With the first proper trailer focusing mostly on fidelity and graphics, while talking of improved gameplay, our confidence of an overhaul was middling at best. With the frosty reception of 2017’s Forza Motorsport 7, it was decided a bit of a shake-up was needed. It’s now been well over two years since Turn 10 first teased the reinvention and imminent re-emergence of Forza Motorsport. Let’s have it sooner rather than later, KT… The Casino will make a return and the trailer also suggests that nightclubs and general nightlife will be a feature, too. There will be something of a more adult theme running through the game, compared to the likes of Forza Horizon, with the latest teaser suggesting a possible 17+ rating. Though more compact in terms of land mass, the map is said to be dense with drivable roads, doubling the mileage of Forza Horizon 5. The full 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong Island has been teased as offering a variety of environments for drivers to explore, from urban cityscapes to beaches, marshes, mountains and forests. The driving engine will be borrowed from KT Racing and be a development of that used in the WRC series. There will be character customisation and a car list featuring everything from Bugatti to Land Rover, Aston martin, Audi, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lamborghini and more. Devs have also spoken about a more rewarding system of progression and a more intimate connection with your cars, calling out Forza’s propensity to throw the best cars at you almost on the daily.

Also semi-confirmed are changeable driving modes, with e-mode possible in the hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder, for instance. But we want to give players the freedom to tweak driving aids to get something that’s closer to simulation if they want”.įeatures expected to return include working indicators, windows and roofs on cars, authentic dealerships and a selection of player purchasable and customisable homes. Part of the enjoyment of driving is to have something that’s realistic but not too simulation. Thankfully, so far, it sounds like it will, and then some, with devs saying recently that “the idea is to be more simulation than The Crew or Forza Horizon, which are quite arcadey. Fans of the franchise love it for very specific reasons and this game needs to honour the legacy of those going forward. What we can say is that we’re glad they’re taking their time with it. As of now, we don’t know when the first TDU in over ten years is to debut, though sources close to the project insist it's due this year, our confidence is rocked. It was heartbreak hotel when KT Racing announced the Hong Kong Island-based TDU: Solar Crown was to be delayed for an indefinite amount of time beyond its previously stated September 2022 release date.

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