Forza Horizon 3 is Now Available Worldwide
- Paul Thurrott
- Sep 27, 2016
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It’s a big day for Forza fans: Forza Horizon 3 is now available for both Xbox One and Windows 10. And because it’s an Xbox Play Anywhere title, when you buy it on one platform, you get it on both.
“Since the launch of the Ultimate Edition of the game last week, it’s been amazing to see the excitement and acclaim the game has created with early adopters, and I can’t wait to see how crazy things get now that fans everywhere will be joining in on the fun,” Turn 10 community manager Brian Ekberg writes.
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In case you’re not familiar, the Forza Horizon games are open world, arcade-style driving games, meaning they focus on fun over realism. (Though the graphics are incredible.) By comparison, the flagship Forza Motorsport games are realism-based race driving simulators. And Forza Motorsport 6: Apex is a free subset of the full Forza experience for Windows 10 users.
Forza Horizon 3, then, is the latest game in the Horizon line, and in Microsoft’s words, it “brings the Horizon Festival to Australia – the most beautiful and diverse setting yet in the series.” And since its an Xbox Play Anywhere title, when you buy it on Xbox One, you get it on Windows 10 too (and vice versa). Plus, you get all the cross-platform gaming capabilities that make Xbox Play Anywhere so excellent.
Well, there is one wrinkle. With Forza Horizon 3, there are three game editions to choose from. They are:
Forza Horizon 3 Standard Edition. Available for $60, this is the full version of the game, offering over 350 different vehicles to choose from and , in Microsoft’s words, “countless hours of gameplay to enjoy.”
Forza Horizon 3 Deluxe Edition. This version builds off of Standard and adds VIP membership (for double earnings on level up wheel-spins, free gifts from the Forza Community Team, and more) and the Forza Horizon 3 Motorsport All-Stars Car Pack, which provides 10 amazing race cars that were purpose-built for the game. It costs $80.
Forza Horizon 3 Ultimate Edition. This is the full meal deal, and it has a $100 price tag to match. It provides all of the content from the Deluxe Edition, plus the Forza Horizon 3 Car Pass, which includes access to six months of monthly DLC cars starting in October.