... so when is the next GT game coming out? do you have a date? Sony is used to use this strategy.. one of the reason why I dislike them... they use "demos" or CGI to try to overshadow other games... just like they did with Kill Zone 2 like 3-4 years ago.. in order to try to overshadow Gears 1... and what do we have? Gears 2 will come out first and Kill Zone 2 is still in the oven...
GT? same crap... Prologue came out as a "demo" to overshadow Forza 2... and it seems like Forza 3 will be out before the actual GT game... Final Fantasy XIII? how many RPG games will be out before it? Sony strategy is to sell consoles base on showing games or demos of games that many take 4 years to come out...

pwnsause6188d ago

bladestar just stop, there have been prior itterations of GT prologues before GT5, they score someplace between a 70 and 85 out of 100. People know its a taste of whats to come, and they dont mind paying $40 for a game thats suppose to be a demo. thats how sucessful GT is, and expect the real GT5 to deliver.

Mr PS36188d ago

Calm down
Thy Silly Little Xbot
All i was stating was Fact
This Foroza 3 Is the third attempt on the 360
And it will not come close to mathing GT5 in visuals and performance which by the way GT5 will be the first attempt on the PS3
You see what i'm saying
3 attempts to 1
And Foroza 3 FAILS
Imagine what GT6 would look like then
The Xbox is maxed out
That means there aint much more room for improvement
Just look at Halo 3 and Gears 2 for proof
Hell the Xbox aint ever gonna have anything that comes close to Metal Gear And that is just in the second year of the Playstations life
And again imagine what MGS5 is gonna look like
You see there is Plenty more to come from the PS3
The Exclusive's are gonna get better and better
Sadly that is NOT the case for your Exclusive Sequels
So what you gonna do next
Oh i know pull review scores outa your ass
Ok So if you wana compair
GT5 prolouge is a tenth of the finished product and it gets an 8 foroza 2 is a complete game and gets a 9
So lets look at it this way then
When GT5 is complete it should get 80/10
Sorry Bladestar you SUCK

Homicide6188d ago

Ah, so now you call Prologue a game and not a demo. Funny how you bots try to spin everything around and contradict your comments from before.

Dareaver16188d ago

Forza 3 is Turn 10's second attempt on the 360. Do you even know what you are talking about? You then talk about GT6, ummm yeah, GT5 hasn't even come out yet, and has been in development how long? Not only that, let's see 360 at it's limit? Guess you are a developer huh? The 360 can pump out over 500 million polys per second, and the PS3 can only do about 275 million. So when the 360 hit's it's limit what can be said about the ps3.

They are both great consoles with obvious limitations, but they are also very similar with what they can do.

GT is trying to catch up with what Turn 10 is offering, not vice versa. Get your information straight next time.

PoSTedUP6188d ago

ok ok. prolouge isnt a finished game. its still missing like 820 cars, alot of tracks, damage, and what ever polyphony digital wants to add to it. its well worth 40$ if your a Gt fan. put it this way, forz2 is an excellent racing game, but GT is more of a "driving" sim. the handling is way more realistic in GT says real race car drivers. but forza does have the the better game as of now cause GT5 isnt out yet. and forza has engine swaps and paint jobs etc. but its more of an arcade racer cause of the car handling. peace

Dareaver16188d ago

Forza 1 took physics calculations at 120 fps.

Forza 2 took physics at 360 fps.

GT4 took them at 60fps.

Oh and lets see, why don't you check out this video, all about GT4's physics

Dareaver16188d ago

GT5p's physics, let's see here....

PoSTedUP6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

"driving" physics. yes it does. let me remind you that it dosent have damage yet so the crashing and bumping physics arent good. stop being a fanboy, i only state facts. and if your not a fanboy then your wrong anyways.

edit: so your telling me that in forza2 the cars handle like in real life?? lol ok bro w/e you say. its the better game but its not really a "driving" sim. its an arcade racer with realistic customization. thats all.

where in my comment did i say that it has better physics? i thinks yous needs to read mores carefully playa. ; )

Dareaver16188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

i backed up my statements with facts and evidence to help shape my opinion.

Fact Forza 1 calculated physics at 120fps, Forza 2 at 360fps, and GT 4 at 60fps.

Then i showed you two videos showing the GT has flawed physics mechanics, and then you have the nerve to call me a fanboy.

And by stating what you said about real race car drivers and GT's handling, shows that you support what they say, and in essence believe it yourself since you are using that to defend GT's handling/physics.

So, being as though you used that in defence of GT, i took it as your belief also. And only retorted by saying that Forza had better physics.

And the fact that in your new comment you reiterate what i believe to be true and that is that you believe that GT has better physics than forza.

I'm sorry but i disagree based on the facts i previously gave and the videos.

Edit: since you want to read more into my comment then what i actually said. I believe that Forza handles more realistically then GT. Neither of these games handle like real life. There are other variables to consider in a racing game that these machines can not process. They don't have the power to emulate real life. other factors come into play that aren't capable in these machines.

PoSTedUP6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

ya still need to read better dog. i said driving physics man, go read a book. you sound really uneducated right now, its funny how your comparing a nex gen game with a game from this gen and then your comparing a demo to a full game! wow, if you read up on things you would know that gt5 is targeting at 600fps so yea, do some research next time playa. look how dumb you look when you dont do the full research man. for real. and look at how many words you wasted cause you didnt do the full research.

edit: "I believe that Forza2 handles more realistically then GT" well thats you. according to numerous "real" race car drivers GT has the most realistic handling known to a racing sim. Peace out playa.

ps: if you want, ill have to finish you off at the bottom of the open zone, see you there!

Dareaver16188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

i compared forza to gt did i state which game, no. Forza vs GT 4, forza wins hands down. there is no need to even compare the two.

Driving physic, driving physics, driving physics, why don't you tell me how is that different from game physics. It's a driving game so any physics used would be driving physics. You just made yourself look stupid. Did you even watch either videos? It's not like i'm posting lies or hypotheticals. This actual proof.

Do you have proof that GT5's target is 600fps or are you making that up. But did you realize that i did not say anything about GT5's physic calculations, you know why, because the game is not even out yet. You want to comment on a target. Wait for the game to be released.

And don't try to use the GT5p demo cop-out. Someone already blew the doors open on that farce. Let's see; what demo do you have to pay a 3rd the price of a retail release for. It has been quality tested and no one goes into development to make a demo.

I see that you are out of bubbles, if you want to continue this discussion maturely, then PM me.

Edit: what do you mean by bottom of openzone? We are in the openzone.

TheDeadMetalhead6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

Prologue is a demo. That's why it's called PROLOGUE! (*gasp* A game that says "Prologue" that's actually a prologue!? NO! WAY!)

And even though it's just a little demo it still scored higher than your precious Ninja Gaiden 2! So HA!

If you don't want to pay $40 for it. JUST RENT IT!

Heh heh. Every time Bladestar gets owned another 360 suffers from RROD...ha ha...

ChrisGTR16188d ago

damn! forza 3 already! craapy sony cant even get gt5 out yet.

iGrenade6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

"push the 360 in terms of both visuals and performance"
=LOL

@Bladestar
Stop making yourself look bad dude, stop insisting GT5 was a full game, because it's not, it's GT5:Prologue, and there have always been Prologues in the GT series. It's simply to show where the game has gone, and is a simple taste of what's to come. But at the same time, for those of you who think GT5P is a "demo" it's not, but it's definitely not a full game, Prologues never have been. LOL@Prologue's demo though... Demo of a ... nvm
= >:|

@Dareaver1
Wow... Classic example of ignorance. Didn't you read the article that the "360 pushing 500m polys and ps3 only 275m" has been debunked? It seems like you're riding on loose facts here. It's amazing what kind of bs people believe in these days to help them sleep at night. You think you're fancy bringing all these numbers to the table. GT5P doesn't need to take in physics at 1000FPS, it doesn't even have a proper damage engine. GT always has been the superior and exclusive driving simulator, everyone knows that. It's also the only game that is always truly associated with the term "photo-realism". Forza is not a driving simulator and that's fine, it's good as it is but I honestly don't care because I've never been intersted in Forza. GT is the better driving game. And btw, the PS3 can push 880m polys.
=FAIL

@And for those who are whining about release dates:
On behalf of all PS3 Fanboys, we're truly, truly sorry that our developers ACTUALLY care about the quality of our games. Make that most, some feel not the need to apologize.
=WIN

Dareaver16187d ago

do you have links that say that the PS3 can do 880m polys per second. I have links right here.....

http://dpad.gotfrag.com/por...

http://www.totalvideogames....

they clearly state that the 360 does 500m and the ps3 does 275m. You sound so immature, and why don't you provide the link that debunks this. Because until i see it for myself i won't take your words seriously.

GT series was awesome, but the competition has gotten better and now they have to step their game up. GT 4 physics care no where close to Forza's physics. It is completely out classed. Not only that, even the sound quality in Forza is better then GT 4. It's not even worth comparing GT5p to Forza 2. Graphically GT5p is better, but i prefer the artsy feel of Forza 2 to GT5p.

here's a clip comparing GT 4 to Forza

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juuken6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

I'll be looking forward to that because I still think GT5 will be the best racer on the PS3. I was already blown away by Prologue's demo.

And you see...PS3 owners are not allowed to have opinions either without fifty disagrees.

I SAID THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS GAME AND SEEING IF IT'S EQUAL OR BETTER THAN GT5.

I love the Gran Turismo series. I have GT4 and I might snag GT5P.

Good God, it's not like I said the game will suck ass.

QueefyB6188d ago

hey juuken i think they disagree because deep inside they know forza will never be as polished as gran turismo so they take every comment as an insult i think xbox 360 players are tired of playing underwhelming games and they want change but they are afraid to admit it because they know ps3 players will laugh at them but i promise you xbox 360 players i will not laugh at you ok maybe i will laugh at bladestar and silogon but i wont laugh at the rest because i think the rest arent as stupid as them

u got owned6188d ago

@ QueefyB

"hey juuken i think they disagree because deep inside they know forza will never be as polished as gran turismo..."

Of course not, GT5 is been in development for ever.

RAM MAGNUMS6188d ago

But unfortunatly it will still show its limitations in comparison with the alternative.
Best of luck to team forza, hopefully they can buy out of thier contract with this one and be free to create ps3 games.
Heres hoping a slew of xbutts fall for this title.

Truplaya6188d ago

Gotta love fanboys for their perserverance... and patience. Still waiting for GT5? Or happy with your demo you paid how much for?

C'mon, Forza3 will be great, as will GT5, when we see either of them.

Until then i'm happy with GRID and Burnout paradise, games that dont make me yawn after two races.

Tmac6188d ago

Wow, did you just mention GRiD? Dude you're a joke.

juuken6188d ago

Yep, he just mentioned that game. Poor xbot children...they have to rely on multi-platform games to determine teh powas of teh 360!1111

Thoas6188d ago (Edited 6188d ago )

Thats the best you could come up with? Man Xbots aren't as tuff as they use to be. MGS4 shut them up quick.

SKullDugger6188d ago

PS3 fanfools. Please install 5GB on your HDD so your system can keep up with load times. SCEA. keep dreaming fool!!!!

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Forza Motorsport players slam devs for using 14 year old car model

Throughout its marketing campaign Forza Motorsport has been described as being “built from the ground up,” but some players are skeptical after discovering a reused car model that first appeared in Forza Motorsport 3.

Flawlessmic621d ago (Edited 621d ago )

yep been playing it all day and the newer car models look ok at best and the older models looks downright ugly and out place. im playing on pc at 4k with everything on ultra with dlls performance mode and the cars just look completey off, even the paints looks off, gt7 on ps5 shits on the car models here and its not even close, espcially paint and materials wise!!

its by no means a bad game but it is again another hype job from MS doesnt get close to living up to what it should be.

i genuinly thought this was gonna improve on GT7 in every way, when in fact at this in point after 10 hours the only thing i think is better is the standing start races as opposed to gt7s god awful chase the rabbit races starting 25 seconds behind.

the fuel and pit stop additions to forza are just surface level additions so they could say hey we did it, i am yet to see a meaningful incorporation of either one and the systems that would facilitate it being genuine are not there.

I cant control my power to fuel ratio during the race like i can in gt7, there is no timing hud for the whole grid, so i dont know how far ahead or behind i am or when drivers are pitting so i could plan my strategy, not that pitting is necesarry at all.

rain doesnt cause a slippery surface or aqua plaining nor does it tell you just how wet the track is like gt7 which informs you if inters or full wets are needed, no weather map, nothing.

its really just shinear version of previous forza, if you want proper sim racing where actual strategy comes in to play with longer races, with real pitt stops and having to manage your actual fuel effectively during the race then this game isnt it, go get gt7.

if you want a really simple and basic sim racer then this is for you.

majorly dissapointed, i thought this was the one game from MS that would hit all the right notes, in reality built from the ground up for next gen was a bullshit line and and its not even better than a cross gen game released a year and half ago.

MTRNYC621d ago

One big thing I feel makes GT7 so much better is that they surface mapped all the tracks so they have actual imperfections which means that sometimes the fastest path is slightly off the expected path because you have to avoid the imperfections to maintain traction.

GT7 is by far the more realistic racing game. It's kind of funny because they claim they reworked the whole driving and physics system to compete with GT Sport and Forza's not even close to as realistic as even GT Sport was and GT7 is way better than GT Sport.

Stanjara621d ago

Excellent write up.
I follow SuperGT and in the preview of the game he was not impressed with improvements.
Said it felt the same as FM7.

The whole time I was searching for ray tracing in race and it was not present.

Built from ground up my ass.

(Yes yes I know there is a performance mode and a visual mode I know)

P.s. You can choose your starting grid position. WTF is that in a sim race?

Flawlessmic621d ago (Edited 621d ago )

@mtrnyc

its all the little details, you see the track evolve in gt7 with the rubbers marks, and the marbles from the tyres start building up off the racing line on the side, you can actually see the tyre deformation when racing an f1 car for instance.

honestly, im actually shocked at how much better and more advanced gt7 is than this game, this is literally just a surface level sim racer, it would make a fantastic entry point for someone new to sim racers but my lord does it pale in comparison to gt7 where it counts

@stanjara

yep picking your starting spot is dumb AF for this type of game

dumahim621d ago

"there is no timing hud for the whole grid, so i dont know how far ahead or behind i am or when drivers are pitting so i could plan my strategy"

Wait, really? They don't have the distance or timing splits options for the HUD anymore that's been there from the start, after they add pit stops, when you'd really need something like that?

Flawlessmic621d ago

@dumahin

i will correct myself slightly just opened the game to see if it was option and you can turn it on for single player races, it was set to multiplayer only but again if the races were really gonna need it they wouldve had it set as on but no the races are like i said simple surface level sim racing.

but to answer the question correctly yes it actually does have the option, you just need to turn it on

Mr Logic621d ago

So...you're rendering at 1080p. Much wow

eagle21621d ago (Edited 621d ago )

And what about the loading times in Forza? They sure are super fast in Gran Turismo 7 (PS5). :)

outsider1624621d ago

"i genuinly thought this was gonna improve on GT7 in every way, when in fact at this in point after 10 hours the only thing i think is better is the standing start races as opposed to gt7s god awful chase the rabbit races starting 25 seconds behind."

This! I really hated this for every race it's always a running start and always last. And we all know the reason for that which is the bad ai.

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yeahokwhatever621d ago

"its by no means a bad game but it is again another hype job from MS doesn't get close to living up to what it should be" <-- Spot on. I've been playing since the second it launched and I'm a little disappointed too. You're totally right about the paint..its whacky how bad it is visually. I have pretty damn good hardware and the frame pacing is totally jacked up. I wanted a close-to-GT7 game on my PC, unfortunately Forza is the furthest from GT that its been. :-(

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isarai622d ago

Reusing assets is ok, but 14yr old model, when it's a hero model? That's just lame.

MTRNYC621d ago

“built from the ground up,”

This isn't even the oldest models, they are recycling, there is stuff dating back to the 360 in the game.

Everything is all lies with these guys.

Enjoy the battle pass and the DLC to get cars and tracks in your live service b.s. game, meanwhile we'll be getting them for free in GT7.

outsider1624621d ago

Built from ground up for the Series S most probably. I mean that's 75% of the audience right there.

Father__Merrin621d ago (Edited 621d ago )

Forza motorsport doesn't have that traditional campaign but rather just tick box races. Most reviewers are omitting this

Flawlessmic621d ago (Edited 621d ago )

i dont mind how they have done it but, theres not a whole lot of content race wise which is a let down, and the car RPG thing sucks balls.

i unlock the same things in the same order everytime and make the same upgrades in the same order everytime.

rather than being able to look at the strengths and weakness of the car im using and put my credits into upgrading the weakess im stuck upgrading parts i dont really need cause thats all i can do and by the time i do unlock what i really wanted, lo and behold the 5 race series is over and its on to a new car to rinse and repeat my unlocking and applying my upgrades

IRetrouk621d ago

I remember this being a massive negative for another game a couple gens ago👀

dumahim621d ago

On one hand, that was kind of a bigger deal since the old models didn't have an interior so it was all just a black silhouette inside. But on the other hand, they made no claims that it was built from the ground up and were clear there were premium models that did have the full interior and some without.

IRetrouk621d ago

I agree, it was jarring and not needed in my opinion, but it didn't make the game bad or worse, yet that was the impression around here at the time if you remember.

yeahokwhatever621d ago

i uh....liked the black interiors. I got the perspective without the distraction. I wish it was an option.

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10 of the best racing games of all-time

Paul writes - "Looking back over a lifetime of playing games, and racing games in particular, I am moved to consider which were the best that I have ever played. I'm going to be platform blind on this, largely because I didn't have an Xbox until the 360 came out, so many games I played were on the other consoles that were available. In order that I played them, here are the racing games that have had a lasting impact on me and 10 of the best racing games of all-time."

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gammaray132180d ago (Edited 2180d ago )

this guy is an idiot need for speed was never on the c64 it was first on the 3DO in 1994

Retroman2179d ago

Correct. started on the 3DO.
To bad NFS fell from Grace.
used to buy every nfs title and GT
Now only GT NFS became crapfest.

Kados2179d ago

No particular order:

iRacing
rFactor
rFactor 2
Assetto Corsa
Dirt Rally
F1 2019
Project Cars
Project Cars 2
Gran Turismo 5
Forza 7

Brutus832179d ago

Till today, i still think the best driving game was TDU2

level 3602179d ago

I loved Colin McRae Rally, got addicted to that game for a long time.
DriveClub I highly rate as very good and enjoyable.

Profchaos2179d ago (Edited 2179d ago )

Colin McRae dirt Rally in VR was so good I hope you got a chance to try it

sampsonon2179d ago (Edited 2179d ago )

Yeah, it was a good game. SOO immersive. too bad it had that bad launch or it would be still going strong.

goodwin2179d ago

Where's Porsche Unleashed?

gammaray132177d ago

I think you might mean Porsche Challenge on the PS1 as that was amazing

goodwin2177d ago

I mean Need for Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed

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The Forza Franchise Has Exceeded $1 Billion in Retail Sales

Xbox: "Today, we’re excited to share a major milestone – as of December 2016, the Forza franchise has exceeded $1 billion in retail sales."

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Overload3047d ago

Pretty much expected regarding Forza Horizon 3 (selling 2.5M units). Good numbers compared to the previous iterations.

Gazondaily3047d ago

This is good news. The best racing franchise should be supported. Glad it is. #forzaplayers

Overload3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Selling more than the previous versions would be good news.

"The best racing franchise should be supported."

It is, very much so.

Gazondaily3047d ago

I know. 2.5 million copies isn't bad at all. Forza is smashing it, critically and now sales are reflecting that too.

I wonder if there will be a racer this gen that comes close critically. If so, we're truly in for a treat.

Overload3047d ago

It is amazing watching sales matter and not matter all at the same time. Same with what they reflect.

Gazondaily3047d ago

Quality matters more than sales. Always. And that's why Forza is at the top of the game. Horizon 3 deserves those sales because we need more games like it.

Kingthrash3603047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Great to see some good news from forza! Retailing 1 billion bucks is a pretty good milestone. I remember gta5 did it In like a week or so. It may have taken forza longer to reach this milestone and with 10 games...but hey not many have reached that milestone.

Overload3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

@Septic

I thought sales reflected people finally seeing the quality.

"Forza is smashing it, critically and now sales are reflecting that too."

You're all over the place.

Do they only reflect quality or what it deserves when it comes to Forza?

Gazondaily3047d ago

"@Septic

I thought sales reflected people finally seeing the quality. "

Lets be honest- frankly terrible games have seen some strong sales. Comparatively drastically weaker racers for instance have seen even higher sales.

"You're all over the place.

Do they only reflect quality or what it deserves when it comes to Forza?"

I'm not all over the place at all. Weren't you the one downplaying the sales previously? See my link below. Its not rocket science mate. The game's quality is great. Sometimes the sales numbers dont do a great game justice. We've seen that time and time again in this industry.

Forza Horizon 3 is an excellent game and the highest rated racer this gen. Now it deserves great sales doesn't it? Its very simple.

Overload3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

@Septic

Let's get real here. 2.5M is great for Forza Horizon 3, but it's not that impressive overall. GT Sport will most likely do that very quickly. Driveclub sold 2M and that had a terrible launch.

1B sounds like a big number, but then you realise GT5 did approximately half a billion at retail alone.

Unspoken3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Sony fanboys out in force today!

Looks like your down play is back firing.

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Brazz3047d ago

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's" right now Forza is number one hands down and other races need to work hard to get at Forza level...
I wonder if Polyphony digital will start to fight back whit GT, cause right now Forza is killing it.

Artemidorus3047d ago

The best? It's not April Fool's yet.

EpicZinger3047d ago

Best racing franchise is already heavily supported. More than 70 million sales to be precise.

corroios3047d ago

Both of your inicial comments are stealth trolling. Why cant you be happy with the news. Then you say others troll...

You already know that when another game arrived it will surpass those numbers maybe in the first 24 hours....

XanderZane3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

@Overload
This isn't about GT Sports or Driveclub. You always need to bring some Sony games into a conversation that has nothing to do with them. Forza games have always sold the 2-4 million even when it was on the XBox 360 with over 87 million units sold. It has it's own fanbase that buy it regularly. No one cares what GT Sports or DriveClub sold. They aren't even in the article. All you want to do is TROLL XBox One articles.

@Unspoken
Yes. Trolling Overlord has returned to another XBox One article when he most likely doesn't even own one. He was doing fine until he decided to bring Sony exclusives racers into the mix. He didn't even go for Project Cars or Need For Speed games? lmao!!

Lime1233047d ago

Fantastic numbers for FH3! Already at halfway of GT6 - the worst selling mainline Gran Turismo game.

rainslacker3047d ago

9 releases, over how many years? Retail sales over 1 billion, is anywhere between 16-20 million copies depending on the selling price(not all being $60).

It's great it makes money, don't get me wrong, but with the number of releases it's had, for how long it's been an established franchise, it's not really that remarkable.

Gazondaily3047d ago

Well if the sales don't impress you, perhaps the game itself will. For those who haven't played it, you're missing out on of the best racers ever.

Kribwalker3047d ago

It is a fantastic racing game, even if you aren't a huge fan of racing games, it's a lot of fun. I will keep supporting this series. Not the biggest sim racing fan so the mainline games I usually pass on, but I've bought FH2 and 3 and got the first one with games with gold and they're great

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rainslacker3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Sorry if my putting it into perspective hurt people's feelings.

I'm glad it's making money, and the most recent game is excellent, but 1 billion over 9 releases is kind of commonplace for a moderately successful franchise.

@Dealwithit

If Forza did all that, I'd be impressed.

But for the most part, I'd not be gushing over the sales of any game, with 9 releases, that only made 1 billion at retail. At least not in the way some people here are trying to make it into being the best thing ever and indicative of the game being a high end money maker which somehow is indicative of it's quality, which is a separate matter altogether.

My numbers are sound, and while I find it wonderful that it's a successful franchise, I think too many people are looking at the number, without actually thinking about the rest of the picture.

But, if it makes you all feel better, I'll give you a freebie. 1 billion in retail sales doesn't include digital. So since you all think that Xbox somehow has a 2:1 digital vs retail attach rate, then you can run with Forza having made 3 billion.

Gazondaily3046d ago

"I'm glad it's making money"

You sure? You sure don't sound it lmao. Go play the game. It's wicked. Downplaying the sales aside, this a classic and the best racer this gen.

bouzebbal3046d ago

at the same time when you see what x1 owners have to play....
but yeah, something for you guys to justify the purchase,huh?

MyDietEqualsGames3046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

Lol. The best. Much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. There are a few good ones out there, including GT, however this is Forza's moment, so I will try not to take away from it. With that said, Congratulations, Turn10!

IamTylerDurden13046d ago

Overload

Driveclub sold over 3 million. It sold nearly 2.5m physical and with the f2p version it did huge digital numbers. DC is a 3m seller, and well deserved.

Septic

It's funny how u think Driveclub is a terrible game bc of the disastrous launch. If u really were the gaming aficionado u claim you'd know that Driveclub is a different game now. A dramatically improved game and a great racer. Don't act like your not referring to Driveclub in your comments here. U even posted on the PS4 N4G group that Driveclub sucked and Forza is way better. Now i realize it was this article that motivated u to make that comment.

LexHazard793046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

They mad GT isnt the best racer anymore. So how else to get over the frustration than attacking Xbox gamers with bs...Lol.

rainslacker3046d ago

@Septic

Which one? There are nine games in the franchise. The topic here is about the franchise. If it were about FH3 making one billion at retail, then I'd be thouroughly impressed.

I have played FH3, and several other games in the franchise. But what does that matter to the point I"m trying to make that people are gushing over it, using it as an example of how great FH3 is, while ignoring the fact that it equates to around 112 million on average per release. Is 112 million per game really that amazing?

It's not poor, but as I said, it's not remarkable,or worthy of the correlations to quality that some people are making.

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GtR35olution3047d ago

Lol. I like the nice wording of saying the forza franchise is the best selling this generation when there has been a forza game every year since the xbox one release and there'll be a new game(forza 7) this year. Gran turismo sport will outsell them all and be the best driving simulator.

Gazondaily3047d ago

I'd be very impressed if GT Sport scored higher than Horizon 3. Different types of games I know but would be impressive nonetheless.

GT Sport stands the best chance of dethroning Forza Motorsport and taking the crown though. I like what I've seen so far. Has improved dramatically from what was shown at first. Sales wise also, it will definitely dominate. That's a no brainer.

Neonridr3047d ago

haven't sales of Gran Turismo been declining with each release though? You would think in 2013 when the PS3 had a huge install base, the latest game (6) would muster more than 3.5 million in sales..

Overload3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

"You would think in 2013 when the PS3 had a huge install base, the latest game (6) would muster more than 3.5 million in sales.."

Gran Turismo 6 Passes 5 Million Sales, Series Climbs to 76.8 Million
http://www.gamespot.com/art...

Gran Turismo 6 launched on PS3 at the same time as the PS4, which was a mistake in my opinion.

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GtR35olution3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Gran turismo 6 sold over 6 million copies and gran turismo 5 sold over 10 million copies according to sony. There isnt any forza throne to be taken by gran turismo because gran tursmo is a better driving simulator where forza normally has things done in The game such as widening tracks and making cars easier to drive so it appeals more to people that would try racing a gtr with a civic or a dodge neon.

People who normally talk about review scores and menu system when comparing forza and gran turismo should actually be talking about the games content and which is actually a better driving simulator. Gran turismo games are made to be as realistic as possible to where the cars in the games try to simulate the driving physics of the real life ones. Forza games normally has cars with characteristics that are unlike realistic ones and youll see silly things like stock vehicles ets being 10 seconds faster than they are in real life.

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Elit3Nick3047d ago

There isnt any forza throne to be taken by gran turismo because gran tursmo is a better driving simulator where forza normally has things done in The game such as widening tracks and making cars easier to drive so it appeals more to people that would try racing a gtr with a civic or a dodge neon.

I don't see why this would make it any less of a simulator than GT, especially considering that engine tuning is a big part of GT as well. Being able to race a large variety of cars together is part of Forza's success, some people don't like being restricted to certain cars, and it's extremely rewarding working on a car to make it competitive. I'm sure GT Sport's reliance on eSports and restricted car choices will turn off some GT fans, but that's the kind of niche Sony is selling it for, while GT7 will be the more traditional GT game.

TheCommentator3047d ago

Maybe GT will go back to it's roots, so you can simulate driving on an oval with your analog sticks rubber-banded together! GT: Port is already halfway to it's roots anyways, at least judging by the graphics and AI, so anythings' possible.

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darthv723047d ago

I like both GT and Forza. That has to account for something?

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IAmLoki3047d ago

Congrats to Forza and Microsoft for becoming one of the world's most successful driving game franchises. The Forza Horizon series is my favorite with beautiful open world racing, jaw dropping visuals, the best controls, and amazing racing tracks, jam packed with intense action.

mcstorm3047d ago

I agree and I hope the sales for it goes up. Enjoyed 1 and 2 but for me 3 seems to set the bar again for open world racing games.

20live3047d ago

not sure why you are being down voted , Forza Horizon 3 was epic

XanderZane3047d ago

The trolls on here are down voting because they think GT Sports will be better, even though it's not out yet. I hope GT Sport is better then GT5 & GT6. Those games made many fans leave the series. Polyphony needs to come up with something new for GT Sport. I'll continue to enjoy Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 3 while we wait.

XanderZane3047d ago

LOL!! Don't believe me with GT5 vs GT6 sales? Look again. Keep down voting me when I'm right. Sales going down, down, down with GT ever since GT3. Maybe Overlord can damage control this without having to mention an XBox game.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

GT3 sales - 14.98 million worldwide
GT4 sales - 11.66 million worldwide
GT5 sales - 10.70 million worldwide.
GT6 sales - 3.32 million worldwide
Over 7 million gamers suddenly stopped buying Gran Turismo series after GT5? This is on a game console with over 87 million sold.

edeprez3047d ago

I finished FH3, but it really wasn't that great. I really loved FH2, probably my favorite racing game. It's just a copy/paste of FH2, most of the races feel similar to each other, most of the cars are behind a paywall, and the showcases were a letdown for me. Also who wants to customize and name every race/bucket list challenge, i would have been happier with more sets of challenges like in FH 2.
Anyway, i may have ruined the experience for myself by replaying FH2 before launch, so maybe I'm way off base here, i just didn't get any of that "epic" that you noticed.

MRMagoo1233046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

@xanda

Sony announced gt6 sold over 5 million so you pulling vg numbers and being wrong makes you look desperate and stupid. Even at 5 million it's double forza horizon 3 sales. 😂

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

Liqu1d3046d ago

Lol at Xander using vgchartz when official numbers already exist.

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ShadowKnight3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

I wonder and curious if half of those sell numbers is from PC players. Probably not it's probably not selling to well on PC

Kiwi663047d ago

How can half the sales be from PC when only FH3 & Forza Apex are the only two from the whole series that are on Xb/PC

TheHorseTamer3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

1/2 pn PC? Haha, that was a good laugh

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game4funz3047d ago

So what? Are you saying there's nothing to be happy about with expected sales?
On that note anyone can say that about any game.

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shiva13047d ago

Tell me one thing though.... Would getting 2.5 mil sales on ps4 for half arsed game is difficult? There is no racing game on ps4 that meets forza and the ps4 gamers would just bite irrespective of quality.... Just like NMS. Having 50mil sales but still not a single game is as big as overwatch, GTAV, FFXV..... Talk about that attach rate and quality. There was this talk about UC4 goty and now i hear nothing....

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jokerisalive3047d ago

A great series. Good to see it hit this milestone.

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aaronaton3047d ago

As a quick comparison, the Gran Tursimo series (as of 2015) has sold over 76 million. Lets say the average game is £30, even though GT5 cost me £50..
If my maths are corrects, the GT series has made at least £22.8 billion. GT sport can only add to this. Plus this is GBP and not Dollars.

OsafuneKatana3047d ago

GT will always be racing king. Forza is lil piece of shit in front of it. :)

danny8183047d ago

its alot younger than GT jackass

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XanderZane3047d ago

It wasn't king last gen. Don't cry. It's only a game.

LandCruiser3047d ago

@xanderzane

It was king and has always been. Don't cry because truth is bitter

ShadowKnight3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Hilarious 😂😂😁

Raiden3047d ago

@Osafunekatan
I would love to see you race some of my Xbox friends, you call Forza a little piece of shit 💩, it would have been nice for you to prove your skill from your GT experience, I have witness my friends at our local game outlet crush so many other racers, all they say Forza made them better racers. I would love to see and upload the outcome on on this site or YOUTUBE. Let me if you are interested, GT skilled racer VS Forza skilled race epic showdown

Bruh3047d ago

Wish my mom would've let me come on the internet and interact with strangers when I was 10

ONESHOTV23047d ago

OsafuneKatana--- king of what arcade racers ? maybe it is but sure it's not being a sim

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Edito3046d ago

I agree with you that GT will always be the King it has a story while forza was created to meet or exceed GT Standards... but i can't agree with the Sh*tty part, while i prefer GT all the way i think Forza is a very good game...

IamTylerDurden13046d ago

Xander

GT absolutely was king last gen, are you joking? Did you hear about this game they call GT5? It did pretty well...

Last gen alone GT sold over 20m. That's nearly what Forza has sold in its entirety.

LexHazard793046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

I've come to realize that theres no rational in people who only play on one console. Because that series might be all they know. To them its the best thing ever. Yet just from looking at reviews GT has been on a steady decline.

GT hasnt been King of racing since PS2..Lol. Forza is the King Slayer.
Their Motorsports series is great and well you already know about Horizon. Even PGR was better than GT.

Even Driveclub is better than GT!! Yes I said it.

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slate913047d ago

Good thing this article is about Forza and not GT, or you may have a valid comment.

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XanderZane3047d ago

If this was a GT Sport article, the trolls would still find a way to bring an XBox game into the article. lol!!

JasonKCK3047d ago

TitaniumRx you are the problem here

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JasonKCK3046d ago

Ps4andPcRocks And you are the troll here

again part of the problem.

And apparently I have triggered you before

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343_Guilty_Spark3047d ago

Not only are you trolling but your "maths" are wrongs.

76 million * $50 = 3.8 billion

Using a more conservative number, say the average cost of the game over its lifetime was $30

76 million * $30 = 2.28 billion

Now troll elsewhere. This is about Forza not GT (which as a series has been out twice as long as Forza).

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343_Guilty_Spark3047d ago

@Basurabox

More trolling.

GT:

More time on the market
Much larger Sony base
Using average cost over lifetime $30 sales are 2.28 billion vs 1 billion.

I'd say sales are pretty even.

Lime1233047d ago

GT has beem out twice as Forza, still last mainline Gran Turismo game was Gran Turismo 6 and last mainline Forza game was Forza 6.

?

rainslacker3047d ago

Why such a low average lifetime price? It's probably closer to $45, since half of a games sales tend to be within the first year...particularly games with recurring incremental releases. Within a year, most games of this nature typically are still priced around $30. Anything after that is probably inconsequential to the average.

Anyhow, at 76 million * $45 = 3.4 billion.

Kind of pointless to speculate though. MS provided full retail sales, so we'd only have to guess at the number of actual units sold to derive the average price, and then forget it anyways, because 1 billion is still one billion dollars.

Stogz3047d ago

Forza has what though, 9 releases? GT has like 7. How does the time on the market matter?

joshljr3047d ago

@Stogz

I think time on the market matters because you're more likely to skip an iteration if releases are frequent.

_-EDMIX-_3046d ago

How is he trolling? Yes, GT has a larger fan base clearly because it is the preferred game.

More time on the market is irrelevant have you forgotten that Gran Turismo 5 literally sold over 11 million units?

At the time of Gran Turismo 5 release it to literally out sold every single Forza game in existence combined!!!!!!

Is Medal of Honor outselling Call of Duty? Well that's older than Call of Duty right?

Seriously buddy get over it , GT is the preferred series and PD always does a good job.

LexHazard793046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

@ edmix,

Lol...Forza(only Forza Horizon 3 wasnt and I dont count Apex) and GT are exclusives. So being the "preferred racer" is relative to what console you own. So if you own Playstation most likely Gran Turismo is the best. And Xbox, Forza. Not hard to understand...

And are you comparing Forza to Medal of Honor? Forza gets better reviews than GT and is relevant. Where Medal of Honor now...
We'll see at end of yr what racer is better. Forza 7 or GT Sports(Prolouge)..
Go ahead and press that button on the right.

thisismyaccount3046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

GT launched 1998
19 years old with 6 main games + 1x PSP game and 5 "bigger paid demos called prologues"
76,000,000 x $30 = $2,280,000,000,000 (12 entries at 6.3mill. copies sold each)

Versus

Forza launched in 2005
soon 12 years old with 6 main games and 3x spin offs (total of 9 games).
22,500,000 x $30 = $675,000,000 (9 entries at 2.5mill. copies sold each)

Far from that $1bill. they claim. They either sold more copies or the avg. price (revenue) is higher than $30 per sold copy. At $30 they would have sold about 33mill. copies (< highly unlikely since 2015, to sell 13 mill. copies). So, yeah the avg. price hast to be higher than the $30 for each sold copy.

old comparison done in 2015 https://imgur.com/a/1ASyv

12x 2 = 19 ("which as a series has been out twice as long as Forza")

#YABADATMATH

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Raiden3046d ago

Look, who cares, MS/XBOX CONGRATULATIONS.
GT has been around longer, but has produced less, every year we get a new and improved FORZA either motorsport or horizon every year, this makes it very hard for GT to out match, because when GT improves it's take them 2yrs to improve as with Forza, well every year and there is improvements. But both games have there place, just enjoy it and don't be sad that your favourite game is not the headliner, just play 🎭 your game.

ChrisChambers3046d ago

With the technology available to you there's no way you should've inflated GT sales by $20 billion. If you're an adult you should be embarrassed. If you're still in school you need to pay attention in math class, maybe stay after school sometime and have your teacher show you how to use a calculator.

Yes GT has sold a lot of copies, but don't let fanboyism turn you into an idiot like the 21 people that have agreed with you so far

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Gazondaily3047d ago

Sick achievement. Many people doubted the numbers:
http://n4g.com/news/1974704...

But looks like those are some noice sale numbers indeed.

Well deserved. Such a sick racer. Was playing it this weekend and aaaah. Feel sorry for all those missing out 😍

christocolus3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

Lol @ the comments on that link

The Forza Horizon series got me and my friends back into racing games. FH3 is just so good. I can't wait to see what the studio does next. Hopefully It will be a day one purchase just like FH3. PG and T10 are super talented. Congrats to all involved with the development of this game.

rainslacker3047d ago

Apparently playground is opening a new satellite studio to make open world games. I do think FH3 was some of their best work, and a really good racer. We get to play it at work, and they have the nice wheel set ups and stuff and it gets a lot of my time when I have no actual work to do.

I'd imagine their core studio is still going to be working on F:H though.

Featuring_Dante3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

that last line, you're really asking for it.
better watch out, that console war neutrality might be blown now.
How can people objectively put forza above GT, when forza isn't even recognized by the FIA?

Gazondaily3047d ago

LMao asking for what? All racing fans should experience the brilliance of Horizon 3. It's such an epic game. Have you played it?

Aloren3046d ago

"How can people objectively put forza above GT, when forza isn't even recognized by the FIA?"

That's a silly question. Because they like it better ? Cause it's getting better reviews ? Because no matter what the game is, some people will base their opinion on their personal taste rather than on some sponsorship deals ? See, like some put PES above Fifa, how dare they have their own preference!

Featuring_Dante3046d ago (Edited 3046d ago )

seriously though, if you disregard the FIA, you just proved you're a casual scrub who knows nothing about cars.
@Aloren which is why i said *OBJECTIVELY*

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zerocarnage3047d ago (Edited 3047d ago )

I don't usually like forza games, because I don't usually enjoy race games, but must say after my gamble on horizon 3 I'm more than 100% happy.

I'm a blood n guts game kinda lover, so this was a nice change.

I think there's really only a couple of race games out that can compete with forza, project cars and gran turismo. Need for speed I thought on some games was going in the rite direction and don't get me wrong now and again it can pull out a surprise game, but it's not consistent enough like forza.

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