Forza Motorsport 7 Release Date Revealed

A big year for racing games gets even bigger.

By Luke Reilly

Microsoft has announced Forza Motorsport 7 at its E3 2017 press conference, and it'll be available on October 3 for Xbox One and Windows PC.

Developed by franchise custodians Turn 10, Forza Motorsport 7 will feature native 4K on Microsoft's newly revealed Xbox One X and more than 700 cars.

Turn 10’s in-house engine, ForzaTech, was a centrepiece of Microsoft’s initial reveal of the then-Project Scorpio’s technology reveal back in April. While stress testing a version of Forza Motorsport 6 the console reportedly displayed the game at 4K/60 frames per second, using around 60-70% of its full power. A regular Xbox One runs the game at 1080p/60 frames per second using 90% of its power.

The confirmation of Forza Motorsport 7 for 2017 makes for a rare alignment of some of the biggest names in the serious racing space, with Sony’s Gran Turismo Sport and Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS 2 also due for arrival later this year.

Forza Motorsport 7 follows the release of Forza Horizon 3 last year, which was 2016’s best-selling and highest-rated racing game, and Forza Motorsport 6 in 2015, which earned a 9.0 in IGN’s review, being declared “first-order car porn for the automobile obsessed.”

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.

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