Forza 1 (Xbox) vs. Forza 3 (360) – Generational Difference?
March 1st, 2010 lambronDid 360 hit its peak with the original Xbox?
New Gran Turismo 5 info, boxart
January 6th, 2010 BlamBurg
Info from Playstation: TOM:
- Deformation for every car in the game although race cars will see even more damage, no more bumper cars like Forza 3
- First screens of GT5′s night racing
- 1,000+ vehicles, all with modeled interiors, superior to Forza 3
- Up to 16 players online, more than Forza 3
- Indy cars and tracks will be included
- Head tracking is reconfirmed and it’s for use during racing
- Multi display is back (using 3 PS3′s for a wider view)
- HD uploads to YouTube
- Weather
- Night racing for all tracks
- Destroying Forza 3
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Xbox fanatic rejects Forza 3
October 22nd, 2009 MitchMcCananWow. I’ve never seen a backlash against a game this severe. Could this be the last Forza in the series?
[Update: Video no longer works]
SDF Mailbag: Forza Review, Fanatics and Conversion
October 16th, 2009 lambron
Due to the massive influx of mail we’ve received since SDF 2.0′s takeover of the gaming media we’ve decided to reopen and revamp our mailbag section. Here are just a few of the hundreds of letters we’ve received in the past few days alone.
From Rempager:
Hey,
first of all, i love SDF. And here you got a awesome forza gif. If you post it on sdf, please greet HighCaliber . He made this gif. btw “edel” means noble it is german.
sorry for my bad english, i am from germany. and we defending Sony and the Playstation on consolewars.eu
Thank you for the kind words Rampager. We are here to provide unbiased gaming news for the world and I’m glad you are fighting the good fight when and where you can. We encourage all of our readers to spread the truth about Sony and what’s really going on in the video game industry. Special thanks to HighCaliber for the fantastic animated gif. If anyone has anymore animated gifs they’d like posted in future posts, feel free to send them in!
Our next letter is from an Xbox fanatic:
From MasterCheif:
lol wtf ur so bais how can you give forza 3 a 1/10??? greenburg and turn 10 said it wuz the definiate simulate racer out there and i belive dem over a sony sight like you lol stop posting go away
Turn 10 is trying to sell you a product of course they are going to spew hyperbole like “definitive racing sim.” That’s why you need to go to unbiased gaming resources, like SDF, to get the truth. And no, we won’t stop posting until the gaming media follows our lead and provides fair and balanced coverage of the video game industry.
Our final letter is from an ex-fanatic:
From Hipporoot:
Hey SDF!
I’m just writing in to thank you for your website. I used to be a huge 360 fanboy, i paid for live and i even bought avatar clothing (rofl) but after reading your coverage and revealing the truth to me i gotta say im done with MS. last week i went out and bought a ps3 slim and ive not turned on my 360 since. with games like uncharted 2, infamous, god of war 3, gran turismo 5, trico, demons souls and the rest, how could i possibly go back to 360 lol
anyway thanks again and see you guys on PSN!
Welcome to the PSN family! Thanks for the letter but can’t take all the credit as I believe The Slim Effect™ has also contributed to your conversion. Sony is making all the right moves as MS and Nintendo continue to stumble.
Well that’s all for this edition of SDF Mailbag.
Sales Chart Update: Uncharted 2 defeats the Wii
October 12th, 2009 BlamBurgThe Slim Effect™ has taken the United States by storm. The new PS3 Slim is selling out nationwide, Uncharted 2 is topping every sales chart there is and 360 is losing major momentum going into the fourth quarter.
Not only is Halo 2.5: ODST already being discounted $10 but Forza 2.5 has failed to gain any momentum despite being weeks away from release and the 360 Elite Modern Warfare 2 “meh-gaton” seems to be a complete failure.
The year of the PS3 continues…
Keep your eyes on SDF throughout the holiday season for unbiased, real-time sales data.
Forza 2.5 reviews are coming in: “super boring”
October 9th, 2009 MitchMcCanan
“Forza 3 is easily outclassed by the excellent damage modeling of DiRT 2 and even Need for Speed: Shift. Specifically, cars tend to sport the same generic “scratch” and “scuff” textures when they’re hit, and dent deforming seems limited, as well.” – 1up
“For a game so dedicated to all things automotive to slip in the cockpit is seriously disappointing, and part of what I see as a larger problem with presentation.” – Gamespy
“The achievements in Forza 3 are frankly quite boring. Easy, but super boring.” – Xbox 360 Achievements
“The game comes with a second disc filled with 100 more cars and 29 new tracks. That’s nice. However, it requires a 2GB install. Those without HDs are screwed…” – Games Radar
“Visual car damage might also be an issue for some, with the damage model used here nowhere near as dynamic as that found in the likes of Burnout Paradise or DIRT 2″ – VideoGamer
“Cockpit views are modeled for each car, but they aren’t quite as stunning as in Need for Speed SHIFT.” – GameTrailers
“The car interiors too, disappointingly, look a bit too grey and plastic-y. Forza 3 certainly doesn’t live up to Gran Turismo in the in-game visual stakes.” – CVG
Forza 2.5 crash physics and damage modeling
October 8th, 2009 BlamBurg
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