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Forza 3 - In-game glitches exposed

Gameswire has posted up a gallery of 12 screenshots, showing various glitches from Forza 3. This includes cars passing through each other during collisions and chunks of the road vanishing.

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caladbolg7775318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

Jabs at T10 aside, almost everything to come through Microsoft Game Studios' QA department is bound to be riddled in bugs. It's a side-effect of long hours, little pay, and thankless effort.

Well... not as thankless as working at Nintendo. But then again, those games have already been tested by Japanese in-house. The North American Nintendo QA team is little more than english localization.

Foxgod5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

Actually, all software contains bugs and glitches.
And in these shots they showed 2 whole glitches.

1:, the orange/white car does not have a correct collision box, which results into multiple collision shots, that are all the same problem.

2: a missing piece of texture, that normally cannot be viewed, unless you park you car beside the road during the race to take a look over the border.

caladbolg7775318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

I don't like Foxgod, but I agree with him here. The author of this article is going out of his way to be hyper-critical. He's blowing minor texture and collision issues entirely out of proportion.

Still, I can GUARANTEE that F3 (and any other Microsoft published title) has shipped with game-breaking glitches (many of which are probably already know by the developer and either ignored/forgotten/triaged or will be fixed with the Day 1 patch).

It's the nature of the beast.

Just be thankful this isn't a Valve title. Valve has no internal QA team and does not hire outside agencies to test their titles before release. They use their early adopters as testers and patch the issues post-release. Talk about saving a buck. Why bother paying for QA when your consumers will pay to do it for you?

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memots5318d ago

Ms should stop investing in big mouth PR and advertisement and start investing in Studio's and QA.

I ain't taking a jab at this game, i am actually gonna buy this game but seing these type bugs coming out major games lately makes you wonder what the hell.

example : Socom / Demigod / Gear2 , Of course i am refering to their online component but a bug is a bug and rushing a product is just wrong.
hmmm haven't we seen rushed product to many time this gen?

caladbolg7775318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

What is there to learn from exactly? People continue to buy their products regardless of a lack of quality and unreliability. If they've learned anything over the years, it's that you can sell anything if you market it well enough.

Scelestus5318d ago

I heard you like racing simulators, so we clipped a car into your car so you can fail while we fail.

DK_Kithuni_715318d ago

Yoiu are correct. As long as people buy buggy soft- and hardware from Microsoft by the millions why would they ever change? People! Vote with our wallet. Smarten up! Don't buy bugs, crap, shovelware.

FarEastOrient5318d ago

What happened to being the definitive racing simulator this generation?

jib5318d ago

alright what game doesn't have bugs/glitches? these aren't even anything big

militant075318d ago

look at all these attack toword forza 3 most of them forza haters and dont even care about it, but they got the chance to trash it.

why dont you dicuss this game which of most of you own.
http://www.youtube.com/resu...

SoX FireBlade5318d ago

It's about the developers not microsoft. I don't see Halo 3 has annoying glitches like Gears of War

The guy had glitches with one car which is weird

anyways I don't care I'll buy this game

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Microsoft Xbox 3605318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

Well we can all agree on one thing, MS a has $hitty QA team.

caladbolg7775318d ago

"Well we can all agree on one thing, MS a has $hitty QA team."

I don't think this is fair. I know a good majority of game testers really work their tails off to do a good job. Honestly, if you find an exploit, bug or glitch in most cases it was found by the QA team. It's the developer that ultimately decides whether or not to FIX the issue. If you want to get real technical, you can blame the PRODUCER. They're the ones behind the scenes pulling strings, setting outrageous deadlines, and laying the monetary pressure on thick.

Bzone245318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

So I can assume with the responses that all of the ps3 exclusives have never and will never have any glitches?

ChampIDC5318d ago

Clipping of textures is one of the most common graphical mishaps in gaming, period, yet everyone makes a huge deal about it here...

Dude4205318d ago

Each time a hyped up game comes out, these guys have an agenda and REALLY try hard to put a game down.

caladbolg7775318d ago

"So I can assume with the responses that all of the ps3 exclusives have never and will never have any glitches?"

Not likely, but I've never worked for Sony so I can't comment on their process. I've only worked for Microsoft.

4Sh0w5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

"Will it ruin your enjoyment of the game? No. All modern games have small bugs and issues, and in Forza 3’s case, everything moves so quickly that you won’t even notice the collision problems. And that missing chunk of road? Absolutely there when you try to drive it."

Then why do a damm article like its the end of the world? Where are the
"Killzone 2 - In-game glitches exposed!!!!"
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
"Uncharted - In-game glitches exposed!!!!"
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

The point is almost every game has glitches but unless their enough of them to ruin the gameplay, gamers just end up having fun like the devs intended, it seems this site in particular loves to cater to the childish fanboy war, they do a bunch of comparison crap and then the try to cover it up with some bogus neutral statement at the end, perfect for n4g, flamebait is the best way to get hits.

LazyDevs5318d ago

I mean really, when it resorts to posting articles about bug's then we are getting into the so called....well....i am not going to say it. But seriously when you are posting bugs on a game cause you are jealous and are playing for the other team, you need to go lay down and take a nap. Should we post all the bug's of UC2 and then call Naughty Dog a lazy dev and such? Exactly how childish is that.

MNicholas5318d ago

I can forgive these kinds of glitches in a game with tens of millions of lines of code. Not easy to get it 100% right.

I'm less willing to forgive the in-game visuals.

Blurry textures in both gameplay and photomode and low-detail in-game models are just bad. Atleast for photo mode they increase the car detail but environmental detail and textures are still lacking.

In-game:
http://www.gameswire.net/sc...

Photo-mode:
http://www.gameswire.net/sc...

Deputydon5318d ago

http://www.gameswire.net/sc...

Yeah man. Those trees sure are 'high quality'...

Sorry to bring it back to the GT5p vs F3 debate but... lolz.

vhero5318d ago

how you supposed to have collision when your car goes through other cars?

pixelsword5318d ago

...so why doesn't it reflect in the score?

nveenio5318d ago

I am an avid PS3 supporter, but even I think he's being a bit too picky here. I mean, come on...complaining because the very corner of your ground effects clip through a rise in the terrain that's not even a part of the track?

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Skizelli5318d ago

I'm a huge fan of both the GT and Forza franchises, so I'm in no way bashing GT (though somehow I don't think it will matter to some of you fanboys). It's sad that I have to even give such a disclaimer before saying anything the fanboys will take the wrong way. That said, here's proof that even a "definitive" game has glitches.

GT2 Glitch FAQ: http://www.gamefaqs.com/con...
GT3:A-Spec: http://www.gamefaqs.com/con... (contains a glitch section)

This article is nothing more than flame bait.

Simon_Brezhnev5318d ago

whats funny is if this was a PS3 game it would had got dock by all gaming sites for glitches especially IGN but like always 360 gets a free pass for glitches

Montrealien5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

I hate to tell you this but when some of you guys get stuck in a corner or go through a wall in Uncharted 2 I hope you will not reserve the same kind judgment on Naughty Dog. This kind of stuff is part of the game and no matter how you test your game, some bugs or glitches will always surface once you go from 30 testers to a million. This is a part of gaming and this article is useless.

And Imdaboss, Uncharted 2 and Infamous are proof that your stupid tinfoil hat conspiracies are just that, tin foil hat conspiracies.

Simon_Brezhnev5318d ago

Montrealien

Wow you name to examples now name the rest of the ps3 exclusives and see if ign say something about glitches go look at all the review videos. Your just so stupid if you dont see that.

samfk5318d ago

ridiculous story, i dont know a game that hasnt got glitches,look hard enough and they all have,its just some look harder than others to get a wan. job on here.get some balls.

shadow27975318d ago

Wow, he was right. That is hard to Replicate.

;-)

I kid, I kid.

Honestly, besides the huge collision issues with the white car, and the missing road texture, I had a hard time seeing the other glitches. But glitches are part of the fun sometimes in videogames. As long as they're not abundant and irritating, that is.

None of us have the final product, so none of us know how often these kinds of things occur. So can we reserve judgment until then?

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AllShallPerish5318d ago

The BEST racing simulator this gen!!! lol

koehler835318d ago

Hey man! These bugs are just representative of the real phantasmic occurrences in racing today. Totally true to life. Totally!

monkey nuts5318d ago

I have come to the conclusion that QA testing is a waste of time anyway. I just completed NFS shift and sat through the credits to see if they actually had QA for the game because the amount of bugs/ problems were insane before it got patched. I was expecting maybe 4 testers and 1 of them being a blind llama but there were hundreds of em. Wtf were they doing? Someone at the top must have made the decision to ship the game as is and patch it later which seems to be part of an unfortunate trend happening with games today. If we want it to stop we should point out to the devs/ publishers that they are breaking the legal obligation they have to us the consumer. Read the disclaimer at the back of any game manual. It says something like 'we (the pub) declare this product to be free of defects in materials and WORKMANSHIP for 90 days'. They need to be reminded of this.

RonDeMuerte5318d ago

I guess that's what happens when you rush through development and don't take your time trying to perfect every single detail just because you want to be able to say that you released your crappy driving "simulator" before your competitor..(who by the way, is actually taking their time to develop a high quality product).....hahaha Turn 10 sucks...

d0nT wOrrY5318d ago

Just imagine if you're racing in 23/24 lap race and you're 1st then someone passing through your car and win :)

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Scelestus5318d ago

The definitive racing simulator simulation.

"I'm in ur car! Ruining yor laps!"

bruddahmanmatt5318d ago

Well look at the bright side. Turn 10 can now add "glitches" to the "list of features they beat Gran Turismo 5 at".

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Johnny Rotten5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

hey what's that? oh it's just Turn 10's BS leaking through the missing road!

The Meerkat5318d ago

How many bitter PS3 fans will this article attract?

Count my disagrees to find out.

thereapersson5318d ago

looks like seven thus far

Don't worry, I didn't disagree or agree with you.

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DK_Kithuni_715318d ago

I'm not stuck with a Xbox 360 and Forza 3. I have the other console, which only does everything, you know.

sak5005318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

@dk
"I'm not stuck with a Xbox 360 and Forza 3. I have the other console, which only does everything, you know."

Yeah right looking at ur short history of ur 100th account we find it hard to believe you have any console.

http://www.n4g.com/up/71792...

And it is funny since you dont have an xbox360 u seem to be mostly in the 360 news venting out long repressed anger towards it like an xbox360 one late night bit of your manhood and now you're a neutered little fella.

And while all the ps3 owners wait for only their exclusives which are as rare as rain in the desert so what they do is come in 360 news and post BS.More like they are the ones who got shafted this gen with the last place console and only hype your exclusives since all multiplats are inferior on your console, so let see 2 exclusives per year vs. 10s of games on a cheaper console with better online features.

Seems like ps3 does everything except keep the owners on leash so they could atleast use it once in a while.

dxbstars5318d ago

What have PS3 fans to do with Tutn 10 & Forza3 glitches!!!! you can at least complain as a gamer to make DEV make a bitter games.

bjornbear5318d ago

And this is a stupid article. Every games has glitches, even the best. Big deal.
Anyone bashing Forza 3 is just silly, bashing Turn 10 though....=)

LazyDevs5318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

Won't be near as many as the 300 Forza 3 Vs Forza 2 screens comparisons. I will assume you will hit around 50 though.

@DK_Kithuni_71

Do i really need to list what it doesn't do compared to the 360?

crystallakekiller5318d ago

lol good one...
i use to really like n4g,but since this site is full of sony fanboys,i dont like it as much now...i dont like fanboys at all but the sony fanboys are really the worst!they are on every xbox news to troll....they are just pathetic! i have both consoles and i can say when a game is good or bad..no matter on which console it is
and bubbles for you The Meerkat

TheReaper425318d ago (Edited 5318d ago )

let me help you lazydev

PS3 can't do what the XBOX360 can:

Blow itself up when inserting a disc.
Cross chat.
Mind control dumb ass followers to repurchase the same garbage over and over again.
Play dvd instead of blu ray.
Takes away some of your IQ.
Provide no hard drive and or expensive upgraded hard drive.

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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.

Flawlessmic209d ago (Edited 209d 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.

MTRNYC209d 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.

Stanjara209d 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?

Flawlessmic209d ago (Edited 209d 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

dumahim209d 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?

Flawlessmic209d 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 Logic209d ago

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

eagle21209d ago (Edited 209d ago )

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

outsider1624209d 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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yeahokwhatever209d 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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isarai210d ago

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

MTRNYC209d 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.

outsider1624209d ago

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

Father__Merrin209d ago (Edited 209d ago )

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

Flawlessmic209d ago (Edited 209d 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

IRetrouk209d ago

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

dumahim209d 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.

IRetrouk209d 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.

yeahokwhatever209d 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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gammaray131767d ago (Edited 1767d ago )

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

Retroman1767d 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.

Kados1767d ago

No particular order:

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

Brutus831767d ago

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

level 3601767d ago

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

Profchaos1767d ago (Edited 1767d ago )

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

sampsonon1767d ago (Edited 1767d ago )

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

goodwin1767d ago

Where's Porsche Unleashed?

gammaray131765d ago

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

goodwin1765d 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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Overload2635d ago

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

Gazondaily2635d ago

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

Overload2635d ago (Edited 2635d ago )

Selling more than the previous versions would be good news.

"The best racing franchise should be supported."

It is, very much so.

Gazondaily2635d 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.

Overload2635d ago

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

Gazondaily2635d 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.

Kingthrash3602635d ago (Edited 2635d 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.

Overload2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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?

Gazondaily2635d 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.

Overload2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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.

Unspoken2635d ago (Edited 2635d ago )

Sony fanboys out in force today!

Looks like your down play is back firing.

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Brazz2635d 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.

Artemidorus2635d ago

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

EpicZinger2635d ago

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

corroios2635d 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....

XanderZane2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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!!

Lime1232635d ago

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

rainslacker2635d 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.

Gazondaily2635d 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.

Kribwalker2634d 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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rainslacker2634d ago (Edited 2634d 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.

Gazondaily2634d 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.

bouzebbal2634d 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?

MyDietEqualsGames2634d ago (Edited 2634d 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!

IamTylerDurden12634d 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.

LexHazard792634d ago (Edited 2634d ago )

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

rainslacker2634d 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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GtR35olution2635d 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.

Gazondaily2635d 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.

Neonridr2635d 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..

Overload2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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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GtR35olution2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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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Elit3Nick2635d 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.

TheCommentator2635d 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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darthv722635d ago

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

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IAmLoki2635d 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.

mcstorm2635d 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.

20live2635d ago

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

XanderZane2635d 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.

XanderZane2635d 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.

edeprez2635d 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.

MRMagoo1232634d ago (Edited 2634d 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...

Liqu1d2634d ago

Lol at Xander using vgchartz when official numbers already exist.

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ShadowKnight2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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

Kiwi662635d 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

TheHorseTamer2635d ago (Edited 2635d ago )

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

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game4funz2635d 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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shiva12634d 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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jokerisalive2635d ago

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

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aaronaton2635d 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.

OsafuneKatana2635d ago

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

danny8182635d ago

its alot younger than GT jackass

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XanderZane2635d ago

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

LandCruiser2635d ago

@xanderzane

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

ShadowKnight2635d ago (Edited 2635d ago )

Hilarious 😂😂😁

Raiden2635d 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

Bruh2635d ago

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

ONESHOTV22635d ago

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

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Edito2634d 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...

IamTylerDurden12634d 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.

LexHazard792634d ago (Edited 2634d 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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slate912635d ago

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

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XanderZane2635d ago

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

JasonKCK2634d ago

TitaniumRx you are the problem here

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JasonKCK2634d 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_Spark2635d 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_Spark2635d 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.

Lime1232635d 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.

?

rainslacker2635d 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.

Stogz2635d ago

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

joshljr2635d ago

@Stogz

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

_-EDMIX-_2634d 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.

LexHazard792634d ago (Edited 2634d 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.

thisismyaccount2634d ago (Edited 2634d 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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Raiden2634d 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.

ChrisChambers2634d 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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Gazondaily2635d 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 😍

christocolus2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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.

rainslacker2635d 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_Dante2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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?

Gazondaily2635d 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?

Aloren2634d 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_Dante2634d ago (Edited 2634d 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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zerocarnage2635d ago (Edited 2635d 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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