With Gran Turismo 5 releasing just last month, it’s not surprising that Forza wants to make sure people don’t forget about their top rated racing series. This weekend at the VGAs, developer Turn 10 Studios released a glimpse at the upcoming fourth game in the racing series. The clip is almost entirely live action video, with only a hint of what to expect when it comes to the look of the game, but expect more on that in the coming months.
One of the more interesting selling points for the title will be the inclusion of Kinect compatibility. The game will likely feature full support for the Kinect, and allow you steer with your hands and let the game control the acceleration and brakes. Whether or not this turns out to be a gimmick or an evolution of racing games is still a question to be answered.
Expect to hear a lot more about this title–both the Kinect side and the standard racing offerings– over the next year. Forza Motorsports 4 will be released as an Xbox 360 exclusive in Fall of 2011.
is this only coming out on the kinnect then? best not be
Xbox is making a huge mistake trying kinect car racing games. The 360 steering wheel worked great for Forza 2. It will get a little annoying holding your hands still too long. They need to learn to incorporate the kinect with controllers to optimize usability. I think it would be great if I was driving with the actual steering wheel then flick off my opponent with actual hand jestures. The idea of holding an imaginary wheel seems like its playability will be reduced quickly. I love the steering wheel, it has the tiptonic shift simulator, wheel, gas and break what else do I need except a real shifter to pick gears more readily. I feel that a road rash comeback is necessary for the kinect. sit on a stool and punch ank kick the crap out of other onliners! Come on Kinect I'm pullin for you against the move!