With the disdain of consumers for anything with the name or connotation of lootboxes in the industry lately, Microsoft has decided that they'll be removing lootboxes from one of their games. As of yesterday, Forza Motorsport 7 will no longer offer "prize crates", the game's version of lootboxes, which players would earn by winning races. Though they never cost actual real world currency to acquire, these prize crates would lock certain types of cars behind random drops, which infuriated fans. During this press release, it was also revealed that the upcoming Forza Horizon 4, due out this October, would not have any "pay to win elements", either. "Tokens" will also not have any part in the new Forza title, as well. Tokens used to cost real money to purchase, and would buy premium cars which would have slight advantages over normal unlockable vehicles.

Developer Turn 10 appears to not want anything to do with microtransactions in current, or future Forza games. This also marks the second removal of a controversial feature of the game, as Turn 10 removed "VIP passes" from Forza 7 after major fan backlash on launch.

One major area of discussion for the team has been prize crates. While we’ve never charged money for prize crates in Forza Motorsport 7, their presence in the game has continued to be a source of controversy. The overwhelming feedback has been that this system feels out of place in the game. After careful consideration, we have decided to completely remove prize crates from Forza Motorsport 7. Similarly, paid tokens – which were a part of previous Forza games – will not be coming to Forza Motorsport 7 or Forza Horizon 4.

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[Sonic Angel Knight]

Is forza 7 and forza horizon 4 not the same game? I'm confused about the title.

 

[Chary]

Is forza 7 and forza horizon 4 not the same game? I'm confused about the title.

The Forza series is split into two. Motorsport, or just Forza, which is the more kinda "pro" racing NASCAR style, and Horizon, which is the more open world Need for Speed style.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

The Forza series is split into two. Motorsport, or just Forza, which is the more kinda "pro" racing NASCAR style, and Horizon, which is the more open world Need for Speed style.

So one is more casual and one is more professional.

 

[AutumnWolf]

Is forza 7 and forza horizon 4 not the same game? I'm confused about the title.

but they are all the same

*cough*

what? no, they are different

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

YESSSSS!

I fucking LOVED Horizon 3 and I'm giddy like a child waiting for Horizon 4, and knowing it won't have Motorsport 7's horrible monetization scheme makes it all the better. Props to EA for getting too greedy too quick and bringing down the almighty loot box.

 

[Deleted User]

Good those stupid crates in Forza 7 make it feel like you aren't even progressing except by pure luck. Bring on Horizon 4!

 

[The Catboy]

Let's keep this train rolling! Let's hope for more games to do the same!

 

[FAST6191]

So one is more casual and one is more professional.

Probably not in the way you are thinking or such things are traditionally defined (though there the terms would be arcade and simulation).

Both skew fairly heavily towards simulation but where the former mirrors real world motorsports where broadly the same vehicles are used in a given race which is probably also a closed loop track, the other... you still have to break, shift and corner properly/in accordance with more real world physics but at one point I think I was racing an escalade down a stereotypical American cornbelt not quite highway road in an Aston Martin DB5 (think classic James Bond).

 

[DinohScene]

You will not be missed lootboxes!

 

[Ritsuki]

I love how not having pay to win elements is now a "feature"...