It's been a long wait for Forza Motorsport PC players. While the open-world Horizon spin-off has overtaken the mainline Motorsport series, Forza fans are craving a more authentic racing game. Thankfully, the wait for the Forza Motorsport reboot is nearly over with the October release fast approaching.
Forza Motorsport a complete reboot of the franchise. Although Forza is synonymous with Xbox, every Forza Motorsport title since FM6 has been ported to PC. The next game will continue this tradition. Here's everything you need to know about the Forza Motorsport PC release including the system requirements.
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Forza Motorsport PC
As with most Xbox console exclusives, Forza Motorsport is coming to PC.
The Forza Motorsport PC release will be available on day one alongside Xbox Series X|S. Game Pass subscribers will also get access to Forza Motorsport on Xbox and PC at no extra charge.
Turn 10 has optimised Forza Motorsport for a plethora of PCs, with real-time ray tracing bringing new levels of fidelity. Furthermore, Forza Motorsport will take advantage of the NVIDIA DLSS 2 and AMD FSR 2.2 upscalers, rendering the game at a lower resolution while retaining image quality to ensure smooth performance.
On PC, Forza Motorsport supports native resolutions up to 4K and beyond, with support for ultrawide and non-standard resolutions.
Furthermore, Forza Motorsport introduces shader pre-compilation and pre-caching to prevent shader compilation stutter during gameplay. Forza Motorsport also supports DirectStorage for CPU improvements and faster track loading.
In single-player, Forza Motorsport will support unlocked framerates with or without V-Sync enabled. However, framerates are locked in multiplayer to "ensure a consistent and competitive online racing experience for all players across a variety of PC hardware configurations and the Xbox Series X|S consoles."
System requirements
If you want to know if your PC can run Forza Motorsport, you need to know the system requirements.
Turn 10 has revealed the minimum, recommended, and ideal Forza Motorsport system requirements. If you want to play Forza Motorsport on Ultra settings, it's safe to say you'll need a beefy PC.
Minimum specs (low settings)
Intel & Nvidia | AMD | |
|---|---|---|
CPU | i5-8400 + cores @ 2.8 Ghz | Ryzen 5 1600 6 cores @ 3.2 Ghz |
CPU Cores | 6 physical cores | 6 physical cores |
GPU | GTX 1060 (6GB) | RX 5500 XT |
VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
System RAM | 8 GB dedicated | 8 GB dedicated |
Storage | SSD with 130 GB free space | SSD with 130 GB free space |
Recommended specs (High settings)
Intel & Nvidia | AMD | |
|---|---|---|
CPU | i7-11700k | Ryzen 7 5800X |
CPU Cores | 8 physical cores | 8 physical cores |
GPU | RTX 4080 | RX 7900XT |
VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
System RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Storage | NvME SSD with 130 GB free space | NvME SSD with 130 GB free space |
Ideal specs (Ultra settings)
Intel & Nvidia | AMD | |
|---|---|---|
CPU | i7-11700k | Ryzen 7 5800X |
CPU Cores | 8 physical cores | 8 physical cores |
GPU | RTX 4080 | RX 7900XT |
VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
System RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Storage | NvME SSD with 130 GB free space | NvME SSD with 130 GB free space |
Editions
There arre three Forza Motorsport editions: Standard, Deluxe and Premium. Pre-orders are now live on the Steam and Microsoft Stores.
Retailing for £59.99 / $69.99, The Standard Edition just includes the Base Game. Upgrading to the £79.99 / $89.99 Deluxe Edition includes the obligatory Car Pass.
Retailing for £89.99 / $99.99, the Premium Edition includes the Race Day Car Pack DLC, Car Pass, VIP Membership and Welcome Pack. This edition costs £89.99 / $99.99.
You can also upgrade to the Premium Add-Ons Bundle to get early access and all other add-on content included in the Premium Edition.
Early access
The biggest perk of the Premium Edition and Premium Add-Ons Bundle, however, is early access. Pre-ordering the Premium Edition or Premium Add-Ons Bundle lets you access Forza Motorsport on 5 October, five days before the general release.
Those who have pre-ordered can preload Forza Motorsport on PC. As for the early access release times, Forza Motorsport will unlock on Windows at 12:01am local time and 12:01am EDT for Steam players.
Gameplay
With October's launch fast approaching, Turn 10 has shown off the initial races in the opening 20 minutes of Forza Motorsport gameplay. The gameplay video opens with a fast lap in a Corvette E-Ray being put through its paces at Maple Valley in a practice session.
We also get to see the 2023 Cadillac V-Series.R navigating the new fictional Japanese Hakone circuit as well as a full-grid race on the all-new Grand Oak Raceway.
Car list
Forza Motorsport will have 500 cars at launch, from thoroughbred race cars to modern electric cars. Turn 10 has revealed the stunning 2023 No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R and 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray are the cover cars.
You can view the full Forza Motorsport car list here.
Track list
As for the track list, Forza Motorsport features 20 circuits with multiple layouts at launch. These include old fan-favourites like Maple Valley and brand new circuits like the fictional Grand Oak Raceway and Eaglerock Speedway circuits along with South Africa's Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.
Sadly, the world-famous Nurburgring Nordschleife won't be part of the track roster at launch. Instead, the iconic German circuit is coming in a free update planned for Spring 2024. More tracks will also be added after launch.
Release date
The Forza Motorsport release date is fast approach. Turn 10's Forza Motorsport reboot is racing onto Xbox Series X|S and PC on 10 October 2023.
However, players who pre-order the Premium Edition can get up to three days of early access on 5 October 2023.