Xbox Game Studio Playground Games debuted its final 2020 Forza Monthly show for Forza Horizon 4 today, and the biggest new announcement for the popular racing title is its upcoming Super7 mode. The game has been continually supported since it launched in 2018, including Forza Horizon 4 receiving a free upgrade to Xbox Series X, but Super7 will add something unique: Customizable tracks and challenges.
The mode is meant to celebrate community-created challenges, according to the official description of the minute-long Super7 trailer uploaded to YouTube. Players can design challenges based around elements like speed or drifting, and create stunt tracks to facilitate them using objects like ramps and concrete tubes that can be placed on the ground or in mid-air. This can be done in a variety of Forza Horizon 4's environments, and players can also include unique decor like dinosaur statues and neon gates.
The system is reminiscent of Forza Horizon 3's Bucket List challenges, according to a hands-on report by IGN, though apparently there is a slim amount of props at launch compared to Dirt 5's Playgrounds arena creation feature. However, players can also take on gauntlets of seven random player challenges to receive an "exclusive reward," according to the trailer. Super7 will be available for free to all players starting tomorrow, December 8.
That Forza Horizon 4 is still receiving content updates, including major new features like the stunt track editor which defines the Super7 mode, is no doubt a boon for players waiting on the next entry in the expansive Forza franchise. Much like Activision's Call of Duty, releases shift between the Horizon and Motorsport series, and a new Forza Motorsport was announced for Xbox Series X and PC this July during an Xbox Games Showcase.
However, not many details about the next Forza Motorsport have been discussed since its announcement, and it still has an unclear release date. A rumor from industry insider Jeff Grubb instead suggests Forza Horizon 5 may launch before Forza Motorsport, as early as next year. With new content still releasing for Horizon 4 it isn't clear how reliable this rumor may be, but at this point only time will tell.
No matter how the future release schedule for the Forza series looks, racing fans have a lot to keep themselves occupied thanks to the new Super7 mode and similar releases such as Dirt 5's Playgrounds. Though it had some initial problems, 2017's Forza Motorsport 7 debuted on Xbox Game Pass earlier this year, so the franchise continues to go as strong as ever on all fronts.
Forza Horizon 4 is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: IGN