Forza Motorsport Update 9 Brings Back Sebring & Adds Porsche 963 - With a Catch

[Famine]

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Forza Motorsport Update 9 Brings Back Sebring & Adds Porsche 963 – With a Catch​

Turn 10 has revealed the much-anticipated “endurance” update for Forza Motorsport, which will see new, longer races as well as the return of a favorite circuit and a small fleet of new race cars...

 

[appu]

I don't play Forza Motorsport 8 but I thought to head to the xbox store to claim the Porsche 963 for free. But I can't find it on the store.

Add-ons for this game | Xbox

Just saying.

 

[ykiki]

I don't play Forza Motorsport 8 but I thought to head to the xbox store to claim the Porsche 963 for free. But I can't find it on the store.

Add-ons for this game | Xbox

Just saying.

I found it with YOUR link. At the end of the listing, it says something to the effect of "Load More", and I clicked it. There was the Porsche stuff at the bottom.

Just saying. 🙂

 

[appu]

There was the Porsche stuff at the bottom.

I did click on "load more". The Porsche was probably not available when I tried.

Now I got it as well but don't have the FM8 game yet, lol.

 

[kjb]

This seems like a good update for Forza. It nice to see the 963 somewhere besides the PC sims. Maybe it will make its way to GT7

 

[Speedking116]

I did click on "load more". The Porsche was probably not available when I tried.

Now I got it as well but don't have the FM8 game yet, lol.

Yep I've got the Porsche pack after the update completed...there's a link in the what's new section of the game. Also I'm pretty sure the Cadillac Hypercar has the 2024 livery on it now on the menu screens🤔

 

[forzaturismo]

This seems like a good update for Forza. It nice to see the 963 somewhere besides the PC sims. Maybe it will make its way to GT7

Yess.hope to get more Wec cars in the future of Gran turismo 😆

 

[ALLSETFORMOVE]

Forza Motorsport Porsche 963 Combo Here, take it.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I thought Gran Turismo would get the 963 first.

 

[i386]

I thought Gran Turismo would get the 963 first.

This is a real car, not a VGT

 

[Cayit]

Finally Endurance Races...

 

[Ande3200]

Finally Endurance Races...

While thats good, they will dissapear after a month, they keep doing the same fomo stuff over and over.

 

[Ryan81]

Yeah, I must admit I'm not a massive fan of all this FOMO BS. Why not just add them as permanent events? I know they want the servers at full capacity but sometimes it's too much.

 

[zaxs]

In Endurance must be place for Kylami, but there is no place for Spa... 🤨

 

[GearHead36]

Why does it have to be free only for a limited time?

 

[PSN offapple]

What I find a bit intriguing about this is, going by it having red number boards, Forza has the WEC version of the Porsche 963, not the IMSA version.
So they've managed to get a WEC car despite the Motorsport Games WEC licence.

 

[forzaturismo]

What I find a bit intriguing about this is, going by it having red number boards, Forza has the WEC version of the Porsche 963, not the IMSA version.
So they've managed to get a WEC car despite the Motorsport Games WEC licence.

If its true, maybe microsoft can tell PD the way to get that WEC car

 

[GTvsForza]

So all that's left for the GTPs are the BMW and Lambo I think

 

[Vince_GT]

So all that's left for the GTPs are the BMW and Lambo I think

And Acura. The car in game it's the DPI and not the LMDH '23.

 

[Cayit]

While thats good, they will dissapear after a month, they keep doing the same fomo stuff over and over.

It will be better if they would stay instead of dissapering after a Month...Stupid!

 

[-Fred-]

What I find a bit intriguing about this is, going by it having red number boards, Forza has the WEC version of the Porsche 963, not the IMSA version.
So they've managed to get a WEC car despite the Motorsport Games WEC licence.

The blue #2 Cadillac V-Series.R also has its WEC livery.

 

[UnkindEvent35]

The Porsche 963 must make its way to GT7, because Forza has that that car, and I don't play Forza games at all times, because I don't have an Xbox.

 

[i386]

because I don't have an Xbox.

If you buy the digital version of forza from microsoft you can "play it anywhere", including pc and xbox.

 

[Moglet]

Why does it have to be free only for a limited time?

It doesn't. Unless there is some very odd licensing agreement in place with Porsche there is absolutely no requirement for it become paid after a set time. I'd rather just have car parks than this weird "get it while you can!" approach.

 

[forzaturismo]

o

If you buy the digital version of forza from microsoft you can "play it anywhere", including pc and xbox.

ok, i ll buy Forza when it will come to Playstation

 

[WHO1]

Why does it have to be free only for a limited time?

It's for marketing purposes, encourages lapse players to log back on and hopefully play the game again.

 

[Faldrath]

Whisper it, but this Forza update has tipped the scales, I think, and it's now the best simcade racing game around. I did the 20 lap endurance race on Sebring with GT cars and oh my word, it was so much fun. The AI is far from perfect but, unlike GT7, they at least pretend to behave like real cars instead of moving cones, the day/night/weather effects are great, and it was genuinely exciting having to claw my way back from the field after a couple of mistakes forced me to do an unexpected pit stop.

I still think GT7 is the best driving game, and I love all the car information it provides, but the AI racing is just so stale... it's a pity.

 

[GBalao888]

Why does it have to be free only for a limited time?

Likely because they want players to act fast before it becomes paid. Similar to these "come-and-go" mechanics before a tour and its respective reward car disappears.

There is a way to get around this, by having the Xbox app on your phone if you're playing on an Xbox or PC if you're not using Steam. That way, if future DLC cars are like this (being free for roughly a week before it's completely paid), you'll almost never miss out, but don't take my word for it.

I remember in FM7, individual cars like this were permanently free and rightfully so until the game went to end-of-life.

 

[Beezer215]

if you're not using Steam

It works on Steam too. You can still get on Steam from yer fone. 🤷‍♀️

 

[Jtheripper]

Loved bumpy sebring back on forza 1st games, if ever forza comes to ps, ill check into it.