It's been two years since Forza Motorsport was announced by Microsoft, but we've seen almost nothing since. Initially believed to be console exclusive for Xbox Series X and S alongside a PC release, leaked images suggest it could be arriving on Xbox One too.
Appearing over the weekend on r/gamingleaksandrumors, this included two pre-release images of Forza Motorsport said to have been taken in July 2021. There's not much of interest from the photos themselves, these only show a garage and a team looking to start this race, but they reportedly come from an Xbox One build.
That's since been «verified» by a mod on this subreddit, though it remains officially unconfirmed by Microsoft and Turn 10. Around the same time, separate Forza Motorsport rumors also emerged from Windows Central's Jez Corden, who advised in the latest Xbox Two podcast that it's in beta and some influencers have already played it.
Revealed back in July 2020, Microsoft only offered this description on the YouTube video — which you can see below — that stated «Witness the power of Xbox Series X through Forza Motorsport. Automotive entertainment is reimagined for a new generation.»
No Xbox One version was mentioned previously and given how it's expected to take advantage of newer features, like 4k resolution and ray tracing, it'd certainly be a surprise.
Right now, we still don't have a release date for Forza Motorsport, but there's a good chance we'll learn more next month. E3 might be cancelled but that hasn't stopped Microsoft announcing the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase 2022 on June 12. If the game's already being beta tested, it seems likely we could learn more there.
If this turns out to be true, Forza Motorsport could be the last major first-party Microsoft
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