It’s a significant update when it comes to content, but not when it comes to what I liked to do in the game. The 765LT is gimped by the PI meta in this game, though it could be competitive with offroad tires (LOL). The drift edition Mach-E doesn’t do anything that I can’t do in a Hoonicorn.
At the end of the day, this is kind of the problem. Forza has so many cars now that the additions don’t have much impact. The game has the whole McLaren lineup, but all McLaren’s are same-ish, because all use the same platform. The Mach-E is just Hoonicorn EV edition. ATS and Ascari are nice cars, but they return, not new, and the ATS is a bootleg McLaren itself. 991 Speedster is not much different from the 992 Carrera S despite being older gen. Ironically the car I like the most is the 2021 Mini JCW, because the one in the game is still the R56 and outdated compared to the newer ones, but it’s still a Mini.
Custom events are something that should’ve shipped with the game. We’re 6 months into the game’s life. Nice, but not gonna cut Playground much slack here. Horizon Open progression is also no substitute for Ranked play, the lack of which was the main complaint.
Surprised to see this getting attention and not the 2015 Challenger Hellcat, which has had a rollcage added to the Sport upgrade since FH3.
The 765LT will be a dead car if it has no swap-engine to drop PI (5.2l V10 or the Racing V12). AWD swap and Rallye tires should bring it down to S900 but the McLaren bi-turbo engines are so overrated it’ll suffer the same fate as the 720 without a swap.
620R is kinda similar but here I have high hopes for the 5.2l V10.
I am a huge McLaren fan but the new models are completely dependent on the engine swaps. Otherwise they are murdered by the PI system.
I’ll admit, being a Porsche fanboy I’m usually in the “any Porsche added is a good Porsche” but this one doesn’t really move the needle for me. I’d probably appreciate it more if so many important Porsches weren’t missing.
Classic Porsche was gutted, the newest 911 Turbo is from 2014, we have the 2016 and 2019 GT3RS which are basically the same car, but the 2021 which has significant changes probably won’t make it into the game, the Singer, Guntherworks, and Emory Motorsports additions were fan favorites and sorely missed, and, after getting so little time with it in 4 being the second-to-last new car released, the 928 is once again missing.
Doesn’t help that I’ve never been a fan of the look of convertible Porsches (except the Targa).
You cannot have 8 car updates per series AND have all the cars in the game from the start.
I personally don’t mind the slow (re)release of these cars. I know it is a bit of manipulation, but considering the fact that there is more than enough cars in the game to keep me happy I kinda like the feeling of getting something ‘new’ even though it is not new
Ferrari fans have the same problem I guess. Or maybe even worse.
None of the cars in Ferrari’s current production model lineup are in the game. The only exception is the Monza SP2, which is a special edition of course.
I think fans of a lot of brands can claim the same thing. There are a lot of key picks missing that were present in 4.
I feel like the day one car list was pilfered in order to flesh out the playlist early. It’s possible that’s not the case but either way I feel like their car prioritization is wonky.
When I saw that yet another GTB variant was arriving on car pass, I audibly groaned. It’s not that I hate the GTB, I think it’s a fantastic car in fact, but there is so much more stuff even from Ferrari themselves as you point out that would have had so much more impact.
I mean, what’s the point of adding a 488 Challenge to Forza Horizon? It’s not even a road car. Unfortunately there’s precedent (KTM GT4), but still. This type of content is immersion breaking.
It’s like Forza Horizon wants to be an open world racer while still hinged by a track racer’s content pipeline.
Personally, I don’t mind track cars in Forza Horizon. I loved the le mans builds present in 3. I think part of the game’s charm is the ability to race a car like that against some dinky Isetta you souped up and see who wins.
But I’d also agree that they shouldn’t be prioritized over adding marquee consumer level cars.
Forza Horizon is a car festival so I think it’s important to have concept cars, new models, legendary classics and current cars of all kinds. I just wish they were stricter on what 911’s, Skyline’s/GTR’s, Golf’s, Civic’s and Mustang’s make the cut. The V6 Mustang for instance The diesel Golf I mean how many people actually use their “Black Edition”? I’d rather have a Toyota TS020 instead please… or a new ford model not already in the game. I don’t need 20 variants. Just the really good ones or something else. I don’t drive my 911’s just because I dunno which one other than the 90’s GT2 to pick.
Since FH4, there seems to be more variants of existing models on the car list.
Of course there is a reason for that. Every time a new variant is added to a favorite model, supercar enthusiasts want it added to the game.
And these brands design a million different variants for these models, just like “Malibu Stacy with New Hat”.
As a result, Forza became a game with tons of Huracans and Type 992s.
Of course they have a huge fan base, so in a way it is a result of supply and demand.
But it seems to me that these models are increasingly boring the car list.
I’m not saying that these models should never be added again, but they could be added a little less frequently.
As we investigate the current FH5 connectivity issue, we’ve changed the release of the Series 6 Update to Wednesday, March 30. We will let you know once the update is available to download. The Series 6 Festival Playlist will still begin on Thursday, March 31.
I feel compelled to point out that there are only 2 modern generation Porsche 911s in the entire game, and they have very different engines. Also, there is no 992 Turbo, their flagship car.
You’re probably thinking of 991, which has seen two additions to the game, though again with different engines. It is quite thoroughly populated though, we definitely don’t need more.
I knew they were going to postpone the update, it’s predictable at this point. Instead of throwing in a hot fix later to make sure everyone is in, let’s make everyone else wait because some people are being disconnected.
The diesel Golf 
I mean how many people actually use their “Black Edition”? I’d rather have a Toyota TS020 instead please… or a new ford model not already in the game. I don’t need 20 variants. Just the really good ones or something else. I don’t drive my 911’s just because I dunno which one other than the 90’s GT2 to pick.