Forza Motorsport gets the Daytona track and a new suite of temporary content

16.01.2024 - 16:09 / destructoid.com

While Forza Motorsport may well insist on steering well clear of permanently adding new events to its roster, the developer Turn 10 has been able to deliver on some key fronts regardless. After the release of Hockenheim in December, in comes the Daytona International Speedway, at long last.

More broadly, new race tracks are the most notable repeat additions to Forza Motorsport‘s selection of content following its October launch window. Almost every major new patch has introduced a new track so far, and with Daytona coming in as part of Update 4 later today, on January 16, this seems poised to continue. Sadly, the rest of Update 4’s content roster is way more transient after all.

The Daytona International Speedway is, of course, the crowning jewel of Forza Motorsport‘s Update 4, but there’s more to the patch than just that. For one, all three of the game’s post-launch tracks (Yas Marina, Hockenheim, and Daytona) will now be integrated into existing evergreen Builders Cup events. This should help refresh the game’s permanent race roster to some extent, though there’s plenty of temporary content being added as part of Update 4 as well.

The Career Mode is, for example, being updated with the all-new Italian Challengers Featured Tour, pitting players against Italian vehicles in key motorsport niches. These are as follows:

All four of these cups will, of course, get phased out of the game’s rotation of active content on February 29. Players interested in racing against iconic Italian powerhouses ought to jump into the game before the time is up.

Naturally, Forza Motorsport‘s Open Tour mode is being refreshed as well. Whereas the last update featured races against vehicles built in the United Kingdom, players will now have the opportunity to face off against classic racing cars. The Open Tour refresh is kicking in on January 18, and players who complete all four of its events (C, B, A, and S-tier, respectively) will unlock the Alfa Romei Giulia Sprint GTA from 1965.

Now, there is an assortment of multiplayer events being added to the game as well, but Forza Motorsport is in a bit of a pickle in that regard. Notably, while Turn 10 may have promised massive improvements to the game’s core systems for 2024, online racing communities TORA and Racing Haven have paused FM events until all of their qualms with the game are resolved. As Forza Motorsport banks heavily on its multiplayer features to keep players coming back for more, this is bad news for Turn 10, who will need to fight tooth and nail to get fans back into the game.

As good as Forza Motorsport‘s driving physics and core gameplay may be, Turn 10 still has a long road ahead of it before the game could be considered one of the greats. For those who are