Apex in the news

A thread for compiling news story links about FM6: Apex.

Most official information about Apex will come from this website’s News page or the official @ForzaMotorsport Twitter account, but quotes from Xbox and Turn 10 representatives may pop up at third party sites. Feel free to add posts to this thread when you spot a source of new information about Apex, video interviews, partnerships, appearances, etc.

I’ll add new info reported here to the FAQ thread.

I’d suggest keeping this thread lean and using new threads for discussion topics so that everyone can quickly browse through the available highlights. When a site reports something and “credit [other site]” I think it’s preferable to link to the original source. No need to post every link that repeats news we already have. No rumors, please.

Note that links to articles and videos prior to March 1, 2016 pre-date mention of Apex specifically but provide background on FH2 and FM6 features that may be included in Apex, as well as Turn 10’s vision for Forza in general.
See also the FM6 FAQ thread for its source links.

Announcements by Turn 10 and Xbox
FM.net - Content update to disable Vsync - May 13, 2016
MSDN - Franerates unlocked, GSYNC/Freesync enabled for UWP - May 11, 2016
FM.net - Achievements List and Forza Rewards - April 29, 2016
FM.net - Open Beta announcement - April 28, 2016
FM.net - Apex announcement - March 1, 2016
YouTube - FM6: Apex Announce Trailer - March 1, 2016
Xbox Wire - Xbox Spring Showcase Recap - March 1, 2016
FM.net - The Making of the Forza Motorsport Score Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 - February 25, 2016
FM.net - Forza Hub for Windows 10 released - December 7, 2015
Xbox Wire - What’s a Drivatar and Why Should I Care? (FH2) - September 30, 2014

Other sources
Eurogamer - PC/Xbox NVIDIA/AMD comparison - May 14, 2016
Gameinformer - Microsoft Announces Free-To-Play Forza Motorsport 6: Apex for PC - March 1, 2016
IGN - Apex on PC is not ‘a microtransaction-driven game’ - March 1, 2016
IGN - Forza: Future Xbox, PC games ‘absolutely’ developing concurrently - March 1, 2016
IGN - Forza Motorsport 6: Apex announced, Free-to-play on PC (Drivatars) - March 1, 2016
PCGamer - Phil Spencer on Microsoft’s PC plans - February 29, 2016
Motorworldhype - E3 2015 video interview with Dan Greenawalt on FM6 - June 15, 2015

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Phil Spencer on Microsoft’s PC plans: “I wouldn’t say our strategy is to unify”
http://www.pcgamer.com/phil-spencer-interview-on-microsofts-pc-gaming-strategy/
Phil Savage
Feb 29, 2016
“Last week, Microsoft held its Xbox Spring Showcase—offering a look at some of its upcoming titles. The event was notable for its PC focus, with head of Xbox Phil Spencer talking about the studio’s work on the Windows Store, and upcoming releases like Quantum Break and Forza Motorsport 6 Apex. I had a chance to catch up with Phil, and ask him about Microsoft’s PC gaming plans. Below, you’ll find a truncated version of that chat. The full interview will be available in next month’s PC Gamer magazine, out April 7 in the UK and April 26 in the US.”

FORZA 6: APEX ON PC IS NOT ‘A MICROTRANSACTION-DRIVEN GAME’
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/01/forza-6-apex-on-pc-is-not-a-microtransaction-driven-game
BY MITCH DYER
1 MAR 2016

APEX ANNOUNCED, FREE-TO-PLAY ON PC
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/01/forza-motorsport-6-apex-announced-free-to-play-on-pc
BY MITCH DYER
1 MAR 2016

FORZA: FUTURE XBOX, PC GAMES ‘ABSOLUTELY’ DEVELOPING CONCURRENTLY
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/01/forza-future-xbox-pc-games-absolutely-developing-concurrently
BY MITCH DYER
1 MAR 2016

Microsoft Announces Free-To-Play Forza Motorsport 6: Apex For PC
http://www.gameinformer.com/themes/blogs/generic/post.aspx?WeblogApp=news&y=2016&m=03&d=01&WeblogPostName=microsoft-announces-free-to-play-forza-motorsport-6-apex-for-pc&GroupKeys=
by Matthew Kato
March 1, 2016

Video from the Microsoft Build conference:

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex - Development on the Unified Windows Platform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQwmN48b3fo

Key quote:

Side-note, I like that one of the staff members uses a wheel as his chair.

FM6:Apex Open Beta rolling out May 5
http://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fm6_apex_beta_announce
April 28, 2016

The announcement states that beta updates will be delivered through the summer, to improve the game and address hardware support such as wheels, Vsync, and an in-app framerate counter.

New information from this announcement: “a new set of Xbox Live achievements to earn worth 1000 gamerscore points” and pc spec requirements:

Beta preview/reviews:

WindowsCentral
GameInformer

Unlocked Frame Rate and More Now Enabled for UWP
May 10, 2016By MSFT - Bryan Langley
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/directx/2016/05/10/unlocked-frame-rate-and-more-now-enabled-for-uwp/

Face-Off: Forza Motorsport 6 Apex on PC
A free-to-play DX12 version on PC - but what does it offer over Xbox One?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-forza-motorsport-6-apex-face-off
By Thomas Morgan
14/05/2016

Article includes videos of PC vs Xbox One, GTX 970 vs R9 390, and Budget PC GTX 750 Ti vs R7 360.