Playground Games boasted how Forza Horizon 4 will be set in an online persistent world shared with other players roaming the streets. This left many people wondering if the game will require an internet connection like The Crew 2 and recent Need for Speed games, which attracted widespread criticism. Thankfully, any fears have already been alleviated, as Playground Games' principal game designer Mike Brown has confirmed Forza Horizon 4 will not be an online-only experience.
Forza Horizon 4 is getting delisted on December 15. To celebrate the end of an era, developers approved 80% off all the editions.
In June we learnt that Forza Horizon 4 was the latest game to suffer from delisting due to licenses expiring (happening December 15th 2024). While the game is discounted to encourage people to pick it up, Microsoft could go so much further with this.
If the game is online or has on disc DRM, you don't own it. Simple as that.
"Why are you booing me? I'm right!" (c) Hannibal Burr.
I don't why are you getting these dislikes, cuz you're right. The only digital store where you own the games is GOG, cuz you literally get install files.
It's been shown multiple times, that activation servies (or DRM if you wanna call it that) on disks tend to go down. All these zoomers downvoting you don't remember GFWL and other crap.
the biggest issues are definitely the car brand and music licensing in the game.
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, wants better game preservation across the industry, per Axios.
Spencer wants to see legal emulation, allowing players to access any older games.
>Sony
>Handled properly
Sir, have you ever thought of doing stand up? You're hilarious.
Should I remind you that GT7 is a live service online only game?
Should I remind you of Sony hiding (until recently) some older PS1 games behind PS Plus highest tier paywall?
"Sony hiding (until recently) some older PS1 games behind PS Plus highest tier paywall?"
You do realise that it was Capcom that decided to only allow their games to be accessible via PS Plus, and not bought, right...
Sony had literally nothing to do with it, otherwise you'd see other games - such as SIE published titles - doing the same thing.
the biggest issues are definitely the car brand and music licensing
However.
if you know that will be an issue down the road, make better deals.
this will definitely be another huge issue for FH5
Does the author knows the car manufacturers put limitations to their products license?
Forza Horizon 4 is among Microsoft’s late-release successes after it was rolled out on Steam. It is among the most-played PC titles with a concurrent player count of nearly 76K. The game plays and feels much like its successor, Forza Horizon 5, except it’s set in Britain.
There you have it.
I don't really play racers and this amazed me
None of the Forzas have been always online.
Good move
Good call, Forza Horizon 3 was a fantastic game but the shared world thing was the only thing that worried me a bit. Day 1.