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Forza Horizon 4's Shared World Explained

How Forza Horizon 4's shared world will change the way you play.

PrinceOfAnger2892d ago

From DF

"Yes, Forza Horizon 4 is a natural evolution of its predecessor, but with a slew of new visual features and gameplay ideas - and from a technical perspective, there's also the mouthwatering possibilities offered up by the fact that the game is the first in the series to have been created with Xbox One X in mind from the start."

Obscure_Observer2892d ago

@TRU3_GAM3R

60fps mode on the X! This game is gonna be even more amazing!

TheCommentator2891d ago

They're clearly setting things up for "Scarlet Enhanced" 1X games. FH4 will run 4K/30 and 60fps at some lower resolution, but when more powerful HW comes along they already have the resolution and FPS to do 4K/60 on the more capable HW. Forwards Compatibility for the win!

Jinger2892d ago

Plus all the cool extra modes they are putting in it like the Crazy Taxi stuff and little side narrative stories etc.

Forza Horizon is truly the top arcade racer for sure.

lxeasy2891d ago

This is a day one buy for me

Razzer2892d ago

Shares world sounds interesting, but I’m glad they are still committed to solo play. Less than four months away!

TheCommentator2891d ago

Me too. I can see being online with 71 other people getting frustrating at times. Sometimes I just want to take it easy when I play, so having the option to play "the old way" is very welcome.

Jinger2891d ago

Luckily even if you play online, the other players can't grief you while you're just exploring and doing stuff. No need to worry about someone randomly side swiping you while you're just out and about.

MuddyWaters2891d ago

I like the idea they are doing here, much better than the direction of Fallout 76. Plus this game will not allow griefers that want to drive into you on purpose.

mcstorm2891d ago

For me PG are the ND developers of Microsoft. They just create quality after quality and what they have done in just 2 years since FZ3 is amazing. I know people on here will disagree, but I now think PG are the king's of racing games even though it's not a sim what they have done with 4 no other racing game comes close to.

Team_Litt2891d ago

They had an awesome foundation to work from; Forza Motorsport 4 was the height of the Forza series and they got to inject their fun open world DNA into that.

cell9892891d ago

So it’s like destiny but for racers?

Team_Litt2891d ago

"Again, playing in the shared world isn’t compulsory. Forza Horizon 4 isn’t an always online game, and you don’t have to play in the shared world if you don’t want to. You can opt out with the push of a button and seamlessly transition into an offline experience that will replace the real people with Drivatars again. "
Can you play Destiny offline?

cell9892891d ago

Obviously asking about the online feature. Enough with the rhetorical questions -___-

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Last Chance. Get Forza Horizon 4 at 80% Off Before It Gets Delisted on December 15

Forza Horizon 4 is getting delisted on December 15. To celebrate the end of an era, developers approved 80% off all the editions.

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Xbox’s Game Preservation Hypocrisy - Forza Horizon 4

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.

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TheColbertinator536d ago

If the game is online or has on disc DRM, you don't own it. Simple as that.

GreekHobo536d ago

"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.

GamerRN536d ago

It's likely due to music and car licenses

gold_drake536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

the biggest issues are definitely the car brand and music licensing in the game.

Knushwood Butt536d ago

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.

Alos88536d ago

Nintendo's lawyers hissing like vampires in sunlight reading this

46player536d ago

They need to sell this franchise to Sony so it can be handled properly.

GreekHobo536d ago

>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?

rob-GP536d ago

"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.

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Reaper22_536d ago

Sony probably can't afford it...lol

gold_drake536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

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

HellspawnPR1981536d ago

Does the author knows the car manufacturers put limitations to their products license?

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Forza Horizon 4 Optimized Settings: Best Graphics Settings for High/Low-end PC

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.

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