If Forza Horizon 3 were to have the Centenario as a cover car, then it would be set in Southern Europe like FH2. But we don’t know right now.
All I can say is they could not have been vaguer.
So at this point in time I am wondering if the next Forza game is something all new.
I doubt they’ll talk about FM7 this E3. When have they ever spoken about the next more than a year ahead of time. Turn 10 keep things close to their chest until a few months before usually. Even last years announcement at the motor show fo Forza and Turn 10’s partnership was unusual, and then it went quiet for months.
It does say Forza Motorsport, but that is the Franchise that bore Forza Horizon. At this point i’d expect FH3 at this years E3 and FM7 at next years E3. Plus it’s quite an outlandish car by Motorsport standards, so it would fit better with Horizon.
We’ll know in a few months, in the meantime it’s a nice cover car for the franchise.
My two cents worth is, the as it “clearly states” (and having spent over 7 years interviewing various studios for a Xbox centric website), the words “A NEW Forza Motorsport GAME” means just that. A NEW GAME by the Forza team. NOT Forza Motorsport 7, nor Forza Horizion 3, but an All New Game for the entire franchise.
I strongly believe that Forza, as we knew/know and love it has come to an end.
As the need to build more and more cross platform games grows, fuelled along with the FREE release of Forza Motorsports:Apex for Windows 10 owners ONLY, expect the Special E3 news to come with an all new Forza title.
One that can be used alongside Windows 10, remember also that Forza Hub is now available for Windows 10 owners only, as well Forza 5-6 and Horizon of course.
The need to refresh the franchise is apparent, and with it grows the need for a few new stable mates. Porsches deal with Forza Motorsports (remembering the Forza Motorsports is a franchise name, with Forza 1-6 and Forza Horizion being subsidiaries of that franchise) will be a continual one, as will Ford and now Lamborghini. I’d expect more as the year proceeds.
If you look at the new Forza 6 dash, which copped a little kick in the pants with the most recent CU, there’s now room for at least one more stable (or more?) to go next to Porsche’ and there’s room in the Badges and Affinity levels sections for at least several more badges in every section, there’s even the blank spots awaiting to be filled.
I noticed that there’s now fewer badge empty slots, now that Porsche’ has its badges popping up. And a new section just for the stable.
I’d expect that on a whole, both Forza 1-6 and Forza Horizions have done very well, and the need to roll both into one, (God shoot me if the next game is too much like Horizions, I’ll quite the franchise - sorry) but with a more “distinctive feel to it”.
We also have the fact that Forza team, namely Turn 10 Studios are pushing the online racing association, tying it further to the use of the Pc and Xbox One cross platform use with ONLY Window 10 as the entry to it for PC users.
Many many years ago, in a galaxy far far away, a certain entranerial type of person that told his team to ‘build me a set top box that ran Windiw as well’, and do that within a certain period. He wanted to see that take place within 10 years I be
I’ve (Cough Bill Gates - see The Xbox Uncloaked and Opening a The Xbox by Dean Takahashi).
That time might well be fast approaching ppl…
I’ve attended a few E3’s over the years, and when they say, expect a NEW GAME by so-n-so franchise, that’s usually what they mean, a new game, not another iteration of an established franchise. Otherwise they’d be using terminology referencing just that.
Ie: “we’ll be announcing an even greater expansion of our great motorspoting franchise blah blah blah etc etc etc…”
Again, just my few cents worth based on some history of what Bill Gates wanted, and really READING and listening to the video and ‘Blurb’ press release. When you’ve read so many press releases over the years, you get a ‘sense’ that something deeper is being implied…
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Or a return to former glories.
Yes, it’d be ‘nice’ to bring back some of the missing pieces of the franchise. But here’s the kicker, in order to incorporate a great audience, they’ve reduced the tags that required backend work on XboxLive, so that when they do ‘switch over’ to being truely cross platform, they’ll be able yo offer things that BOTH. Platforms can handle and use.
Someone said that the new PC Forza Motorsport:Apex is a watered down or retuned version of Forza 6. It’s not. If one reads and listens to what the different vids and PZr blurbs are saying, is that Apex is a complete game, but with just a limited number of cars- to begin with, and other aspects will be added as DLC as time progresses.
Remembering also, that the new Win10 OS is built along the lines of the Forza Os, and the new Turn10 trademarked Proprietry Property engine that now drives the new Forza rebuild.
You can see how the two will merge, eventually. Controllers and perriferal a can be used on the PC that are available for the Xbox One already. the Elite Controller will no doubt eork quite well on a PC with Zforza, or any other FPS fir that matter.
Back to your point, and I know it was more fu. Than serious, ok. But, one dies need to move forward, and in order to to do, a company often has to cut certain things in order fir it to work more seamless
Y with the other, that being, the all new Win10… They’re even dropping the whole “Windows” thing it seems, as PAr blurb now has it as “Win10” - which is very Mac-ish. And as they said, they want yo get into that market the Apple iOS has been able to harvest.
Back in 1998-99, it took a dedicated team of just 10 ppl to convince Bill Hates that “The Xbox” will eventually be an integral part of everyone’s living room, not the bedroom where consoles always seemed to be located.
Mr Gates was reluctant at first, he wanted an OS to run the Xbox, but the initial team stated quite rightly I might add, that gamers wanted ‘instant access’, and waiting several minutes for an OS to wind-up and get ready to play, was totally unacceptable as far as gamers were concerned.
So, reluctantly he acquiesced and told them they had a year to prove it to him. Which they did. They built a very small OS that use an Apple Mac PowerPC chip to spin up the console in less than 30-60 seconds from blank screen to it shoeing a dashboard.
History was made, and the Xbox was born. Ask a Major Nelson, he’ll verify this for sure. As he was there back then. Had a slightly different job as such, but he was there, helping build the “community” - which he still does, and rather magnificently to I might ad.
Sorry for the ramblings, I once wrote a great deal about the birth of the Xbox, and it just pops out every now and then lol…
But yes, it’d be nice, but highly doubtful I’m afraid. Full steam ahead… And leave “Steam” behind in doing so. Hense the reason to build something that both PC and Xbox users can use that allows them to both buy and use a system inside Microsft, rather than use external means, such as Steam etc.
Here’s just a little titbit that some might find odd.
As the first Xbox was rolling off the production line, the Xbox 360 was already well underway, it even had several mock-up designs being considered, and the name had already been decided on. While it was using its technical name in the press, the real name was hidden within the various pieces of paperwork travelling around the departments.
It’s when I actually first decided to cjamge my gamer tso to XboxOZ360, as I’d noticed something odd within the various papers I was reading… Lol.
So, the 360 was actually being built as the FIRST BBB (commonly known as the Big a Black Box) was rolling off the production plants (there were 3 btw)
So basically Forza Horizon 3’s cover is the Lamborghini Centenario?
I’m gonna try to make a cover myself just for fun.
why would they put another Lamborghini on a horizon cover ? we had one on horizon 2.
According to this supposed leaked list it could be FH3
•Microsoft.ApexPG (Forza Motorsport 6: Apex)
•Microsoft.OpusPG (Forza Horizons 3)
Interesting that both said PG that could be developed by Playground Games.
There is some cool stuff in this car that’s a first for Ferrari and T10 to implement, such as active rear wheel steering and aerodynamics to die for. What I hope is that we have a way of activating the various driver modes in the car - now that will be rad !!!
And I quote " In addition to the standard permanent all-wheel-drive system, the limited-production Centenario is the first model to feature the automaker’s new rear-wheel steering system. At low speeds, the rear wheels turn opposite of the front wheels, making it more nimble, while at higher speeds the rear wheels turn with the front wheels for increased stability and response. The rear-wheel steering features unique tuning in each of the car’s three driving modes (Strada, Sport, and Corsa)"
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^I didn’t realise Ferrari were building the Lamborghini Centenario. That is a first…^
If it is a horizon game it would seem they are introducing “track days” in addition to open world racing.
BTW , did anyone notice that one of the tracks had snow/ice on it (leading up to a small tunnel)? That would make much more sense in a horizon game.
Possibly a new game, maybe a Rallycross game?
Assuming it is FH3, what map is everyone thinking? I keep hearing Australia
It just wouldn’t make sense to make a spin off to the 2 BEST games you already have, why would anyone want a separate E-Sports game when they can just add that to FM6 Currently ? Assuming that the Lamborghini is on the cover it’s not a rally game either because that wouldn’t make sense. Turn 10 AND PGG knows exactly what they are doing, they can’t follow in the same steps as FH2 by releasing info about the game existence a week earlier because they have already done that marketing scheme.
frankly I would be beyond disappointed if it was forza 7… only because it would be so early and horizon was a way to let forza breathe a bit to me. I love forza 6 but i’ve been hyped for Horizon 3 for a while. Considering all the glow about 2 I highly doubt they wouldn’t press on with 3. My worst nightmare would be something entirely new like a crew style online game or something. PLEASE don’t do that.
My brain would explode if they announced H3 AND 7.
Dan Greenawalt, Alan Hartman, and Aaron Greenberg at the the unveiling:
http://petersen.org/lamborghini-centenario-lp-770-4-unveiling/
“Join us for a very special Lamborghini Cruise-In on Saturday, June 11th brought to you by Xbox and Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A… Be one of the first to see the new, ultra-exclusive Lamborghini Centenario! A replica of the car revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March makes its North American debut at the Petersen ahead of the E3 gaming show.”
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So when Forza Motorsport 7 comes around, the cover car then will the 2017 Ford GT because, come on, it’s 2017. Let it be it’s year to shine, for crying out loud! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that to happen!
Isn’t it the cover car of FM6?
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