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Forza Motorsport is a great franchise and a great answer for Microsoft Xbox360 to compete with Gran Turismo. Gran Turismo always lacked a damage modeling system in their game and considering Forza had that function since day one added more realism and fun factor for the xbox platform. Now it seems that the roles has now been reversed sorta speak because now Gran Turismo has the damage feature along with Rally Car Racing, Nascar Racing, Weather Changes, and Day/Night cycles making this game really over the top.

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Considering the power we’ve seen over the years out of Xbox360 the question has now been raised about the possibility of limitations coming to the console. Forza 3 won’t be featuring Day/Night cycles, Weather Changes, or even Rally Races, regardless the game is going to be great but at the same time this is a competition, but what is truly holding Forza back from implementing these features that the fans want.

Here’s A Quote Supporting The DVD Limitation Issue

Forza’s Content Director John Wendl Had This To Say

“It is going to ship on two discs. Disc one is the full experience. Even disc one is bigger than any other racing game out there. Disc two includes a lot of extra cars, even a handful of tracks.”

Extra Cars And Tracks are major considering the amount of power and detail that goes into the tracks and car models and damage to these car models. So will the DLC be coming soon or has the DVD issue struck hard against the 360.

Microsoft just like any other game company wants to make money and DLC has been the answer this gen and it’s also competitive against the used game market that Gamestop is notorious for. Now is it possible that this game is being held back on purpose so that Microsoft can make more money from DLC patches adding these features later on in the games life cycle, or is this the time where we see Forza 3 get outdone by Gran Turismo in more areas than one cause of DVD storage issues.

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Weather changes will increase the intensity of gameplay simply because of physics and the dynamics of driving on the road with snow , or rain, alters the way you drive depending on the vehicle you have. Gran Turismo with the amount of cars available and the tune up settings all of these parameters will have to be taken into effect when the wheather changes become apart of the games strategy.

Day and Night cycles are great to show off graphics and also it has an effect on gameplay when it comes to seeing and, spotting things on the road which will also intensify gameplay. Adding the Nascar, and Rally Racing functions changes the entire play style and what you do on the road as a whole to the point where it’s like having 3 games in one what a deal.

Microsoft is smart and most likely these features as they were explained above dealing with Gran Turismo is very important why? because they are selling points and Microsoft does not want to be left out of the loop especially during competitive interviews, without having a answer to there rivals. Forza 3 will most likely have DLC so that they can be able to compete with Gran Turismo and also give the fans what they really want in the next Forza game.

The Forza Franchise always had great features such as the car customizations, the online auctions, and the movie maker function, that’s incredible along with the Le Mans racing, but when it comes to this generation and gameplay gamers want more but the question is this.

IS MICROSOFT REACHING IT’S DEVELOPMENT LIMIT WITH THE DVD STORAGE MEDIUM OR IS THIS A NEW STANDARD METHOD TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY ON GAMES LEAVING OUT FEATURES THAT FANS CRAVE FOR

Forza Motorsport 3 will be out later this year and it will be amazing so stay tuned for more updates regarding this title.

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THQ announced that they are on board for day one release of the Natal which is a good sign for Microsoft and the support Natal will have bringing new experiences to the 360 platform. Now the current trend in the industry dealing with the Nintendo Wii is that most games unless their first party or EA sports active titles don’t perform well on the system. This poses a problem considering game companies want a piece of the casual pie but they are having a hard time being successful with it.

Some Quotes below from Danny Bilson of THQ will easily showcase how strong the support will be for Microsoft and Sony’s motion controller and the stronger their support get may actually hurt Nintendo in the long run.

“We’ll be there at launch with some very friendly titles for the first audience who will adopt that stuff, which is families,” said Bilson

Natal along with Sony’s magic wand controller creates options for these game companies to make money in the casual market with platforms that are more powerful than the Wii. Natal had such a major showing at this years E3 and to know that game developers and publishers are excited to bring content to these two new motion capable systems, now poses a threat to the support the Nintendo Wii has had with third parties.

“The technology is really excellent, for both Xbox 360 and PS3, so now it’s all about the creative versus the business model. What’s the installed base like and how much can I spend against those? Of course at first you’ll see games that cost less money, but as the installed base grows we’ll do more robust stuff.”

The advantages that Natal has along with Sony’s magic wand is Precision, Voice Recognition, Hi-Def, and the combination of Many Hardcore and Casual titles on one platform whether it’s Xbox360 or Playstation 3. Third party developers will have a better opportunity to see a bigger return on their investment with these motion capabilities simply because games that will be created won’t be limited to a casual experience but, also hardcore games like Modern Warfare 2 will benefit from the Natal and The Magic Wand making gamers support the two add-ons which developers and publishers will capitalize on to generate revenue.

“We’re not going to just port stuff over, each one of those platforms needs a lot of design love,” he offered.

The quote above helps seal the deal considering that the potential of Natal and The Magic Wand vs The Wiimote families, hardcore gamers will really see a difference in quality over what Nintendo has delivered so far and the gamers will respond to this more so in the favor of Microsoft and Sony.

“The same way we would treat Drawn to Life on Wii, we would treat similar games on those systems. It’s about how can we best use Project Natal and how can we best use the Sony controller. We have this stuff at the studios, we’ve had it for a while.”

Third party devs can also create brand new games specifically for the Natal which has more features than the Wiimote providing a unique gameplay experience that gamers will notice and possibly go after a bit more than the Wii. Competition is always good in the industry but since the Nintendo Wii debuted they had no competition so technically they were in a league of their own.

Now with the Natal and The Magic Wand competition is here and it’s also being heavily supported so if Third party developers see a better opportunity revenue wise with these two new motion gaming options. The Wii may lose some support which can be critical for Nintendo and the future of their business