Weâve known that Forza Motorsport 4, when it releases later this year, will support Kinect as a control method. A marketing survey now hints at what some of those features might be, such as head tracking to move the gameâs camera, and a casual mode that allows players to steer with their hands, similar to last yearâs Joy Ride.
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For more serious drivers, the survey claimed Forza 4 would be the âbest looking game of the year with graphic fidelity 10 times better than the previous version, including new lighting and shading models.â A new career mode involves âan automotive world tour,â promising to âincrease the variety of challenges and events you participate in.â A new no-assist expert mode was also mentioned, as well as more than 500 cars from 80 different manufacturers.
Kinect would also be used to navigate a virtual showroom and learn about the features of the cars in it, with narration provided by Top Gearâs Jeremy Clarkson. âEach car will be like its own mini level and after your tour, you can take it out on the track.â
The survey, in what appeared to sound out what people might want from a Forza 5, also asked respondents to rate their interest in an open-world Forza Motorsport game, which allows drivers to go anywhere on the open road, as opposed to closed-circuit racing.
Kotaku has contacted a Microsoft representative to ask if any of these features can be confirmed in the new game or eliminated from it. Any reply will be updated here.
Update: Microsoft tells Kotaku:
Turn 10 is always exploring new ideas and concepts to push the racing genre forward in innovative ways. While we have fielded a few surveys to gauge consumer interest in different features for future versions of âForza Motorsport,â nothing that has been reported is necessarily going to make it into any future version. We will have more to share on âForza Motorsport 4â soon.
