Sheikah Posted November 10, 2021 Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Julius said: Oh, I get you now, didn't know you were on about that promotion. Honestly, that's a fair point in those cases, though I doubt most outside of the gaming industry's web of news made use of it? But that could just be a totally misplaced hunch of mine. I know I'd totally be on it too if I had an Xbox right now, though I'd probably also be one of those ponying up for the Premium Bundle too. I honestly don't think I want to try to get my head around how much Xbox have had to haemorrhage to offer promotions like that. I think it will be really interesting to see when the price goes up (I'd assume when Starfield releases next year), and how they're going to keep the model sustainable. But I've probably derailed the thread enough, so to get back on topic: to those of you playing, which car/s are you mainly driving around? Is there a particular car that you're really looking forward to taking for a spin? I suspect it's probably quite well known because the Game Pass promotion is very heavily advertised in several places. Also everyone who had XBL Gold time back before Game Pass had launched (who then went on to sub to GP) would have become aware of this trick, since as soon as they subbed to Game Pass it would have converted their XBL Gold time to Game Pass time automatically. You'll also have people subbing to Game Pass for a month or a year just to play this game, but that will still mean people will be getting it far cheaper than they would have if they had to buy the game (which makes it a much easier sell). Edited November 10, 2021 by Sheikah
RedShell Posted November 10, 2021 Posted November 10, 2021 Well, so far I've purchased the best (most hilarious) looking car I could find, tuned it to a ludicrous level of performance considering its appearance, and found an excellent spot on the map to drive it off at insanely high speed: So I'm pretty happy with the game. Oh yeah, messed about with the custom livery thing a little bit too... Pay attention to my custom number plate before and after that jump. 3
bob Posted November 12, 2021 Posted November 12, 2021 Well, so far I've purchased the best (most hilarious) looking car I could find, tuned it to a ludicrous level of performance considering its appearance, and found an excellent spot on the map to drive it off at insanely high speed: So I'm pretty happy with the game. Oh yeah, messed about with the custom livery thing a little bit too... Pay attention to my custom number plate before and after that jump. [emoji6]Tell me you didn't feel the urge to parachute out of that car at the peak of the jump? 2
Happenstance Posted November 12, 2021 Posted November 12, 2021 Someone posted the car design they made that got them banned from the game 5
martinist Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 Is there any way to see the make and model of the car that a design in "My Designs" is supposed to be applied to? Seems like a really stupid and obvious oversight to me.
Cube Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, martinist said: Is there any way to see the make and model of the car that a design in "My Designs" is supposed to be applied to? Seems like a really stupid and obvious oversight to me. I don't think there is, it's a bit odd really. I had a look at some designs I liked then realised I have no idea what car they're for. All I can identify is "it's a car".
drahkon Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 Played this for a bit and it sure is pretty. Other than that, not for me. Gonna be the same way with Gran Turismo 7 as soon as I'll get to try that one Just gimme another Burnout with graphics like these, please
Shorty Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 I played this on PC for a while, was having fun... then just got soooo suddenly bored with it. Maybe its the Gamepass thing where I don't feel like there's any value behind whether I play it or not, but I just don't feel invested. Also I absolutely cannot stand the organisation of the quests. I kept being told I was still doing some championship that I didn't know I'd started, and I couldn't tell how to resume. Meh. Burnout Paradise is still better. 1
Goafer Posted December 10, 2021 Author Posted December 10, 2021 49 minutes ago, Shorty said: I played this on PC for a while, was having fun... then just got soooo suddenly bored with it. Maybe its the Gamepass thing where I don't feel like there's any value behind whether I play it or not, but I just don't feel invested. Also I absolutely cannot stand the organisation of the quests. I kept being told I was still doing some championship that I didn't know I'd started, and I couldn't tell how to resume. Meh. Burnout Paradise is still better. I'm pretty much the same. Played the hell out of FH4 and it's easily my favourite facing game, but 5 didn't grip me at all. One thing that really bothers me is the difficulty. I could win pretty much any race against Highly Skilled AI in FH4, but I really struggle in 5. Not because the AI are any better, but because the car balancing is straight bullshit. The car balancing in 4 was great, so you could show up in any car and the AI would (mostly) be evenly matched. In 5, theyre almost always unfairly faster in terms of acceleration and speed. It's completely demotivated me to buy new cars and modify them, which was the main fun of the FH games for me. It's a shame, as I love the setting and the series as a whole.
Cube Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 I think on certain difficulties, one of the AI racers is artificially faster than the other ones. 1
Julius Posted August 14, 2024 Posted August 14, 2024 It is being teased that this is going to be getting ported to other platforms, with a potential announcement next week at Gamescom: Would absolutely love if it's the case – the Forza games are probably the biggest pull for me to buy an Xbox right now (and no, it's not enough, we've been over this ). This is the game I've been talking to my friends about wanting ported over from Xbox's catalog, over Gears and Halo and the like. Please, for the love of all that is good in gaming, be true! 1
Hero-of-Time Posted August 15, 2024 Posted August 15, 2024 Big, if true. I can see it selling great on the PlayStation. It will serve the GT audience very well.
Dcubed Posted August 15, 2024 Posted August 15, 2024 Would do utter gangbusters if true... and also basically spell the end of Xbox as a hardware manufacturer. Forza is one of the Xbox's big 3 IP (Halo, Forza, Gears), so if that comes to PS5? They're all coming.
Julius Posted August 15, 2024 Posted August 15, 2024 (edited) 5 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Big, if true. I can see it selling great on the PlayStation. It will serve the GT audience very well. Yeah, it would be absolutely huge. PlayStation just doesn't have an open world racing game on the level of the Forza Horizon games, the closest thing I can think of to filling that gap (and is also available everywhere) currently would be The Crew Motorfest, which well... I'm glad GT and Polyphony have stuck to their routes, but I'm shocked PlayStation hasn't made a move to acquire someone capable of taking the assets built in the GT games and creating an open world spin-off series akin to Horizon. I think if FH5 does come over it'll comfortably be the bestselling of any of Xbox's first-party exclusives to come over – I genuinely think the only other released game from them this gen to maybe challenge that would probably be a Starfield port. 34 minutes ago, Dcubed said: Would do utter gangbusters if true... and also basically spell the end of Xbox as a hardware manufacturer. Forza is one of the Xbox's big 3 IP (Halo, Forza, Gears), so if that comes to PS5? They're all coming. I mean, Xbox have basically said everything in a very roundabout way about their games coming over anyways, but with how that escalated and how poorly they've communicated a lot of it...they probably are all coming I just think they've propped themselves up between a rock and a hard place and basically need to 127 Hours themselves out of there. Anyways, there was an update on this where apparently Forza Horizon 5 isn't going to be the game announced next week (presumably at Gamescom), but everyone and their mother is saying that it's coming at some point. Personally, I think it'd make a great TGAs shadowdrop. But there's still something being announced next week, apparently...so I'll move this part of the conversation over to the Series X|S thread Edited August 15, 2024 by Julius
drahkon Posted August 15, 2024 Posted August 15, 2024 5 minutes ago, Julius said: open world racing game Lots of people here sweating with excitement, I'd wager 6 minutes ago, Julius said: Oh, so you've played Daxter, too? 2
Julius Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Coming to PS5 this spring! I've been waiting for this! Holy. Shit. Day 1. I might finally have a reason to put GT7 down?! Edited 18 hours ago by Julius 1
Dcubed Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago Wow. History in the making! The Surrender of Xbox I know that we knew this would happen eventually, but this is a huge moment in gaming history because this is one of the Xbox’s Big Three; second only to Gears and Halo. Can’t say that I would’ve imagined things going this way back in 2020 when the PS5 and Series X launched. Would’ve figured that we’d still get one more hardware generation out of Microsoft, or that any multiplatform lateral movement would remain Nintendo console exclusive (the enemy of my enemy is my friend after all). And so Xbox meets its end. A pretty sad way to go really, without the pomp and fanfare that SEGA got, or even the commiseration.
Julius Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago More details on the release from Forza.net: Quote The Horizon Festival Welcomes a New Community of Players. With nearly 900 cars available in the game, over 40 thematic game updates, two expansions, and so much more content, our team is excited to announce that this spring, PlayStation 5 players will be able to explore Mexico’s beautiful roads and experience the Horizon Festival for the first time as we are officially launching Forza Horizon 5 on PS5. Quote The PlayStation 5 version of Forza Horizon 5, developed by Panic Button in partnership with Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games, will have the same content as the Xbox and PC releases of the game. Previously released Car Packs, as well as the Hot Wheels and Rally Adventure expansions, will also be available for purchase. We are excited to see the Forza Horizon 5 community grow with new players on PS5, and we can't wait to see the creativity and skill these new creators, builders, and racers will bring to our vibrant community. Quote In addition to bringing Forza Horizon 5 to PS5, we’re working on a special new free content update for all platforms, Horizon Realms. Realms will give players the chance to explore a curated collection of some of the community’s favorite previously released Evolving Worlds, alongside some other surprises. Stay tuned to our channels for more details soon. Quote Wishlist Forza Horizon 5 on the PlayStation Store today to stay informed about updates and release times. If you already own the game on another platform, share the news with your friends in the PS5 community and tell them to get ready to join your convoys as cross-play will be available for all Forza Horizon 5 players across Xbox consoles, PC and PS5. Panic Button doing this port is a very good sign given that they're a dedicated port studio and they've been behind the modern Doom ports to Switch, amongst a whole host of others, but I do have some questions. Firstly: does this get a physical release? I'd lean towards not given that other Xbox Game Studios releases haven't up until this point, but then, they've all been multiplayer or smaller scale titles so far – this and Indy feel like the first full-price AAA releases we've seen from them on PlayStation. There is also the fact that even first-party games on Xbox like Hellblade II: Senua's Saga didn't get physical releases on Xbox last year. Still, that'd be a hell of a collector's piece, hence my curiosity. Secondly: will this have adaptive trigger and haptic feedback support? Last I checked these weren't available features on Xbox Series controllers, but they're key features of the DualSense, so I'm curious is Panic Button are going to add support for those features in? As far as I'm aware the other Xbox Game Studios games to come to PlayStation have all done so with full trophy support, so I'm expecting a Forza Horizon 5 Platinum. That'll be fun! Between this and Indy being scheduled for a Spring release, both of which I'll be getting Day 1, as well as the other rumoured and confirmed games coming from XGS this year to other platforms, I have to imagine this is going to be the best year for Xbox as a publisher since the 360 (I'm also fairly sure I never played that many Xbox first-party games in a single year on my own 360 back in the day, so to have two in the same quarter is pretty wild!)...and depending on what else they get out - like that rumoured Oblivion remake - maybe ever? They've bottled their handling of supposedly competing with PlayStation completely over the last decade, but getting the chance to play some of their great games elsewhere makes me happy and, as I've said before, a bit sad for those who committed to Xbox at the start of this gen when picking up a Series X|S. I'm especially happy with how they started with smaller titles and multiplayer games to help them grow, because I'm sure many other businesses would've jumped in the deep end with Halo, Gears of War and Forza ports from the get-go – this feels a bit more planned out, even if it wasn't their initial goal when Phil Spencer took over so long ago. We've been getting State of Plays in February pretty consistently for a good while now – maybe we get release dates for this and Indy then?
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