Turn10 Studios has released a new blog post that outlines more content and updates coming to Forza Motorsport by the end of the year. This includes a variety of user-requested elements and new additions.
Drift mode, Spectator Mode, the Creative Hub, Share Codes, and two returning tracks Sunset Peninsula and Bathurst, are all slated for release within “the coming months.”
Speed force
Forza Motorsport initially launched back in late 2023 to mostly solid, but still mixed reception. Some critics and early adopters alike found it to be serviceable, but not quite up to the potential of the “next-gen reboot” it was advertised to be. Since then, Turn10 has been gradually churning out regular updates; sprucing up details, making changes to the gameplay formula, and performing other tweaks to fully reach their vision.
The work is far from over, as further confirmed by this incoming slate of changes. These will start to pop up as early as the next update, which will be Update 12 (coming mid-September.)
In the next update, Featured Tour in the Career mode will reward players with cars. “Playing a specified number of races in Featured Multiplayer” will also grant access to new cars. Featured Tour of the past will also have their rewards available to earn by means of playing through the Builders Cup; this feature will be coming in 2025.
Yet another new progression path is coming in the form of Challenge Hub, allowing players to earn credits, cars, race suits, and more by completing various objectives.
Sunset Peninsula from the classic Forza Motorsport 4 is making a grand return in Update 13 (releasing mid-October.) It will include five different track layouts. Bathurst is the next to make a return in Update 15 (releasing in December.) Alongside its release will be an Australia-themed Featured Tour.
Trackside
After listening to user feedback, Turn10 is reimplementing Spectator Mode into Forza Motorsport. It has been refined, with Turn10 promising an “enjoyable, easier and [more] engaging” experience compared to its last iteration. There’s a variety of new components and improvements that have been made.
Another refined returning feature is Drift Mode. Formula Drift cars will also be coming alongside this game mode. It’ll work much like past iterations, albeit with the key difference being Forza Motorsport’s driving model. Free Play and Private Multiplayer will be where it lives, alongside Drift Meetups. This mode will be added “in the coming months.”
The Creative Hub and its toolset are being added to Forza Motorsport as a bit of shared DNA between it and its sibling, Forza Horizon 5. User-created content will live here. Share Codes will serve as easy ways for players to pass around their creations.
Following the raceline
There are even more bits and bobs outlined in the official announcement. The wording of its opening paragraphs do show how thankful the team at Turn10 is for the ongoing support it has received from players. While Motorsport didn’t launch to much praise, the team has held the line and seems to be keen on carving out an experience truly worth calling sterling.
Other opponents are popping up on the track, such as an all-new racing IP from former devs of the now-defunct Slightly Mad Studios that’s coming in 2025. This comes in addition to already present opponents like Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa, just to name a few.
Despite the competition and criticism, Forza Motorsport has maintained a steady course and looks to have a few good years in it yet.
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