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360 has not been 'maxed out' claims Forza dev

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Forza 3 is set to be one of the best-looking racers of the year, boasting realistic crash damage, a highly-detailed physics system and fluid 60 frames per second motion. But according to Turn 10's Dan Greenawalt, the game's director, there's still plenty of juice to be squeezed out of the Xbox 360.

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TrevorPhillips6084d ago

I knew there was more power on the 360, I knew it.

uie4rhig6084d ago

with Forza 3.. especially after they claimed that "with unrivalled graphics, there isn't any competition" or something like that..

hay6084d ago

There's always some untapped power to harness, Xbox is no exception. They should try a bit harder to eliminate some minor popups in F3... Never seen this kind of issues in racers.

Tinted Eyes6084d ago

Then make Forza 3 look better.

beans6084d ago

Forza 3looks fine and with some time and dedication part 4 can probably look much much better.

Lifendz6084d ago

meaning: Don't blame us for what you perceive to be sub-par visuals. The 360 is maxed out.

Chubear6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

The 360 has been out for 4yrs and going into it's 5th year. It still has yet to show off exclusive games competing technically with 2nd year exclusives on the PS3 and that's the truth.

By now it should be laying out exclusive title after exclusive title that too hard for the PS3 exclusives to compete with cause of it being a year ahead but instead we see the opposite to the point where the base of the 360 cling and hand onto multiplat titles that may have small differences in minor texturing or polygon count to justify the consoles's "power" even though that's more a testament to the quality of the developer and not the console machines themselves.

I mean, you take out gears and you pretty much nothing "truly" exclusive on the 360 that show true current gen gaming outside of uping graphical resolution.

Bodyboarder_VGamer6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

How can you know that when a younger consoles is the one leading on the graphic department? Where are the Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, God of War, Heavy Rain's on the X360?

The best looking game on the X360 is FFXIII, a PS3 game. Your comment sounds silly @Agent-X and even more when you're believing in the word of a dev that have been saying that Forza 3 is the best looking racing game ever! When it can't even surpass a 2 years old demo like GT5:P.

These points of mine are pretty valid. What do you have to prove me wrong? You say that you knew it but how?

SupaPlaya6084d ago

I don't quite like them due to their PR smack talking, I think we should cut them some slack as this is their first effort on the 360 no? Hopefully they 'll be able to max it out on Forza 4, assuming it'll be on the 360 in 2 years time.

Leathersoup6084d ago

Wellll... there's still plenty of 360s that haven't red ringed yet so I guess nothing's maxing it out quite yet. :)

Sarcasm6084d ago

Wow, this guy's like the Hip Hop Gamer of developers.

All talk, no show.

LCF6084d ago

5 years on the market, easy to develop for....yea it's maxed out.

How the Hell can you trust these people?

Winter47th6084d ago

But the DVD9 capacity sure did "Maxed Out". Just ask Bungie.

marinelife96084d ago

I think what they are trying to say is that eventually they will be able to make Forza 3 look as good as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Okay maybe not with sixteen cars on track just six.

And maybe not in 1080P just 640P

And maybe not as many cars as prologue because the higher quality cars will take up more disc space.

And maybe not with all the extra ambient sound like wind and tire squeals and animations like shifting but... you get the idea.

Sarcasm6084d ago

One of the biggest claims this generation is how much Easier it is to develop for the 360.

Yet, it's the one with the least progression.

specialguest6084d ago

LOL how can they make such a crazy claim when there are videos on youtube showing how unrealistic the crash damages were. http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Yeah, no body deformaties, just fake damage textures over a perfectly shaped car.

Godmars2906084d ago

And that's why Gears 3 is going to be on the next Xbox?

ShabzS6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

thats always good to hear... i wonder if they can prove that with halo reach though

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Edit: @ above godmars you should read the whole eurogamer interview... epic have said that if they release a gears 3 in the next year or so it will be running on unreal engine 3... becoz unreal 4 will be for next gen consoles... they dont want to spend resources and time creating another unreal engine 4 just for gears of war 3 for this gen since unreal 3 is still trying to become an industry standard... epic will cater its unreal engine needs over the game

Christopher6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

The hardware is maxed out. It's fairly obvious considering their is a limit to how much you can push through them. This is true for both the PS3 and the 360, both have been pushed to their max, meaning used to their fullest.

Now, what isn't maxed out is the software being used with the various hardware. There is always work that can be done to maximize data throughput and processing.

So, essentially, it's not the 360 or PS3 that needs to be maximized, it's the software on the discs (engines of various types).

Fan Tastic6084d ago

"But according to Turn 10's Dan Greenawalt, the game's director, there's still plenty of juice to be squeezed out of the Xbox 360"

Greenawalt continued to stay, we simply don't have the talent or programming ability to squeeze out the power. Our games will continue to have archaic lighting models and floaty physics. Please ignore this and focus on the fact that you can paint your car!

Anon19746084d ago

But where's the evidence? Gears came out in 2006 and nothing touched it graphically for years. Then Gears 2 came out and it looked a little better, but not much.

If the 360 wasn't tapped out yet, then where's the rest of the games that push the system. Why haven't titles been getting better and better, like we're seeing on other consoles?

marinelife96084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

Has there been a 360 game to top Gears 1 graphically? I thought in some scenes Gears 1 looked better than Gears 2.

MNicholas6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

The title of the thread is misleading.

The Forza dev actually said that the hardware was maxed out. For the mathematically disadvantaged, 100% means maxed out. There is no 110% except in Star Trek (Scottie can make it happen) and extra-credit questions.

What he said was that although the hardware has been maxed out, ie., it's at 100% utilization, the way they render can be made more efficient (he used the word "tricks") to improve visuals.

IaMs126084d ago

lol funny them PS3 boys are all over this... Anyways then squeeze that lemon dry!

SnuggleBandit6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

^^^
Thats right the 360 is "lemon"

http://www.computerlemonlaw...

MNicholas6084d ago

In some scenes Gears 1 was definitely better than Gears 2.

One of the internet mags had a side-by-side of identical locations and in Gears 2 they had dumbed down a lot of the geometry.

They would not have had to do this if the GPU was not already maxed out. In fact, even at an early stage of development of Gears 1, the devs said that maxing out the GPU was not the problem but rather the CPU. No doubt the small shared L2 cache played a significant role in this.

IdleLeeSiuLung6084d ago

Yeah, feed the sharks! Those are lawyers, the most hated profession and the ones ruining this country (US) by increasing cost for everyone.

Now I wonder what their interest are?

I would take SquareTrade's report over these guys any day, because their business is warranty. Lawyers business for the most part (and especially the sleazy ones) is to extort money!

Blaze9296084d ago

"That's proof that you're not the best. Anyone calming they maxed out anything just means you're out of ideas."

The Lazy One6084d ago

HAY! LETS ALL MAKE FUN OF THE 360 CUZ WE DON'T HAVE OR OWN ONE! THAT WAY MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL THINK WE'RE COOL!

Pardon me for taking the word of an industry professional deeply involved in game development over a bunch of internet trolls with little to no programming experience.

Sitdown6084d ago

"How can you know that when a younger consoles is the one leading on the graphic department? Where are the Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, God of War, Heavy Rain's on the X360?"

Now I know this kind of out the boxing thinking can get me in trouble on n4g..but consider this........just maybe, and hear me when I say "maybe", but just maybe there are other areas of a console outside of graphics. I know it sounds crazy...but there is the possibility that there is untapped power outside of graphics..you know power that that allows more functions and processing to be handled together.

Another risky thought...is it possible that just because the games do not match up to ps3 games in your opinion, that 360 games can still get better in comparison to other titles on the console? Here...let me use a sports analogy. If Lebron James is not as good as Kobe Bryant that does not mean there is not more left in Lebron James to get better....AKA you can't define what is left for the 360 based on the performance of a whole different system. It needs to be compared to its own games over time.

I did not murder him6084d ago

How can it be maxed out with games like, CRYSIS 2, RAGE and BRINK running on it? Those games above are superior to any other console game on any platform shown so far.

4Sh0w6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

I been gaming for a long time, games always get better on every console, this gen is no diffferent. Dam most of the comments I read above have no balance, almost every big site gives credit to games like Forza3 and Uncharted2 for graphics improvements and other aspects. Frankly I've been on this site long enough to understand that at this point there's little chance of having a rational conversation about it, games like Forza3, Gears1 and 2, Uncharted1 and 2, upcoming games like Mass Effect2, Alan Wake, Splinter Cell, GT5, GoW3, FFXII, MW2, etc all look spectacular, I don't really see the gap, really KZ2 still looks slightly better than what I've seen so far from all of them, but hey the difference doesn't make it the better game to me, if you need side by side pixel cout comparisons how much better is it really?, that's what some of you don't seem to get, its not like wii, its so close you could likely show vids to the next 10 customers and likely get 4 or 5 different answers on what's the best looking game of them all.

I don't think many of you above have any creditability on the subject anyway, judging by most of your past posts, basicly it looks like a few 360 fanboys who are always going to defend microsoft and bash ps3 stuff vs a lot of ps3 fanboys who every post will defend sony or bash 360 stuff. None of you are remotely close to believable. Where are the gamers, the people who talk about upcoming games and what they like about them and what they hope to see improved next time, not bashing just real life observations with no bias garbage from the console war?

Personally I'm just waiting to play the perfect game, and then I'm going to quit gaming. 'sigh I miss last gen's gamers attitude.

badz1496084d ago

I stopped reading just right there!

Consoldtobots6084d ago

Somebody should mail these guys a milk carton with a picture of their credibility on it.

aaron58296084d ago

I thought Forza 3 is the best looking racer ever on any console...

It should definately have maxed out the 360 !

Oh wait... it's Dan... my bad.

All talk.

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vhero6084d ago

There is no way a racing game can max it out in every aspect anyways.

princejb1346083d ago

one developer says the 360 is not maxed out yet, while 3-4 developers says it is
hmm i think ill go with the 3-4, unless they prove it other wise

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Bereaver6084d ago

If it wasn't maxed out..... then why didn't they use higher poly cars?

Jeeze, how many times do I need to say that they need to shut up?

*edit* nevermind, just makes it easier for me to blame their status as students learning from the pros.

El Botto6084d ago

Even if one would compare gears 2 with gears 1, you would see that it still has the same low res characters and objects, lots of bloom, and low textures.

In other words, gears 2 is only cosmetically upgraded compared to gears 1.

Everyone who claims 360 is not maxed out, is ridiculous. What happened to the "10x more polys than flopza 2" claim? If its not maxed out, than why didnt they do it?
What happened to the "alan wake will show da 360s powa and best lookien game evarz1!!1"

Stfu, 360 has no juice left, its tapped out long ago, its hardware is unreliable, it is running on ancient DVD tech, HD DVD is dead, and it has no harddrive! THATS THE REALITY. Not that delusional shiat they are feeding you, xbots.

spongeboob6084d ago

"360 has been 'maxed out' claims Forza dev"

Fixed

54percent6084d ago

If they did wanted to "maxed out" what is maxed out they should delayed flopza3, but noooo.... microshaft likes to rush everything.

anyway only bots care because a true well refined title is coming the next spring.

Saaking6084d ago

Well FLopza didn't really set the bar high did it. It looks so last gen.

ambientFLIER6084d ago

Probably because it takes more and more time, money, and effort to max out a console...kind of a diminishing returns thing...something that they don't have.

DonCorneo6084d ago (Edited 6084d ago )

no!.. i remember xbots whining about that with KZ2.. but for a racing game to lack split-screen is just unacceptable (when GT5P, which look a lot better than this POS, has one)

Lou-Cipher6084d ago

With all of the lies Turn 10 has been spewing from their mouths.

Should Microsoft really put these guys in charge of getting people to believe their lies.

Turn 10 lost all credibility at E3, so why would anyone believe Turn 10 when they say something as asinine as the 360 is not maxed out.

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TrevorPhillips6084d ago

I'm guessing they want to max out Forza 4 to make more money.

TrevorPhillips6084d ago

I agree with you, I think they should of use the full power of the xbox 360 to max out the game so that Forza 4 could head on to the next generation you know what I mean.

Dark_Vendetta6084d ago

I think it's pretty hard to achieve it with a new engine and an about 2 year development time frame

MNicholas6084d ago

Turn10 has been working on the Forza engine for nearly 5 years.

Dark_Vendetta6084d ago

Sorry to disagree, but Forza 3 uses a new engine (stated by turn10)

MNicholas6084d ago

because they already had 3 years of experience with the hardware and knew how to optimize for it.

3 (learning the hardware and making Forza 2) + 2 (rebuilding engine and making Forza 3) = 5

Polyphony Digital have had 1 year less with the much more sophisticated (and unforgiving) PS3 hardware than Turn10 have had with theirs yet their game already glows of quality.

The approach to quality is a key differentiator in the corporate culture of Microsoft versus Japanese firms like Sony and Nintendo.

Consoldtobots6084d ago

if microsoft cared about quality they would have fired robbie bach the minute it was revealed he was the one responsible for eliminating over 50% of the quality assurace test during the manufacturing process of the 360 way back in 2005. They didn't because he represents everything they are about.

MNicholas6084d ago

President of Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft:

Xbox
Xbox 360
Zune
Windows Games
Windows Mobile
Microsoft TV platform

Ouch ... not quite a glowing record of success, eh?

mythamp6084d ago

Robbie Bach's gonna Kill You.

Seriously this guys resume looks unbelievable. He should move to apple!

MNicholas6084d ago

Robbie Bach's resume reads like one failure after another. Why does this guy still have a job?

GameGambits6083d ago

How can you not trust Robbie Bach with a picture like this ?

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RadientFlux6084d ago

Well of course, developers are constantly finding new ways to improve their code and getting more out of a system.

Depending on how long this console cycle will last, it's likely we haven't seen anything yet.

uie4rhig6084d ago

essentially even if they max it out, they will find a way to do the same in with less power, allowing them to do more with the same power..

jden286084d ago

The 360 is not maxed out developers are have been saying it since E3. The 360 was designed 5yrs ago to go the distance. Meaning it was designed to be able to get a game up a and running on it easily in a universal platform. But it was also designed to have a store of power for later .So hear is a list of facts that are commonly know put together in one place to be thought about.

1. The 360 gpu was designed with elements of directx9,10,&11
2. When first released the 360 debug kits used only 512mb ram
3. when first released ps3 debug kits used 1gb of ram
4. the cell was originally designed to be both cpu and gpu
5. the cell design wasn't finished so sony partnerd with nvidia to use its next pc gpu in the ps3
6. the cell cpu IS more powerful than the xenon cpu in the 360
7. the xeon gpu in the 360 is more powerful than the nvidia gpu in the ps3
8. as of E3 developers were given new 360 debug kits essentially anding 64 to 128mb to the available game code in 360 games. Could you imagine what an extra 128mb of ram can make a game look like.
9. the cell is the most powerful proccessor in the ps3
10. the xeon gpu is the most powerful proccessor and controller in the 360.
11. The gpu in the ps3 is dated and uses a method of devised shaders and texture units that grafics card moved away from...
12 the gpu in the 360 is the main proccessor and is the father of the modern gpcpu's that we are beginning to see
13. directx11 is just now comming to pc's

Bottom line microsoft is sneaky.... They knew that the gpu in the 360 was way ahead of it's time and they have basically been holding it back with this universal platform stuff. What i mean is it was great in the beginning all games at atleast 720p and 2xAA and so on and so on . But that was when theyd hobbled thier developers by not giving them the directx11 tools and giving them debug kits with only 512mb worth of ram forcing developers to use 64mb to 128mb of the 360's ram to run debug code. Now with the release of the new debug kit allowing developers for the first time to use the 360's full 512mb of ram and the release of the new tools that allow directx11 tools to be useed i.e. hardeware based tasselation(oooh the graphics).
to say the 360 is maxed out simlpy means you didn't read what developers have had to say.

Developers are excited so am I.

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Forza Motorsport players slam devs for using 14 year old car model

Throughout its marketing campaign Forza Motorsport has been described as being “built from the ground up,” but some players are skeptical after discovering a reused car model that first appeared in Forza Motorsport 3.

Flawlessmic963d ago (Edited 963d ago )

yep been playing it all day and the newer car models look ok at best and the older models looks downright ugly and out place. im playing on pc at 4k with everything on ultra with dlls performance mode and the cars just look completey off, even the paints looks off, gt7 on ps5 shits on the car models here and its not even close, espcially paint and materials wise!!

its by no means a bad game but it is again another hype job from MS doesnt get close to living up to what it should be.

i genuinly thought this was gonna improve on GT7 in every way, when in fact at this in point after 10 hours the only thing i think is better is the standing start races as opposed to gt7s god awful chase the rabbit races starting 25 seconds behind.

the fuel and pit stop additions to forza are just surface level additions so they could say hey we did it, i am yet to see a meaningful incorporation of either one and the systems that would facilitate it being genuine are not there.

I cant control my power to fuel ratio during the race like i can in gt7, there is no timing hud for the whole grid, so i dont know how far ahead or behind i am or when drivers are pitting so i could plan my strategy, not that pitting is necesarry at all.

rain doesnt cause a slippery surface or aqua plaining nor does it tell you just how wet the track is like gt7 which informs you if inters or full wets are needed, no weather map, nothing.

its really just shinear version of previous forza, if you want proper sim racing where actual strategy comes in to play with longer races, with real pitt stops and having to manage your actual fuel effectively during the race then this game isnt it, go get gt7.

if you want a really simple and basic sim racer then this is for you.

majorly dissapointed, i thought this was the one game from MS that would hit all the right notes, in reality built from the ground up for next gen was a bullshit line and and its not even better than a cross gen game released a year and half ago.

MTRNYC963d ago

One big thing I feel makes GT7 so much better is that they surface mapped all the tracks so they have actual imperfections which means that sometimes the fastest path is slightly off the expected path because you have to avoid the imperfections to maintain traction.

GT7 is by far the more realistic racing game. It's kind of funny because they claim they reworked the whole driving and physics system to compete with GT Sport and Forza's not even close to as realistic as even GT Sport was and GT7 is way better than GT Sport.

Stanjara963d ago

Excellent write up.
I follow SuperGT and in the preview of the game he was not impressed with improvements.
Said it felt the same as FM7.

The whole time I was searching for ray tracing in race and it was not present.

Built from ground up my ass.

(Yes yes I know there is a performance mode and a visual mode I know)

P.s. You can choose your starting grid position. WTF is that in a sim race?

Flawlessmic963d ago (Edited 963d ago )

@mtrnyc

its all the little details, you see the track evolve in gt7 with the rubbers marks, and the marbles from the tyres start building up off the racing line on the side, you can actually see the tyre deformation when racing an f1 car for instance.

honestly, im actually shocked at how much better and more advanced gt7 is than this game, this is literally just a surface level sim racer, it would make a fantastic entry point for someone new to sim racers but my lord does it pale in comparison to gt7 where it counts

@stanjara

yep picking your starting spot is dumb AF for this type of game

dumahim963d ago

"there is no timing hud for the whole grid, so i dont know how far ahead or behind i am or when drivers are pitting so i could plan my strategy"

Wait, really? They don't have the distance or timing splits options for the HUD anymore that's been there from the start, after they add pit stops, when you'd really need something like that?

Flawlessmic963d ago

@dumahin

i will correct myself slightly just opened the game to see if it was option and you can turn it on for single player races, it was set to multiplayer only but again if the races were really gonna need it they wouldve had it set as on but no the races are like i said simple surface level sim racing.

but to answer the question correctly yes it actually does have the option, you just need to turn it on

Mr Logic963d ago

So...you're rendering at 1080p. Much wow

eagle21963d ago (Edited 963d ago )

And what about the loading times in Forza? They sure are super fast in Gran Turismo 7 (PS5). :)

outsider1624963d ago

"i genuinly thought this was gonna improve on GT7 in every way, when in fact at this in point after 10 hours the only thing i think is better is the standing start races as opposed to gt7s god awful chase the rabbit races starting 25 seconds behind."

This! I really hated this for every race it's always a running start and always last. And we all know the reason for that which is the bad ai.

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yeahokwhatever963d ago

"its by no means a bad game but it is again another hype job from MS doesn't get close to living up to what it should be" <-- Spot on. I've been playing since the second it launched and I'm a little disappointed too. You're totally right about the paint..its whacky how bad it is visually. I have pretty damn good hardware and the frame pacing is totally jacked up. I wanted a close-to-GT7 game on my PC, unfortunately Forza is the furthest from GT that its been. :-(

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isarai964d ago

Reusing assets is ok, but 14yr old model, when it's a hero model? That's just lame.

MTRNYC963d ago

“built from the ground up,”

This isn't even the oldest models, they are recycling, there is stuff dating back to the 360 in the game.

Everything is all lies with these guys.

Enjoy the battle pass and the DLC to get cars and tracks in your live service b.s. game, meanwhile we'll be getting them for free in GT7.

outsider1624963d ago

Built from ground up for the Series S most probably. I mean that's 75% of the audience right there.

Father__Merrin963d ago (Edited 963d ago )

Forza motorsport doesn't have that traditional campaign but rather just tick box races. Most reviewers are omitting this

Flawlessmic963d ago (Edited 963d ago )

i dont mind how they have done it but, theres not a whole lot of content race wise which is a let down, and the car RPG thing sucks balls.

i unlock the same things in the same order everytime and make the same upgrades in the same order everytime.

rather than being able to look at the strengths and weakness of the car im using and put my credits into upgrading the weakess im stuck upgrading parts i dont really need cause thats all i can do and by the time i do unlock what i really wanted, lo and behold the 5 race series is over and its on to a new car to rinse and repeat my unlocking and applying my upgrades

IRetrouk963d ago

I remember this being a massive negative for another game a couple gens ago👀

dumahim963d ago

On one hand, that was kind of a bigger deal since the old models didn't have an interior so it was all just a black silhouette inside. But on the other hand, they made no claims that it was built from the ground up and were clear there were premium models that did have the full interior and some without.

IRetrouk963d ago

I agree, it was jarring and not needed in my opinion, but it didn't make the game bad or worse, yet that was the impression around here at the time if you remember.

yeahokwhatever963d ago

i uh....liked the black interiors. I got the perspective without the distraction. I wish it was an option.

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10 of the best racing games of all-time

Paul writes - "Looking back over a lifetime of playing games, and racing games in particular, I am moved to consider which were the best that I have ever played. I'm going to be platform blind on this, largely because I didn't have an Xbox until the 360 came out, so many games I played were on the other consoles that were available. In order that I played them, here are the racing games that have had a lasting impact on me and 10 of the best racing games of all-time."

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gammaray132521d ago (Edited 2521d ago )

this guy is an idiot need for speed was never on the c64 it was first on the 3DO in 1994

Retroman2521d ago

Correct. started on the 3DO.
To bad NFS fell from Grace.
used to buy every nfs title and GT
Now only GT NFS became crapfest.

Kados2521d ago

No particular order:

iRacing
rFactor
rFactor 2
Assetto Corsa
Dirt Rally
F1 2019
Project Cars
Project Cars 2
Gran Turismo 5
Forza 7

Brutus832521d ago

Till today, i still think the best driving game was TDU2

level 3602521d ago

I loved Colin McRae Rally, got addicted to that game for a long time.
DriveClub I highly rate as very good and enjoyable.

Profchaos2521d ago (Edited 2521d ago )

Colin McRae dirt Rally in VR was so good I hope you got a chance to try it

sampsonon2521d ago (Edited 2521d ago )

Yeah, it was a good game. SOO immersive. too bad it had that bad launch or it would be still going strong.

goodwin2521d ago

Where's Porsche Unleashed?

gammaray132519d ago

I think you might mean Porsche Challenge on the PS1 as that was amazing

goodwin2519d ago

I mean Need for Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed

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The Forza Franchise Has Exceeded $1 Billion in Retail Sales

Xbox: "Today, we’re excited to share a major milestone – as of December 2016, the Forza franchise has exceeded $1 billion in retail sales."

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Overload3389d ago

Pretty much expected regarding Forza Horizon 3 (selling 2.5M units). Good numbers compared to the previous iterations.

Gazondaily3389d ago

This is good news. The best racing franchise should be supported. Glad it is. #forzaplayers

Overload3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Selling more than the previous versions would be good news.

"The best racing franchise should be supported."

It is, very much so.

Gazondaily3389d ago

I know. 2.5 million copies isn't bad at all. Forza is smashing it, critically and now sales are reflecting that too.

I wonder if there will be a racer this gen that comes close critically. If so, we're truly in for a treat.

Overload3389d ago

It is amazing watching sales matter and not matter all at the same time. Same with what they reflect.

Gazondaily3389d ago

Quality matters more than sales. Always. And that's why Forza is at the top of the game. Horizon 3 deserves those sales because we need more games like it.

Kingthrash3603389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Great to see some good news from forza! Retailing 1 billion bucks is a pretty good milestone. I remember gta5 did it In like a week or so. It may have taken forza longer to reach this milestone and with 10 games...but hey not many have reached that milestone.

Overload3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

@Septic

I thought sales reflected people finally seeing the quality.

"Forza is smashing it, critically and now sales are reflecting that too."

You're all over the place.

Do they only reflect quality or what it deserves when it comes to Forza?

Gazondaily3389d ago

"@Septic

I thought sales reflected people finally seeing the quality. "

Lets be honest- frankly terrible games have seen some strong sales. Comparatively drastically weaker racers for instance have seen even higher sales.

"You're all over the place.

Do they only reflect quality or what it deserves when it comes to Forza?"

I'm not all over the place at all. Weren't you the one downplaying the sales previously? See my link below. Its not rocket science mate. The game's quality is great. Sometimes the sales numbers dont do a great game justice. We've seen that time and time again in this industry.

Forza Horizon 3 is an excellent game and the highest rated racer this gen. Now it deserves great sales doesn't it? Its very simple.

Overload3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

@Septic

Let's get real here. 2.5M is great for Forza Horizon 3, but it's not that impressive overall. GT Sport will most likely do that very quickly. Driveclub sold 2M and that had a terrible launch.

1B sounds like a big number, but then you realise GT5 did approximately half a billion at retail alone.

Unspoken3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Sony fanboys out in force today!

Looks like your down play is back firing.

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Brazz3389d ago

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's" right now Forza is number one hands down and other races need to work hard to get at Forza level...
I wonder if Polyphony digital will start to fight back whit GT, cause right now Forza is killing it.

Artemidorus3389d ago

The best? It's not April Fool's yet.

EpicZinger3389d ago

Best racing franchise is already heavily supported. More than 70 million sales to be precise.

corroios3389d ago

Both of your inicial comments are stealth trolling. Why cant you be happy with the news. Then you say others troll...

You already know that when another game arrived it will surpass those numbers maybe in the first 24 hours....

XanderZane3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

@Overload
This isn't about GT Sports or Driveclub. You always need to bring some Sony games into a conversation that has nothing to do with them. Forza games have always sold the 2-4 million even when it was on the XBox 360 with over 87 million units sold. It has it's own fanbase that buy it regularly. No one cares what GT Sports or DriveClub sold. They aren't even in the article. All you want to do is TROLL XBox One articles.

@Unspoken
Yes. Trolling Overlord has returned to another XBox One article when he most likely doesn't even own one. He was doing fine until he decided to bring Sony exclusives racers into the mix. He didn't even go for Project Cars or Need For Speed games? lmao!!

Lime1233389d ago

Fantastic numbers for FH3! Already at halfway of GT6 - the worst selling mainline Gran Turismo game.

rainslacker3389d ago

9 releases, over how many years? Retail sales over 1 billion, is anywhere between 16-20 million copies depending on the selling price(not all being $60).

It's great it makes money, don't get me wrong, but with the number of releases it's had, for how long it's been an established franchise, it's not really that remarkable.

Gazondaily3389d ago

Well if the sales don't impress you, perhaps the game itself will. For those who haven't played it, you're missing out on of the best racers ever.

Kribwalker3389d ago

It is a fantastic racing game, even if you aren't a huge fan of racing games, it's a lot of fun. I will keep supporting this series. Not the biggest sim racing fan so the mainline games I usually pass on, but I've bought FH2 and 3 and got the first one with games with gold and they're great

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rainslacker3388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

Sorry if my putting it into perspective hurt people's feelings.

I'm glad it's making money, and the most recent game is excellent, but 1 billion over 9 releases is kind of commonplace for a moderately successful franchise.

@Dealwithit

If Forza did all that, I'd be impressed.

But for the most part, I'd not be gushing over the sales of any game, with 9 releases, that only made 1 billion at retail. At least not in the way some people here are trying to make it into being the best thing ever and indicative of the game being a high end money maker which somehow is indicative of it's quality, which is a separate matter altogether.

My numbers are sound, and while I find it wonderful that it's a successful franchise, I think too many people are looking at the number, without actually thinking about the rest of the picture.

But, if it makes you all feel better, I'll give you a freebie. 1 billion in retail sales doesn't include digital. So since you all think that Xbox somehow has a 2:1 digital vs retail attach rate, then you can run with Forza having made 3 billion.

Gazondaily3388d ago

"I'm glad it's making money"

You sure? You sure don't sound it lmao. Go play the game. It's wicked. Downplaying the sales aside, this a classic and the best racer this gen.

bouzebbal3388d ago

at the same time when you see what x1 owners have to play....
but yeah, something for you guys to justify the purchase,huh?

MyDietEqualsGames3388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

Lol. The best. Much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. There are a few good ones out there, including GT, however this is Forza's moment, so I will try not to take away from it. With that said, Congratulations, Turn10!

IamTylerDurden13388d ago

Overload

Driveclub sold over 3 million. It sold nearly 2.5m physical and with the f2p version it did huge digital numbers. DC is a 3m seller, and well deserved.

Septic

It's funny how u think Driveclub is a terrible game bc of the disastrous launch. If u really were the gaming aficionado u claim you'd know that Driveclub is a different game now. A dramatically improved game and a great racer. Don't act like your not referring to Driveclub in your comments here. U even posted on the PS4 N4G group that Driveclub sucked and Forza is way better. Now i realize it was this article that motivated u to make that comment.

LexHazard793388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

They mad GT isnt the best racer anymore. So how else to get over the frustration than attacking Xbox gamers with bs...Lol.

rainslacker3388d ago

@Septic

Which one? There are nine games in the franchise. The topic here is about the franchise. If it were about FH3 making one billion at retail, then I'd be thouroughly impressed.

I have played FH3, and several other games in the franchise. But what does that matter to the point I"m trying to make that people are gushing over it, using it as an example of how great FH3 is, while ignoring the fact that it equates to around 112 million on average per release. Is 112 million per game really that amazing?

It's not poor, but as I said, it's not remarkable,or worthy of the correlations to quality that some people are making.

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GtR35olution3389d ago

Lol. I like the nice wording of saying the forza franchise is the best selling this generation when there has been a forza game every year since the xbox one release and there'll be a new game(forza 7) this year. Gran turismo sport will outsell them all and be the best driving simulator.

Gazondaily3389d ago

I'd be very impressed if GT Sport scored higher than Horizon 3. Different types of games I know but would be impressive nonetheless.

GT Sport stands the best chance of dethroning Forza Motorsport and taking the crown though. I like what I've seen so far. Has improved dramatically from what was shown at first. Sales wise also, it will definitely dominate. That's a no brainer.

Neonridr3389d ago

haven't sales of Gran Turismo been declining with each release though? You would think in 2013 when the PS3 had a huge install base, the latest game (6) would muster more than 3.5 million in sales..

Overload3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

"You would think in 2013 when the PS3 had a huge install base, the latest game (6) would muster more than 3.5 million in sales.."

Gran Turismo 6 Passes 5 Million Sales, Series Climbs to 76.8 Million
http://www.gamespot.com/art...

Gran Turismo 6 launched on PS3 at the same time as the PS4, which was a mistake in my opinion.

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GtR35olution3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Gran turismo 6 sold over 6 million copies and gran turismo 5 sold over 10 million copies according to sony. There isnt any forza throne to be taken by gran turismo because gran tursmo is a better driving simulator where forza normally has things done in The game such as widening tracks and making cars easier to drive so it appeals more to people that would try racing a gtr with a civic or a dodge neon.

People who normally talk about review scores and menu system when comparing forza and gran turismo should actually be talking about the games content and which is actually a better driving simulator. Gran turismo games are made to be as realistic as possible to where the cars in the games try to simulate the driving physics of the real life ones. Forza games normally has cars with characteristics that are unlike realistic ones and youll see silly things like stock vehicles ets being 10 seconds faster than they are in real life.

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Elit3Nick3389d ago

There isnt any forza throne to be taken by gran turismo because gran tursmo is a better driving simulator where forza normally has things done in The game such as widening tracks and making cars easier to drive so it appeals more to people that would try racing a gtr with a civic or a dodge neon.

I don't see why this would make it any less of a simulator than GT, especially considering that engine tuning is a big part of GT as well. Being able to race a large variety of cars together is part of Forza's success, some people don't like being restricted to certain cars, and it's extremely rewarding working on a car to make it competitive. I'm sure GT Sport's reliance on eSports and restricted car choices will turn off some GT fans, but that's the kind of niche Sony is selling it for, while GT7 will be the more traditional GT game.

TheCommentator3389d ago

Maybe GT will go back to it's roots, so you can simulate driving on an oval with your analog sticks rubber-banded together! GT: Port is already halfway to it's roots anyways, at least judging by the graphics and AI, so anythings' possible.

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darthv723389d ago

I like both GT and Forza. That has to account for something?

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IAmLoki3389d ago

Congrats to Forza and Microsoft for becoming one of the world's most successful driving game franchises. The Forza Horizon series is my favorite with beautiful open world racing, jaw dropping visuals, the best controls, and amazing racing tracks, jam packed with intense action.

mcstorm3389d ago

I agree and I hope the sales for it goes up. Enjoyed 1 and 2 but for me 3 seems to set the bar again for open world racing games.

20live3389d ago

not sure why you are being down voted , Forza Horizon 3 was epic

XanderZane3389d ago

The trolls on here are down voting because they think GT Sports will be better, even though it's not out yet. I hope GT Sport is better then GT5 & GT6. Those games made many fans leave the series. Polyphony needs to come up with something new for GT Sport. I'll continue to enjoy Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 3 while we wait.

XanderZane3389d ago

LOL!! Don't believe me with GT5 vs GT6 sales? Look again. Keep down voting me when I'm right. Sales going down, down, down with GT ever since GT3. Maybe Overlord can damage control this without having to mention an XBox game.

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

GT3 sales - 14.98 million worldwide
GT4 sales - 11.66 million worldwide
GT5 sales - 10.70 million worldwide.
GT6 sales - 3.32 million worldwide
Over 7 million gamers suddenly stopped buying Gran Turismo series after GT5? This is on a game console with over 87 million sold.

edeprez3389d ago

I finished FH3, but it really wasn't that great. I really loved FH2, probably my favorite racing game. It's just a copy/paste of FH2, most of the races feel similar to each other, most of the cars are behind a paywall, and the showcases were a letdown for me. Also who wants to customize and name every race/bucket list challenge, i would have been happier with more sets of challenges like in FH 2.
Anyway, i may have ruined the experience for myself by replaying FH2 before launch, so maybe I'm way off base here, i just didn't get any of that "epic" that you noticed.

MRMagoo1233388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

@xanda

Sony announced gt6 sold over 5 million so you pulling vg numbers and being wrong makes you look desperate and stupid. Even at 5 million it's double forza horizon 3 sales. 😂

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

Liqu1d3388d ago

Lol at Xander using vgchartz when official numbers already exist.

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ShadowKnight3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

I wonder and curious if half of those sell numbers is from PC players. Probably not it's probably not selling to well on PC

Kiwi663389d ago

How can half the sales be from PC when only FH3 & Forza Apex are the only two from the whole series that are on Xb/PC

TheHorseTamer3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

1/2 pn PC? Haha, that was a good laugh

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game4funz3389d ago

So what? Are you saying there's nothing to be happy about with expected sales?
On that note anyone can say that about any game.

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shiva13389d ago

Tell me one thing though.... Would getting 2.5 mil sales on ps4 for half arsed game is difficult? There is no racing game on ps4 that meets forza and the ps4 gamers would just bite irrespective of quality.... Just like NMS. Having 50mil sales but still not a single game is as big as overwatch, GTAV, FFXV..... Talk about that attach rate and quality. There was this talk about UC4 goty and now i hear nothing....

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jokerisalive3389d ago

A great series. Good to see it hit this milestone.

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aaronaton3389d ago

As a quick comparison, the Gran Tursimo series (as of 2015) has sold over 76 million. Lets say the average game is £30, even though GT5 cost me £50..
If my maths are corrects, the GT series has made at least £22.8 billion. GT sport can only add to this. Plus this is GBP and not Dollars.

OsafuneKatana3389d ago

GT will always be racing king. Forza is lil piece of shit in front of it. :)

danny8183389d ago

its alot younger than GT jackass

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XanderZane3389d ago

It wasn't king last gen. Don't cry. It's only a game.

LandCruiser3389d ago

@xanderzane

It was king and has always been. Don't cry because truth is bitter

ShadowKnight3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Hilarious 😂😂😁

Raiden3389d ago

@Osafunekatan
I would love to see you race some of my Xbox friends, you call Forza a little piece of shit 💩, it would have been nice for you to prove your skill from your GT experience, I have witness my friends at our local game outlet crush so many other racers, all they say Forza made them better racers. I would love to see and upload the outcome on on this site or YOUTUBE. Let me if you are interested, GT skilled racer VS Forza skilled race epic showdown

Bruh3389d ago

Wish my mom would've let me come on the internet and interact with strangers when I was 10

ONESHOTV23389d ago

OsafuneKatana--- king of what arcade racers ? maybe it is but sure it's not being a sim

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Edito3388d ago

I agree with you that GT will always be the King it has a story while forza was created to meet or exceed GT Standards... but i can't agree with the Sh*tty part, while i prefer GT all the way i think Forza is a very good game...

IamTylerDurden13388d ago

Xander

GT absolutely was king last gen, are you joking? Did you hear about this game they call GT5? It did pretty well...

Last gen alone GT sold over 20m. That's nearly what Forza has sold in its entirety.

LexHazard793388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

I've come to realize that theres no rational in people who only play on one console. Because that series might be all they know. To them its the best thing ever. Yet just from looking at reviews GT has been on a steady decline.

GT hasnt been King of racing since PS2..Lol. Forza is the King Slayer.
Their Motorsports series is great and well you already know about Horizon. Even PGR was better than GT.

Even Driveclub is better than GT!! Yes I said it.

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slate913389d ago

Good thing this article is about Forza and not GT, or you may have a valid comment.

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XanderZane3389d ago

If this was a GT Sport article, the trolls would still find a way to bring an XBox game into the article. lol!!

JasonKCK3388d ago

TitaniumRx you are the problem here

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JasonKCK3388d ago

Ps4andPcRocks And you are the troll here

again part of the problem.

And apparently I have triggered you before

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343_Guilty_Spark3389d ago

Not only are you trolling but your "maths" are wrongs.

76 million * $50 = 3.8 billion

Using a more conservative number, say the average cost of the game over its lifetime was $30

76 million * $30 = 2.28 billion

Now troll elsewhere. This is about Forza not GT (which as a series has been out twice as long as Forza).

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343_Guilty_Spark3389d ago

@Basurabox

More trolling.

GT:

More time on the market
Much larger Sony base
Using average cost over lifetime $30 sales are 2.28 billion vs 1 billion.

I'd say sales are pretty even.

Lime1233389d ago

GT has beem out twice as Forza, still last mainline Gran Turismo game was Gran Turismo 6 and last mainline Forza game was Forza 6.

?

rainslacker3389d ago

Why such a low average lifetime price? It's probably closer to $45, since half of a games sales tend to be within the first year...particularly games with recurring incremental releases. Within a year, most games of this nature typically are still priced around $30. Anything after that is probably inconsequential to the average.

Anyhow, at 76 million * $45 = 3.4 billion.

Kind of pointless to speculate though. MS provided full retail sales, so we'd only have to guess at the number of actual units sold to derive the average price, and then forget it anyways, because 1 billion is still one billion dollars.

Stogz3389d ago

Forza has what though, 9 releases? GT has like 7. How does the time on the market matter?

joshljr3389d ago

@Stogz

I think time on the market matters because you're more likely to skip an iteration if releases are frequent.

_-EDMIX-_3388d ago

How is he trolling? Yes, GT has a larger fan base clearly because it is the preferred game.

More time on the market is irrelevant have you forgotten that Gran Turismo 5 literally sold over 11 million units?

At the time of Gran Turismo 5 release it to literally out sold every single Forza game in existence combined!!!!!!

Is Medal of Honor outselling Call of Duty? Well that's older than Call of Duty right?

Seriously buddy get over it , GT is the preferred series and PD always does a good job.

LexHazard793388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

@ edmix,

Lol...Forza(only Forza Horizon 3 wasnt and I dont count Apex) and GT are exclusives. So being the "preferred racer" is relative to what console you own. So if you own Playstation most likely Gran Turismo is the best. And Xbox, Forza. Not hard to understand...

And are you comparing Forza to Medal of Honor? Forza gets better reviews than GT and is relevant. Where Medal of Honor now...
We'll see at end of yr what racer is better. Forza 7 or GT Sports(Prolouge)..
Go ahead and press that button on the right.

thisismyaccount3388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

GT launched 1998
19 years old with 6 main games + 1x PSP game and 5 "bigger paid demos called prologues"
76,000,000 x $30 = $2,280,000,000,000 (12 entries at 6.3mill. copies sold each)

Versus

Forza launched in 2005
soon 12 years old with 6 main games and 3x spin offs (total of 9 games).
22,500,000 x $30 = $675,000,000 (9 entries at 2.5mill. copies sold each)

Far from that $1bill. they claim. They either sold more copies or the avg. price (revenue) is higher than $30 per sold copy. At $30 they would have sold about 33mill. copies (< highly unlikely since 2015, to sell 13 mill. copies). So, yeah the avg. price hast to be higher than the $30 for each sold copy.

old comparison done in 2015 https://imgur.com/a/1ASyv

12x 2 = 19 ("which as a series has been out twice as long as Forza")

#YABADATMATH

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Raiden3388d ago

Look, who cares, MS/XBOX CONGRATULATIONS.
GT has been around longer, but has produced less, every year we get a new and improved FORZA either motorsport or horizon every year, this makes it very hard for GT to out match, because when GT improves it's take them 2yrs to improve as with Forza, well every year and there is improvements. But both games have there place, just enjoy it and don't be sad that your favourite game is not the headliner, just play 🎭 your game.

ChrisChambers3388d ago

With the technology available to you there's no way you should've inflated GT sales by $20 billion. If you're an adult you should be embarrassed. If you're still in school you need to pay attention in math class, maybe stay after school sometime and have your teacher show you how to use a calculator.

Yes GT has sold a lot of copies, but don't let fanboyism turn you into an idiot like the 21 people that have agreed with you so far

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Gazondaily3389d ago

Sick achievement. Many people doubted the numbers:
http://n4g.com/news/1974704...

But looks like those are some noice sale numbers indeed.

Well deserved. Such a sick racer. Was playing it this weekend and aaaah. Feel sorry for all those missing out 😍

christocolus3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

Lol @ the comments on that link

The Forza Horizon series got me and my friends back into racing games. FH3 is just so good. I can't wait to see what the studio does next. Hopefully It will be a day one purchase just like FH3. PG and T10 are super talented. Congrats to all involved with the development of this game.

rainslacker3389d ago

Apparently playground is opening a new satellite studio to make open world games. I do think FH3 was some of their best work, and a really good racer. We get to play it at work, and they have the nice wheel set ups and stuff and it gets a lot of my time when I have no actual work to do.

I'd imagine their core studio is still going to be working on F:H though.

Featuring_Dante3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

that last line, you're really asking for it.
better watch out, that console war neutrality might be blown now.
How can people objectively put forza above GT, when forza isn't even recognized by the FIA?

Gazondaily3389d ago

LMao asking for what? All racing fans should experience the brilliance of Horizon 3. It's such an epic game. Have you played it?

Aloren3388d ago

"How can people objectively put forza above GT, when forza isn't even recognized by the FIA?"

That's a silly question. Because they like it better ? Cause it's getting better reviews ? Because no matter what the game is, some people will base their opinion on their personal taste rather than on some sponsorship deals ? See, like some put PES above Fifa, how dare they have their own preference!

Featuring_Dante3388d ago (Edited 3388d ago )

seriously though, if you disregard the FIA, you just proved you're a casual scrub who knows nothing about cars.
@Aloren which is why i said *OBJECTIVELY*

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zerocarnage3389d ago (Edited 3389d ago )

I don't usually like forza games, because I don't usually enjoy race games, but must say after my gamble on horizon 3 I'm more than 100% happy.

I'm a blood n guts game kinda lover, so this was a nice change.

I think there's really only a couple of race games out that can compete with forza, project cars and gran turismo. Need for speed I thought on some games was going in the rite direction and don't get me wrong now and again it can pull out a surprise game, but it's not consistent enough like forza.

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