MrJustinius
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It also has an extra year of development and optimisation. You can't really judge it till we see the final product.
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Forza Horizon 2 announced (360, Xbox One), releasing this fall
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It also has an extra year of development and optimisation. You can't really judge it till we see the final product.
What suprise has Sony ruined?
Maintenance
Member
Bluepoint, do your magic.
Besides that, now I have no fears about this game, bring it on.
It does not work that way.
Tenchi Ryu
Banned
Nice
Terbinator
Member
What if
is one of the cities you can drive too? It would be awesome if there was a few hub cities dotted around in a fictional European countryside.
Prague
I am sure they can modify the FM5 engine to run better. For one thing they don't have to dedicate power for Kinect.
Black Republican
Member
So they really did a sequel eh?
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
TOTALLY AGREE
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
What doesn't work that way?
7DollarHagane
Banned
Might get the 360 version if it bombas for $15 at Christmas like The first one did.
I agree. I get third parties going cross gen, but a first party game doing it seems weird to me. As the hardware manufacturer, Microsoft should be pushing people to jump on board with the Xbox One instead of giving them reasons to delay that purchase. I mean, Forza 5 wasn't crossgen, hard to see why they'd go back.
preheatedbibby
Banned
Personally I am pumped that it's cross-gen. Now there's a chance that I'll actually play it.
EDIT: Definitely agree with Gerstmann though. Keep backtracking on "required" and "integral" parts of their system, yet continues to keep falling back on previous gen hardware.
EDIT: Definitely agree with Gerstmann though. Keep backtracking on "required" and "integral" parts of their system, yet continues to keep falling back on previous gen hardware.
Sweet
You're hoping a game will bomb?
Are you going to buy a 360 to go with it too?
Hmmm...I wonder how cheap the last gen systems will be around Xmas. This reminds me, I need to download Dark Souls tonight. Dust off the 360.
StarBlazers1
Member
Really? Why do you say that? Ryan mccaffrey already posted their building if the F5 engine and including weather effects sounds like an improvement to me. Yeah, its probably going to be 30 fps, since its open world, but im sure the sdk's are better and the effectswill be improved. we'll see shortly.
Agreed.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Lol
My only reason to purchase an xbone went right out the window. Hopefully they can provide the same quality as FH1
My only reason to purchase an xbone went right out the window. Hopefully they can provide the same quality as FH1
keltickennedy
Member
I have a feeling we may see a lot of crossgen games from microsoft after the initial xbox one sales.
Open-world streaming engine and closed-circuit RAM-load engine are pretty different things.
Also, lightning engine should be completely different, especially if weather is in.
Not to mention different programing for CPU/GPU if we're talking in differences in 30/60 fps. And throw in "social" media things, so we're talking about different scripts all over the place.
Horizon 2 will probably share all car models from the Forza 5, but I am not sure is there anything similar in their engines.
Also, lightning engine should be completely different, especially if weather is in.
Not to mention different programing for CPU/GPU if we're talking in differences in 30/60 fps. And throw in "social" media things, so we're talking about different scripts all over the place.
Horizon 2 will probably share all car models from the Forza 5, but I am not sure is there anything similar in their engines.
EDIT: I haven't seen the Ryan's tweet. Well, that is some nice news indeed. Looking forward seeing everything.
BruiserBear
Banned
This is great news.
Agreed.
Tenchi Ryu
Banned
Actually, turns out Playground 10 only working on the X1 version, so if you like their work, still worth getting an Xbone for.
It will probably look great. Extra year of engine refinement plus drop to 30 FPS. IQ should be much improved.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Fantastic news. Although I wasn't really worried about it being cross gen in the first place.
Wasn't the last one rushed, and fell flat to a small install base. Early gen isn't just rough for gamers but the first parties are like trains off a cold start.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
That's not the point. It's that the game will look only somewhat better on XB1 than 360, but won't represent a "generational" leap. MS will then keep 360 version in the shadows to try to get more people to buy the heavily publicized and marketed version and maybe even buy an XBone for it, as they hoped with TF.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Umm that doesn't make any sense. I'm a 360 owner and I expect Microsoft to support me with software. They're doing just that by announcing FH2 on 360, which I am very happy about.
Not surprised at there being a 360 version since the first game didn't sell too well (in the US). I remember the price dropped fast after it released. I really hope MS releases a wireless Speedwheel for XB1, like the one they have on 360, but please no more having to replace AA batteries!
Also, I'm really glad that the game isn't set in Louisiana like those recent rumors suggested. Wasn't feeling it when that artwork was shown. Looking forward to seeing the real game.
Also, I'm really glad that the game isn't set in Louisiana like those recent rumors suggested. Wasn't feeling it when that artwork was shown. Looking forward to seeing the real game.
GlamFM
Banned
I suppose you also have a VHS player somewhere? How much support do you expect there?
Sometimes it´s time to move on.
How long do you expect Microsoft to support "you"?
You're living in the past. Progress happens.
There were some overcast Forza 5 tracks though, so not necessarily.
I mean, lighting adds a ton of overhead to your engine. Not a big deal unless it's the FM5 engine, which seemed to sacrifice a ton to get where it was on XB1.
Really curious how this will look/play out.
Yeah. They need to boost XB1 sales. It's not gonna happen by doing this.
mentallyinept
Banned
I think you have unrealistic expectations about a 9 year old console.
ChiliManiac
Banned
Cross gen won't matter, pretty sure DX12 makes things scalable on an easy to do level.
So stoked for this, hopefully a little less on the ugly Microtransactions.
So stoked for this, hopefully a little less on the ugly Microtransactions.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
They've supported it for what... 8 years now? Given the context of doesn't sound like development for this game will face too much trouble, as it appears to be two distinct teams developing the different versions. Had it been crossgen with only one developer though, I could see why current and potential XB1 owners would be disappointed.
gamechanger87
Member
Its a port down from the X1 version with a different team similar to Respawn/Bluepoint. FH2 is built from F5 base.
Garrett 2U
Member
Not necessarily at all.
Ryan said that they are using the Forza 5 engine for FH2 on Xbone.
The other studio could be using a completely different engine for X360, and the games might look extremely different.
Salty Hippo
Member
Didn't the first Horizon sell like 1.5k? Back in 2012 the 360 install base was pretty much the same as it is now.
GlamFM
Banned
Nope - because Horizon 2 is open world while DriveClub is not.
Weaker hardware = lower performance-based expectations