Next-gen Forza Motorsport will take advantage of Xbox Series X power

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios are returning to the track with the latest Forza Motorsport for Xbox. This new entry in the series is getting an overhaul to take advantage of the next-generation Xbox Series X, which launches this holiday. That means cutting-edge visual tricks like real-time ray tracing. But it also means new features and racing modes that will take the action offroad.

Turn 10 debuted Forza Motorsport at the Xbox Games Showcase as part of the lead up to the Xbox Series X launch. The studio revealed new simulation systems to model tire pressure, track temperatures, and suspension. And a lot of this is possible thanks to the improved horsepower in the next Xbox. Unlike the Xbox One family of systems, the Xbox Series X has a modern, 8-core CPU that excels at calculating physics and other simulations. So while past racing games have emphasized their visual fidelity on new hardware, Turn 10 and Microsoft may highlight what’s happening under the hood.