Forza 3 confirmed, details leaked?

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Jun 16, 2008 9:51 pm GMT

GameSpot learns third racer is definitely in the dev garage; purportedly leaked documents say game will be two-disc, 400-car, 100-track epic.

After speaking with a source close to Microsoft, GameSpot can confirm that Forza MotorSport 3 is currently in development. Set for release sometime next year, the racer will continue Microsoft's highly customizable racing series after Forza 2's commercial and critical success on the Xbox 360. The first Forza was released for the original Xbox in 2005 to similar raves from reviewers.

GameSpot's source would not go into further detail, saying only that the game was several months into development and would be "massive." However, more information on the game may have appeared as part of a huge information leak sourced to market research group Intellisponse.

Though Intellisponse and Microsoft are declining to comment, a series of documents attributed to it on the NeoGAF forums appear to outline a Mii-like avatar system for Xbox Live and a new 360 motion-sensing Karaoke game. They also appear to reveal exactly how massive Forza 3 is, saying that "due to the number of cars and tracks, the game will be sold as a two-disc set."

How many cars and tracks will Forza 3 boast? According to the documents, the game will sport more than 100 tracks and over 400 cars with "near-limitless customization options for car tuning and custom artwork." The documents also promise the game will introduce several new racing modes--drag, drift, oval, point-to-point--as well as new online community features.

385 Comments

  • MaGic-Mik3z

    Posted Aug 1, 2009 5:54 pm GMT

    100 not 11 silly me stupid mistake

  • MaGic-Mik3z

    Posted Aug 1, 2009 5:54 pm GMT

    JUST SPRUNG TO MIND AFTER READ SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ABOUT TRACKS
    if there going to be puting 11 track into the game and there was only 14 in forza 2 just think about it there are well over a 100 real race track used by f1, moto gp and 24 hour racing and touring car that sort of stuff so lets be honest they have no exscuse to have fake tracks in the game or and fake customized cars to fill space as there are to many bloody car in the world im being grumpy and harsh on forza motorsport but it true id like to see nearly all the possiable car tracks from acroos Europe and america and asia on this game if posiable many Eurpoe as there track are the best if you think about it and im right they are lol

  • MaGic-Mik3z

    Posted Aug 1, 2009 5:36 pm GMT

    if they have all the latest car and race cars if you no what i mean p.s. im lazy i dont check spelling

  • MaGic-Mik3z

    Posted Aug 1, 2009 5:35 pm GMT

    For me
    I f they have all the latest cat on the road to race round the best tracks and road in the world ill be happy and it needs ot be simulation not arcade
    1 thing though if any of you have heard of such tracks as Brands Hatch and Donington Park both the best british track i can ever think of they would be great replacements for Silverstone as that track is flat and boring
    and if the makers if forza even read this Cadwell Park aswell maybe although the cars would scrap the dec and spin out over the hill it would be amzing if these track where in the game instead of the falt and boring track ok hope you like my track ideas guys

  • coffeesighco

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 8:56 pm GMT

    its gonna be epic

  • harmeet95

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 9:20 am GMT

    I think they should've added a story to the game.
    Its boring when you're ur just racing for credits and levels.
    Its gets boring after a while

  • cmdcanito1984

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:43 pm GMT

    gran turismo 2 was two disc's so whats the problem....forza and gran turismo are almost equal games, honestly if you took the best features from forza (car/decals/drivetrain customization PIMP MY RACINGCAR , realistic damage, car classes, great online with tons of downloadable cars and tracks)...Now gran turismo has (great racing tracks, soundtrack, photo-realistic graphics, more cars) and from what it sounds like 400 cars + downloadable content is freaking sweet, i just hope they have more natural gt tracks instead of industrial tracks

  • matapiero

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 1:45 pm GMT

    lambo Reventon FTW!!!!

  • kevin8se7en

    Posted May 29, 2009 11:49 pm GMT

    Top 5 car Wish List

    Bugatti Veyron
    SCC Ultimate Aero
    V12 Toyota Supra
    Nissan GT-R V-Spec
    Lamborghini Reventon

  • kevin8se7en

    Posted May 29, 2009 11:46 pm GMT

    can't wait for this one...

    I don't think the game will be the kind of 2-disc everyone thinks it will be...

    Rather than "insert disc 2 to continue" it will be more like downloading all the cars and tracks from disc 2 to your HDD first and then inserting Disc 1 to play the game as usual.
    No one wants a 4GB+ downloadable content update so they might as well put all the extra stuff on a 2nd disc.

    Kind of like when you buy a 2-disc DVD or BLU-RAY movie and the digital copy that counts as disc 2...

    If there is a 2nd disc to pop in half-way through the game then who cares... it's not like you can beat Forza in a single sitting anyways.

    When Transformers the movie came out for HD-DVD everyone who had blu-ray brought up the point that blu-ray had/has more space to fit the special features so there was no need for more than 1 disc. The fact of the matter is, Transformers is still on 2 discs on blu-ray and no one cares anymore. 2-discs is not as issue really...

  • hamoksha0000

    Posted May 22, 2009 5:34 pm GMT

    i love this waiting for it i think it will be great and oustanding

  • tankbrain

    Posted May 17, 2009 7:38 pm GMT

    We all need to realise that forza two had "40" tracks when it got released....... because of the different variations of tracks, backwards tracks etc....... race modes especially for 'oval" now I know that you need specific tunes etc for whatever your doing but trying to pass off oval racing as a particular race type rather than just calling it racing, man, sounds like they don't have much to market this with, which is a shame because I genuinly enjoy the playing forza games... I just really enjoy how when Turn ten released extra DLC for forza 2, you'd pay for it then get maybe one actual unique model of car and 6 or so slight variations on cars that were already in game, which were already rubbish cars in game anyway...... Please Turn ten don't screw up this title!!!!!!!.....

  • superjoegoal

    Posted May 14, 2009 12:02 pm GMT

    When Is It Coming Out Though?

  • thekey

    Posted May 7, 2009 5:59 am GMT

    100 tracks and 400 cars. near endless customization is good. But a racing game with more than one disc is bad.

  • Leubus

    Posted Apr 30, 2009 3:14 pm GMT

    oh dam, i cant believe it

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Apr 30, 2009 12:57 pm GMT

    nice

  • Phatmista

    Posted Apr 29, 2009 6:35 pm GMT

    @InsideTheWall89
    No problem with your hiatus from Forza. Just originally gathered from how you said it that Forza had no real tracks (or very few real tracks compared to fictitious). My bad. As I said, everyone would like more tracks (of course no drifting, wouldn't want another fake racer). They should include tracks like Willow Springs (and its smaller courses) and Button Willow (don't have very many tracks in SoCal).

  • InsideTheWall89

    Posted Apr 29, 2009 6:28 pm GMT

    @Phatmista
    I just played the game for the first time in a year yesterday, so forgive me if I forgot a few tracks from the game such as Silverstone and that one in Italy. But 14 tracks is not a whole lot and I'd prefer them to be all real tracks. The game gets very repetitive doing multiple variations of the same few tracks ad nauseum. And what's wrong with me wanting more tracks and more variety in the types of racing (no drifting, ever) and cars? What's so hard to believe about that, after about 2 years of playing this game, I got it 3 years ago, but my year hiatus has to be accounted for, and 14 seperate venues isn't enough. The scenery gets old after a while. I hope forza 3 has the 100 tracks like this article says, that'll be the biggest thing for me. After a while, Forza loses it's initial excitement, 100 or more tracks should keep that at bay for a little longer.

  • Phatmista

    Posted Apr 29, 2009 1:48 am GMT

    @InsideTheWall89
    lol you crack me up. Basically you want MORE tracks in more VARIETY? ;-P Yes there are 4 fictional tracks. Only 4 out of 14. Of course everyone would love to see more...something my gf brought up (as both of us race autocross), why not give us a track editor!? Make our own tracks >.

  • InsideTheWall89

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 5:31 pm GMT

    @Phatmista
    I know that Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca is a real track, did I even mention it in my post? I know that Sebring and Road America are also real tracks, as is the Suzuka circuit in Japan. I know my tracks, bud. But, I believe, that those are the only real tracks in the game, I can't remember I've not played it in a very long time. In fact, Laguna Seca is one of my favorite American tracks, Infineon Raceway is my favorite and I hope it's in the next Forza. Oh wait, I forgot the Nurburgring and the Nurburgring F1 track and Tsukuba, that' in there right? OK, so, I'd like the Daytona Infield and the oval, I'd like the road course up in Richmond, Richmond International I think. I'd like Watkins Glen to be in there, I'd like to be able to do the Pikes Peak Int'l Hillclimb. I'd really like to see all the F1 circuits in the game as well as the roadcourse up in Montreal, Brands Hatch would be fun, as would Autopolis in Japan. Can't believe someone would question me on racetracks...

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