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2023 brought much excitement among racing game lovers. After its initial announcement at Xbox Games Showcase 2020, this game is finally set to release on the 10th of October this year. Developed by Turn 10 Studios, Forza Motorsport is the thirteenth game in the main Forza franchise. Ahead of its release, fans seemed pretty excited to get their hands on the game. This game is speculated to be the next Forza Motorsport title after Forza Motorsport 7. 

Although initially, fans were pretty positive about this game, recent information about the game made them pretty upset. Following the previous game’s success, this seemed like a noticeable drawback from the developers’ end. 

No drag or drift events at the launch for the new Forza Motorsport

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Fans had been waiting for Forza Motorsport 8 in anticipation since its announcement in 2020. This game was originally scheduled for release in 2020, but circumstances didn’t permit it. Although it is set for release in October, the previous team considered publishing it during spring, which didn’t happen. This increased the amount of excitement and anticipation among Forza fans about this game. 

Now a source confirmed that Forza Motorsport 8 might not have drag or drift events at launch. According to this source, Forza’s creative director confirmed the news to the fans.

Since the news hit the headlines, fans were spotted being disappointed with the team’s decision. Adding to the news, this source further added that once the base copies are shipped to the public, the developers might start working on drag and drift events. This addition seemed to anger fans even more as they didn’t expect this from the developers after such a long wait for the game.

Read more: Forza Motorsport 8 Promises to Be the Most Technically Advanced Racing Game Upon Return to Xbox Series X and PC

Fans are disappointed

This news was apparently posted by the source on their official Twitter. Once the news hit, fans were very mad at the team. They confirmed that both of these weren’t available in the previous Forza game as well. 

One Forza fan was spotted angrily asking about the team’s motive.

It seemed like fans were angry to know that developers took so long for nothing.

There were major angry reactions throughout the comment thread.

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Overall, fans’ disappointment was very evident.

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Forza Motorsport 8 (2023) will probably be released on 10th October. Are you excited about this game? Let us know.

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