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Forza Horizon 2 announced (360, Xbox One), releasing this fall
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Tenchi Ryu
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To me personally, if it being cross gen makes you not even want it, you were never interested in the series in the first place. No logical Horizon fan about to sit here and honestly say they do not want Horizon 2 just cause of cross gen business.
The_Darkest_Red
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That's the boat I'm in. I'm waiting for MS to give me a reason to care about their new console but this is just doing the opposite. Would we have the same defense force around if Halo 5 was coming to 360? How about the newest Gears or Quantum Break?
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
The dynamic weather is going to just push this game over the top. Can't wait
GlamFM
Banned
This is just crazy talk.
The PGR rain still looks amazing to this day. Hopefully Horizon 2 puts that to shame.
Sylvrfonic
Member
Cross buy would be a cool move for this title.
Agreed, if you enjoyed the first game, I don't see why the platforms it is on would matter.
Virtua Ben
Member
*shrug* True, true. But you're just lambasting me, so, you're not doing much better.
I think it goes without saying that supporting the last platform is a good thing on MS's part. I vividly remember people complaining about how there wasn't enough support for the OG Xbox last gen, and now they're getting it with this gen. It's a classic example of you can't make everyone happy.
Triggerhappytel
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Cross-gen? Bloody hell. Great way to deflate hype. Are the 360 versions at this point even worthwhile? Would they not have been better making it a massive, impressive, slick Xbone exclusive designed to drive sales of that console?
miDnIghtEr20C
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That is great news for you. And MS. You're still buying one of their games. Good job.
GlamFM
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Did he? Source?
Delusibeta
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From a business perspective, going cross-gen strikes me as really dumb, mainly because old gen game sales has died on its arse while still neutering this game's ability to sell Xbones. And if there's one thing Microsoft needs right now, it's games that can sell Xbones. Baffling decision.
It'd be interesting if something like the weather system was only on the X1 because the 360 couldn't handle it.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Given that the original was 30fps on the 360 and they are adding in weather, I can't see it getting above 30 this time around either. Will be interesting to see if they can hit 1080/60 on the XB1 though.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
There's so much slightly off with this news. Cross-gen means that they can't re-coup the cost at a good enough profit without releasing on both systems. The lack of technical detail probably means we're going to get underwhelmed. If it was 1080p/60fps they'd be real proud of it since they're launching next to Driveclub.
It also means that every single screenshot and video is going to get compared. Even sales. Yikes. And we thought Titanfall/Infamous was unbearable. This will be such pixel counting, and by people who have never played either.
Now I'm really interested to see what they're actually going to announce at E3.
It also means that every single screenshot and video is going to get compared. Even sales. Yikes. And we thought Titanfall/Infamous was unbearable. This will be such pixel counting, and by people who have never played either.
Now I'm really interested to see what they're actually going to announce at E3.
digoutyoursoul
Member
I own it, I'm disappointed, let's see what tomorrow brings with the previews
Which is exactly why they are doing cross gen. Do we want Playground to do layoffs or shut its doors?
Remember, they are not owned by MS. The sales of this game will be what sustains them.
he didn't - he just said 1080p. I guess the 360 version will lack the weather system and will have some cuts in terms of IQ and rendering distance.
wait... previews tomorrow?
dragonbane
Member
TF sales on 360 say yes.
So buy it for Quantum Break, new Gears, Halo 5, Forza 5, DR3, Ryse, KI, SO, AND better version of Horizon 2?
Daffy Duck
Member
Didn't play the first one, but I will get this for sure.
GlamFM
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They haven´t given a release date yet I believe.
Don't know, but there were plenty of cross gen multiplatforms.
Not sure why its ok for 3rd parties to do cross-gen, but not 1st party.
I'll admit I'm surprised and I think I would have liked to have seen this be current-gen exclusive just for selfish, curiosity reasons, but I mean, if there's sense in making it cross-gen, then I don't see why they shouldn't go down that route.
CassidyIzABeast
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This fall is what IGN says
digoutyoursoul
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They said "this fall"
TomcatTheLion
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Haha. While it would be new that would be underwhelming I think.
AcademicSaucer
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Forza horizon as great, i didnt like the dlc cars tho ...
TheAdmiester
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98875239&postcount=608
He mentions full 1080p but no framerate.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I'm not really that interested in many of those games. My comments in this thread are really just about the potential precedent MS is setting by making this game cross gen. If this is the only time it happens then fine, no big deal. It's just a little strange and troubling, is all.
I'm assuming they will just tweak the engine from the first one on the 360, so in some ways it does make sense to release it there too. I don't think it will really negate people upgrading to XBox One as a real fan of the game would want to buy the better version anyway. I'm sure that if GT7 came out on PS3 and PS4 it would cause a lot of people to go out and buy a PS4 just to get the better version.
GlamFM
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As will the XB1 version relative to what the system is capable of for being fucking cross gen.
That I knew.
This fall.
Celebrimbor
Member
Hoping for 1080/60 on Xbox One.
Still need to play the first one.
Still need to play the first one.
It's on 360 tho.
Just looked it up and for Forza Horizon 2 he said:
I mixed up the Halo 2 leak where he said it will be 60fps
I agree that it's surprising too but I don't see it as that big of a problem. While Forza Horizon is a series that can appeal to more users than Motorsport, I remember reading that the sales of Horizon were worse than Motorsport 4.