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Rumour: Porsche Expansion coming to Forza Horizon 2

VVV: "A Porsche-themed expansion pack appears to be in the pipelines for the Xbox One version of Forza Horizon 2.

Allegedly detailed in the title and description for the Forza Horizon 2 Duracell Car Pack trailer on YouTube (pictured, sourced from the official Forza Motorsport forums), the 'Porsche Expansion' appears to be a fairly substantial content add-on for the title, if it is indeed in the works."

crazychris41243250d ago

Hope we get some additional content in this 'expansion' on top of the new events and cars. A new island, a race track or some other kind of new area for us to race and explore in would be great. Not really an expansion if they just add events and cars.

Moldiver3250d ago

Please be true! Also an announcement that porsche are returning to forza motorsport aswell. I have said before that T10 did the best simulation of the rear engined rear wheel drive layout. Just drive a GT3 in FM4 and notice how they maintained the pendulum effect that porches have during cornering. Its a subtle feeling, unique to REAL life 911s along with the bobbing front end when you give it some gas! and forza games of the past captured that perfectly. SO i am extremly happy if this is true. But I need it in FM6 to get that feel. But in the meantime I can dig it in horizon. I may start with a 1972 carrera RS and deck it out in a classic martini livery...then bomb it around cote D 'Azure :)

christocolus3250d ago

I hope it's true.My younger brother would go insane if Porshe made a return in Forza Motorsport 6.

green3250d ago

Nothing beats a Martini livery on a classic Porsche or Lancia.

Whirlwind_Fanfare_083250d ago

How is that if EA has the license secured for them to use and nobody else?
can somebody answer that please? b/c this is crazy.

mcstorm3250d ago

EA can let them use the license and they have done before I think it was in Forza 4. http://www.autoblog.com/201...

Great news though I have just gone back to Horizon 2 from Project Cars as I am waiting for them to fix the bugs before I go back to it as I'm frustrated with it at the moment and Horizon 2 for me has been the best racing game so far this gen Looks amazing too and its open world.

Skate-AK3250d ago

Hmmm. Idk about that. Pretty sure EA locked down Porsche. I don't seem them giving it up.

Rookie_Monster3250d ago (Edited 3250d ago )

It happened before. All it takes is some Benjamin and anything can be bought these days. The last time we saw Porsche in Forza Motorsport was back in the franchises fourth entry when a DLC released for Forza Motorsport 4 back in 2012 added thirty Porsche cars to the game. This of course meant Microsoft had to make a deal with Electronic Arts in order to license each of those cars.

I also fully expect Porsche to be in Forza 6 as well.

Skate-AK3250d ago (Edited 3250d ago )

Some good points there. No reason they couldn't collaborate to make all companies involed some money. I would be happy to see Porsche in a non-published EA game regardless of platform. I am tired of drivings RUFs.

Elit3Nick3250d ago

Well, glad to see that the link to the forums goes straight to my post ^^

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Looking Back To 2014 and Forza Horizon 2

Paul writes: "Forza Horizon 2 then, a game from 2014 - a game that still stands up today"

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xRacer74x1670d 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.

ilikestuff1670d ago (Edited 1670d 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.

sizeofyou1669d ago

Seriously even comparing FH to GT? 🤔

sampsonon1670d ago

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

but FH2 was pretty good as well.

ilikestuff1670d 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

sampsonon1669d 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.

ramiuk11670d ago

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

porkChop1670d ago

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

spicelicka1669d 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.

sampsonon1669d 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.

xRacer74x1669d 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.

sampsonon1669d ago (Edited 1669d 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...

xRacer74x1669d ago (Edited 1669d 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.

sampsonon1669d ago (Edited 1669d 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...

spicelicka1669d 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_san1669d 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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3-4-51669d 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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7 Ultimate Xbox Gamerscore Grinds for Those with Way Too Much Time on Their Hands

Jacob writes: "Following on from my list of insanely difficult achievements, it’s time to shine the spotlight on another type of hellish achievement. The dreaded grind. These are the awards that will take you hundreds of hours at the absolute minimum, and often involve repeating menial tasks over and over. It’s safe to say that these were definitely not made with the casual gamer in mind. Only the most committed will ever see these pop."

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BillyG0AT1758d ago

rewording countless other articles, yayyy

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Pay much more for playing a bit earlier – this new emerging trend is alarming

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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InKnight7s2012d ago

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

CDbiggen2012d ago

What's that got to do with this article?

Segata2012d ago

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

princejb1342012d ago

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

Sokol2012d ago

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

It won't change anything.. Sadly.

princejb1342012d 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

sawoosevens2012d ago (Edited 2012d 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.

sawoosevens2012d ago (Edited 2012d 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.

Jinger2012d 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.

AK912012d ago

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

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