Microsoft or Playground aren't likely to explain why Horizon and Motorsport received different treatment, but there seems no way to deny it: the Xbox One version of Horizon 2 will be the one to stun. Sumo Digital (the studio tasked with the Xbox 360 version) has history with racing games, but with Horizon 2 coming as a pleasant surprise for many - taking the thrill and style of Forza into a new setting - it would seem the publisher isn't willing to sacrifice sales. The facts of the situation are clear enough, since the new variable weather effects, and the implementation of Forza 5's 'Drivatar' system into Horizon 2's open world are something only possible with the Xbox One's cloud-based computing.īut the decision to hand the Forza name to a new studio shows just how confident Microsoft is in the brand's strength. While that fact could be safely assumed - since an entirely different studio will be making the Xbox 360 version - it's surprising to see Playground admit as much so early on. Rather than thinking of them as the same game on different platforms, they are different games inspired by the same ideas." "There are things we are doing in Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One that honestly couldn't be done on any other console.
FORZA 5 FOR XBOX 360 UPGRADE
So if Forza 5 put the Xbox One's horsepower to the test, was the Xbox 360 release a sign that Playground Games wouldn't be given the same chance? Creative director Ralph Fulton explained the differences to Digital Spy, claiming that while Horizon 2 on Xbox 360 is still "based on the same themes," the upgrade in hardware is impossible to ignore: To date, games released on both the previous and current generation of hardware have largely failed to stun as some had hoped, with the need to perform on all platforms cited as one explanation. The news that Forza Horizon 2 would still be releasing on Microsoft's previous console was welcome for those who have yet to invest in the Xbox One (if at all), but the skepticism for those who had was easy to understand.
That next-gen enthusiasm was tempered when Forza Horizon 2 was revealed to be coming to both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, but the developers are now confirming that while they may share a similar goal, the next-gen version of the game hasn't been held back in the slightest. Which is why when the Xbox One hit store shelves, it did so with a brand new installment in the company's biggest racer, Forza Motorsport 5. The game is the fifth instalment of the Forza series, having spun-off from the elder Forza Motorsport series.
The game will launch without the "token" microtransaction system previously used in earlier franchise titles.In the war for next-gen supremacy, no weapon has proven more valuable for Sony and Microsoft than first-party exclusives. Forza Horizon is a 2012 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 on 23 October 2012. "There are things we are doing in Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One that honestly couldn't be done on any other console," Fulton explained.įorza Horizon 2 will launch for Xbox 360 and Xbox One on Sept. These features will not be present in the Xbox 360 version. "Rather than thinking of them as the same game on different platforms, they are different games inspired by the same ideas."įorza Horizon 2 on Xbox One will exclusively use the dynamic weather system and Driveatars. "It's based in the same world, it's based on the same themes," Playground Games creative director Ralph Fulton said of the Xbox 360 version. The Sumo Digital-developed Xbox 360 version will run on the same engine as 2012's Forza Horizon, while the Xbox One version will work with the engine for last year's Forza Motorsport 5. Playground Games, the studio behind the Xbox One version, said both versions of the title will run on different engines and include a different set of features. The Xbox 360 version of Forza Horizon 2 will be a different game than the Xbox One version and not a straight port Instead the game will be a unique experience "inspired by the same ideas" as the Xbox One game, developer Playground Games told Digital Spy.
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