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The popular racing game will be unavailable through Microsoft’s digital distribution platform after September 30, leaving the job of preservation to hobbyists.
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Monday, Microsoft Studios announced it would stop selling Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One via its digital store starting on September 30. If you’ve ever wanted to play the game, you’ve got a little more than a month to download your own copy. As long as you’ve purchased the game, Microsoft says you’ll be able to download it in the future. But no one can buy it ever again, at least not from the Xbox Store. Microsoft aptly calls this an 'end of life' status.
Microsoft is giving away the DLC for free, has put the game up as part of its subscription service (meaning subscribers can grab for no extra charge), and given the community advanced warning. That’s all great, but it’s cold comfort for anyone new who wants to buy the game after October 1. Forza Horizon 4 comes out the day after Microsoft plans to pull Forza Horizon 2 from its store. Similarly, in 2016, Microsoft stopped selling the original Forza Horizon right before the release of Forza Horizon 3. We asked Microsoft if it had any plans to make Forza Horizon 2 available to purchase by other means in the future, and it referred it us back to its original announcement.
This might not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but if the history of video games has taught us anything so far it's that big publishers don't care about video game history, and that it's now up to users to preserve Forza Horizon 2.
The original Forza Motorsport launched on the original Xbox in 2005, but really took off with the release of Forza Motorsport 2 for the Xbox 360 in 2007. The entire series was positioned as Xbox's flagship racing franchise. PlayStation had the hugely popular Gran Turismo racing game series, Microsoft offered Forza as competition. Over the years, Forza managed to lap Gran Turismo. While Gran Turismo's developer Polyphony digital was obsessing over the details of super car interiors and delaying releases, Forza's developer Turn 10 kept releasing sequels, iterating, growing an audience, and even launching the more accessible offshoot Horizon series. Today, the Forza series is one of the most successful racing video games and a showcase for the entire genre. Forza Horizon 2 is just one, but still important chapter in how this came to be.
If Microsoft stops selling digital copies and you can't find a hard copy (and remember that hard copies have limited lifespans) you will not be able to legally acquire and play Forza Horizon 2 unless you pirate a copy. That's not an easy thing to acquire at the moment, but hobbyists are already working on emulating the Xbox 360. If emulation of the Xbox 360 ever becomes as accessible and accurate as emulation of the Super Nintendo, finding and playing a version of Forza Horizon 2 will be trivial, but would technically be breaking the law and run the risk of prompting Microsoft's lawyers to act.
That's what Nintendo did recently when it took down websites hosting decades-old copies of NES and SNES games. Since some of those game can't be acquired and played legally, Nintendo essentially puts itself in a position where it has to erase its own history in order to protect its copyrights. In that process, it hurts its biggest fans and denies future game developers access to essential learning materials. Bennett Foddy, who teaches at New York University’s Game Center and is the developer of games like QWOP and Getting Over, told Motherboard this amounts to 'massive cultural vandalism.'
By removing Forza Horizon 2 from its digital store, Microsoft is setting itself up for a similar showdown, perhaps years from now. In a world where the only way to play an old game is to pirate it, all players will be pirates.
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Speed Trap Exploit
At the speed traps, cameras will spot you when you drive faster than 30MPH. If you are playing with a friend, he or she can then find you and beat your time to score an easy 50,000 CR. A good trick here is to work with a friend to gain some wealth. Drive just over 30MPH so that your speed is noted by the camera, then have your friend just barely exceed it so that he or she earns a reward. Now speed up so that you just barely exceed your friend's speed. Continue swapping back and forth and each time, one or the other of you can gain an additional reward, making it easy to quickly build up all sorts of resources.
At the speed traps, cameras will spot you when you drive faster than 30MPH. If you are playing with a friend, he or she can then find you and beat your time to score an easy 50,000 CR. A good trick here is to work with a friend to gain some wealth. Drive just over 30MPH so that your speed is noted by the camera, then have your friend just barely exceed it so that he or she earns a reward. Now speed up so that you just barely exceed your friend's speed. Continue swapping back and forth and each time, one or the other of you can gain an additional reward, making it easy to quickly build up all sorts of resources.
Forza Horizon 2 Car List
Fast Skill Points (Exploit)
Earning skill points can typically take quite a while, but you can shorten the process significantly. Start by purchasing the Ultima GTR (2012) vehicle. Next, fully upgrade it. Take it to the long stretch on the east end of the highway that runs between Nice and the Horizon festival. Once you are in position, drive northwest along the highway at maximum speed, weaving between traffic and building up multipliers. As you pass through the tunnel and the divider goes away, burn out or use the emergency brake and turn around so that you are now driving in the opposite direction. In this manner, you can build up tons of points in as little as a couple of hours.
Earning skill points can typically take quite a while, but you can shorten the process significantly. Start by purchasing the Ultima GTR (2012) vehicle. Next, fully upgrade it. Take it to the long stretch on the east end of the highway that runs between Nice and the Horizon festival. Once you are in position, drive northwest along the highway at maximum speed, weaving between traffic and building up multipliers. As you pass through the tunnel and the divider goes away, burn out or use the emergency brake and turn around so that you are now driving in the opposite direction. In this manner, you can build up tons of points in as little as a couple of hours.
Free CR:
You will need two people on freeroam. Go to a speedcamera then one person go at 100 and the other 101 then the first goe 102 etc. Each time you will get 50,100!
You will need two people on freeroam. Go to a speedcamera then one person go at 100 and the other 101 then the first goe 102 etc. Each time you will get 50,100!
Achievements:
Addict - You took part in 200 Multiplayer Events - 50
All Your Race Are Belong To Us - You mastered every Event at the Horizon Festival - 50
Blue Wristband - You earned the Blue Wristband - 10
Bronze Wristband - You earned the Bronze Wristband - 30
Car Lover - Your garage contains 50 cars - 20
Challenge Accepted - Mission accomplished! You completed the Bucket List - 30
Driver for Hire - You earned your first sponsorship bonus - 10
Fast And Clean - Nice driving. You earned the Clean Racer Skill 100 times - 20
First of many - You won your first race - 10
Follow That Car - You collected 3 bounties - 10
Freeroaming Buddies - You joined an Online Freeroam with a friend - 10
Friends with Benefits - You earned a total of 1,000,000 Cr from Rivals - 30
Gold Wristband - You earned the Gold Wristband - 50
Hit the Road Jack - You completed the Amateur Road Trip - 10
Horizon Apprentice - You mastered your first Championship Event - 10
Horizon Champion - You beat them all to become Horizon Champion - 40
Horizon Journeyman - You mastered all of the Events at 1 Destination - 20
Horizon Master - You mastered all of the Events at 3 Destinations - 30
Human GPS - You drove down every road in the game - 50
On The Road Again - You completed your first Online Road Trip Location - 10
Purple Wristband - You earned the Purple Wristband - 20
Roadtripper - You completed all 3 Road Trips - 30
Sellout - You earned every Sponsorship Bonus on offer - 30
Skilful - You earned 10 Skill Points - 10
Smash Happy - You found and smashed every Reward Board - 40
Storage Hunter - You restored 5 Barn Finds - 10
Summer Sale - You smashed 25 Reward Boards - 10
Team Mates - You joined a Car Club - 10
That New Car Smell - You bought your first car - 10
The Chosen One - You earned 109 Skill Points - 40
The Flashed and the Furious - 20 different Speed Cameras caught you doing over 100mph - 20
The Train's in Vain - You beat the train in a Horizon Showcase Event - 10
Throw Down the Gauntlet - You completed 10 Bucket List Stunts - 10
User - You took part in 20 Multiplayer Events - 10
Welcome to Castelletto - You made it to Castelletto - 10
Welcome to Horizon Europe - You arrive at the Horizon Festival in style - 10
Welcome to Montellino - You made it to Montellino - 10
Welcome to Nice Massena - You made it to Nice Massena - 20
Welcome to Saint Martin - You made it to Saint Martin - 20
Welcome to San Giovanni - You made it to San Giovanni - 10
Welcome to Sisteron - You made it to Sisteron - 10
Well Travelled - You completed 25 Online Road Trip Locations - 30
Worthy Of A Sultan - Your garage is worth over 20 million credits - 40
Yellow Wristband - You earned the Yellow Wristband - 10
Yes We Can - You and your friends completed 25 Bucket List Stunts together - 30
You Are Playground Games - You completed 100 Playground Games - 40
Addict - You took part in 200 Multiplayer Events - 50
All Your Race Are Belong To Us - You mastered every Event at the Horizon Festival - 50
Blue Wristband - You earned the Blue Wristband - 10
Bronze Wristband - You earned the Bronze Wristband - 30
Car Lover - Your garage contains 50 cars - 20
Challenge Accepted - Mission accomplished! You completed the Bucket List - 30
Driver for Hire - You earned your first sponsorship bonus - 10
Fast And Clean - Nice driving. You earned the Clean Racer Skill 100 times - 20
First of many - You won your first race - 10
Follow That Car - You collected 3 bounties - 10
Freeroaming Buddies - You joined an Online Freeroam with a friend - 10
Friends with Benefits - You earned a total of 1,000,000 Cr from Rivals - 30
Gold Wristband - You earned the Gold Wristband - 50
Hit the Road Jack - You completed the Amateur Road Trip - 10
Horizon Apprentice - You mastered your first Championship Event - 10
Horizon Champion - You beat them all to become Horizon Champion - 40
Horizon Journeyman - You mastered all of the Events at 1 Destination - 20
Horizon Master - You mastered all of the Events at 3 Destinations - 30
Human GPS - You drove down every road in the game - 50
On The Road Again - You completed your first Online Road Trip Location - 10
Purple Wristband - You earned the Purple Wristband - 20
Roadtripper - You completed all 3 Road Trips - 30
Sellout - You earned every Sponsorship Bonus on offer - 30
Skilful - You earned 10 Skill Points - 10
Smash Happy - You found and smashed every Reward Board - 40
Storage Hunter - You restored 5 Barn Finds - 10
Summer Sale - You smashed 25 Reward Boards - 10
Team Mates - You joined a Car Club - 10
That New Car Smell - You bought your first car - 10
The Chosen One - You earned 109 Skill Points - 40
The Flashed and the Furious - 20 different Speed Cameras caught you doing over 100mph - 20
The Train's in Vain - You beat the train in a Horizon Showcase Event - 10
Throw Down the Gauntlet - You completed 10 Bucket List Stunts - 10
User - You took part in 20 Multiplayer Events - 10
Welcome to Castelletto - You made it to Castelletto - 10
Welcome to Horizon Europe - You arrive at the Horizon Festival in style - 10
Welcome to Montellino - You made it to Montellino - 10
Welcome to Nice Massena - You made it to Nice Massena - 20
Welcome to Saint Martin - You made it to Saint Martin - 20
Welcome to San Giovanni - You made it to San Giovanni - 10
Welcome to Sisteron - You made it to Sisteron - 10
Well Travelled - You completed 25 Online Road Trip Locations - 30
Worthy Of A Sultan - Your garage is worth over 20 million credits - 40
Yellow Wristband - You earned the Yellow Wristband - 10
Yes We Can - You and your friends completed 25 Bucket List Stunts together - 30
You Are Playground Games - You completed 100 Playground Games - 40