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Here's the latest news I received from Microsoft today:
We’ve completed a major milestone with the game today and I wanted to drop a line to everyone outside the company who has helped participate and make this the greatest sounding racing game ever. With over 230 cars in the game most of which can be upgraded several levels and all of which can be customized in one way or another the Forza Motorsport Team and specifically the Forza Motorsport Audio Team has accomplished quite a lot. However, none of this would be possible without your dedication, generosity, enthusiasm and time. Thank you!
It’s been more than two years and the time spent is paying off. Because of your help and devotion we have been able to raise the bar significantly in the audio quality of the racing games. With that in mind here’s a little bit of what you can expect from the game.
First and foremost we are encouraging customization of the cars. You can create custom paint for the cars as well as apply prefabricated and custom decals. You can also add various body upgrades to your car to affect physics variables like down force. However that is not all you can do to affect performance.
Forza Motorsport will support engine upgrades and customizations as well. You’ll be able to purchase a race performance exhaust system or upgrade your turbo. You can chip your engine to produce more horsepower. You can throw on a supercharger to increase your torque. You can reduce your braking time by installing a set of high performance brakes. You can even swap engines. There’s just too much to list.
It’s worth noting that on many of these engine upgrades you’ll also notice the audio of the car will change as well which will also possibly change the audio cues you hear when optimizing your racing. Some upgrades will have a more dramatic effect than others but all are meant to simulate real-world upgrade acoustics.
As mentioned Forza Motorsport will ship with over 230 cars available and the list of available cars was optimized to provide the widest breadth of types of cars available today. We have every type of car ranging from a low-end stock model to a super performance LeMans Prototype.
Finally let’s not forget Xbox LIVE. Forza Motorsport is built with online and community in mind. You’ll be able to race other Xbox LIVE players but there’s so much more. You can create car clubs and even progress through the career mode with Xbox LIVE. You can even buy and sell your cars. Plus there’s a lot more.
This is a car enthusiast’s racing simulator. Thank you so much for your support and help over the past several years while we’ve been in development. Now everyone will be able to experience what you’ve always been so excited about!
May 3rd is the day the world will experience the next evolution in racing simulation!
We’ve completed a major milestone with the game today and I wanted to drop a line to everyone outside the company who has helped participate and make this the greatest sounding racing game ever. With over 230 cars in the game most of which can be upgraded several levels and all of which can be customized in one way or another the Forza Motorsport Team and specifically the Forza Motorsport Audio Team has accomplished quite a lot. However, none of this would be possible without your dedication, generosity, enthusiasm and time. Thank you!
It’s been more than two years and the time spent is paying off. Because of your help and devotion we have been able to raise the bar significantly in the audio quality of the racing games. With that in mind here’s a little bit of what you can expect from the game.
First and foremost we are encouraging customization of the cars. You can create custom paint for the cars as well as apply prefabricated and custom decals. You can also add various body upgrades to your car to affect physics variables like down force. However that is not all you can do to affect performance.
Forza Motorsport will support engine upgrades and customizations as well. You’ll be able to purchase a race performance exhaust system or upgrade your turbo. You can chip your engine to produce more horsepower. You can throw on a supercharger to increase your torque. You can reduce your braking time by installing a set of high performance brakes. You can even swap engines. There’s just too much to list.
It’s worth noting that on many of these engine upgrades you’ll also notice the audio of the car will change as well which will also possibly change the audio cues you hear when optimizing your racing. Some upgrades will have a more dramatic effect than others but all are meant to simulate real-world upgrade acoustics.
As mentioned Forza Motorsport will ship with over 230 cars available and the list of available cars was optimized to provide the widest breadth of types of cars available today. We have every type of car ranging from a low-end stock model to a super performance LeMans Prototype.
Finally let’s not forget Xbox LIVE. Forza Motorsport is built with online and community in mind. You’ll be able to race other Xbox LIVE players but there’s so much more. You can create car clubs and even progress through the career mode with Xbox LIVE. You can even buy and sell your cars. Plus there’s a lot more.
This is a car enthusiast’s racing simulator. Thank you so much for your support and help over the past several years while we’ve been in development. Now everyone will be able to experience what you’ve always been so excited about!
May 3rd is the day the world will experience the next evolution in racing simulation!
