The next Forza has been shown in two videos, with interesting graphical improvements over previous installments and potential rivals from other platforms. We currently know that we will have to wait until spring 2023 to enjoy it, and that it will be released simultaneously on PC and Xbox X Series X|S, as was done with Forza Horizon 5. We’ve included everything shown in today’s videos, as well as the new social accounts and some images to help you appreciate its beauty, below.
Forza Motorsport, which will be released in Spring 2023, was designed from the ground up to showcase the Xbox X|S Series consoles. Our revised physics’ precision, the beauty of our cars and tracks, our new dynamic time of day, advanced car damage, and real-time ray tracing on the track all contribute to a generational leap in immersion. Forza Motorsport is the most technologically sophisticated racing game ever created.
We unveiled a new trailer that debuted alongside the first Forza Motorsport game, showing how Maple Valley – a beloved and fan-favorite track from the first Motorsport game released in 2005 – comes to life in stunning detail and beauty, captured in-game and running on an Xbox Series X.
Aside from Maple Valley, our trailer introduced players to fan favorites Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Laguna Seca Raceway. We also revealed the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, a South African track making its Forza Motorsport debut, and the new Hakone Circuit, located in Japan, an original high-speed Grand Prix circuit built to showcase the new Forza Motorsport’s technically advanced and cutting-edge immersion.
Our fully dynamic time-of-day system, which brings tracks to life in stunning detail and, like the weather, will be available on every track, is a key component of Forza Motorsport. Time of day changes affect ambient temperatures, which in turn affect track surface temperatures. These changes in track temperature, as well as the rubber and weather, will have an impact on your car’s grip. These new simulation details enhance the racing experience by adding depth, drama, and dynamism.
Photogrammetry and 3D material scans were used to capture the environments, while advanced rendering and procedural generation techniques add a new level of realism to the track. Grass, rocks, 3D vegetation, skies, and clouds demonstrate a generational leap in beauty and detail, while forward+ lighting and physics-based lights combine to increase realism and immersion in our Motorsport world, which is highlighted by the nighttime glow of the Maple Valley Ferris wheel.
To take advantage of the power of the Xbox series consoles, we completely overhauled the core driving experience. This includes a 48x increase in the accuracy of our physics simulation. To create the ultimate racing game, we’ve added new features like tire and fuel management, multiple tire compounds, and an in-depth new car build based on your feedback. All of this comes to life in the pits, where advanced materials and shaders, combined with ray tracing, add incredible detail to the gold heat wrap, anodized aluminum, and carbon fiber. With its complex self-reflection, ray tracing shines especially brightly in engine compartments.
Car damage is replicated down to individual body scratches in Forza Motorsport. New simulation details include damage directionality, how paint peels off on exposed and raised edges, wheel abrasions, and dirt buildup. Car damage is a reality of racing, and it has been accurately represented in the new Forza Motorsport.
Here is a list of the cars shown in video:
- 2018 Acura #36 Gradient Racing NSX GT3
- 2020 Acura #6 ARX-05 DPi
- 1958 Aston Martin DBR1
- 2017 Aston Martin Aston Martin Racing V12 Vantage GT3 #7
- 2018 Audi #44 R8 LMS GT3
- 2021 Audi RS e-tron GT
- 2017 BMW #24 BMW Team RLL M6 GTLM
- 2018 BMW #1 BMW M Motorsport M8 GTE
- 2019 Brabham BT62
- 2021 Cadillac #31 Whelen Racing DPi-V.R
- 1966 Chaparral #66 Chaparral Cars 2E
- 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Super Sport Coupe
- 2020 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C8.R
- 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupé
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
- 1967 Eagle-Weslake T1G
- 1967 Ferrari #24 Ferrari Spa 330 P4
- 1966 Ford #2 GT40 Mk II Le Mans
- 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302
- 2018 Formula Drift #64 Nissan 370Z
- 2020 Formula Drift #151 Toyota GR Supra
- 2019 Ginetta #6 Team LNT Ginetta G60-LT-P1
- 1967 Honda RA300
- 2020 Koenigsegg Jesko
- 2018 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán Super Trofeo Evo
- 2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO
- 1991 Mazda #55 Mazda 787B
- 1966 McLaren M2B
- 2019 McLaren Senna GTR
- 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT3
- 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator
- 2016 NIO EP9
- 2019 Nissan 370Z Nismo
- 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMO (R35)
- 2017 Porsche #911 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR
- 2021 Porsche 911 GT3
Watch the Forza Motorsport gameplay video to experience a one-time gameplay demo at speed with the natural beauty and autumn colors of Maple Valley while behind the wheel of the 2018 BMW M8 GTE. You’ll see how with the power of Xbox Series X|S consoles, real-time ray tracing on the track makes everything feel more connected, natural and real as cars reflect off other cars, mirroring their own mirrors, bodywork, spoilers and brake rotors.
This is the new Forza Motorsport. Tune in to Forza Monthly this Thursday, June 16 on our official Twitch and YouTube channels, when Forza Motorsport Creative Director Chris Esaki will delve into what you see in the trailer.
