So there's a bit of thing happening now in the racing sim world. EA holds the exclusive rights to Porsche in video games and have been subletting the rights to Microsoft so that cool race and street cars can be in Forza. Now, however, EA is trying to get all serious in the racing sim world with Shift, and has blocked Forza from using Porsches in Forza 4. Lame.
Microsoft, for what it's worth, holds exclusive licensing arrangements with Ferraris but allows their use across the other racing games -- including the EA ones.
The game will, however, have the Warthog from the Halo series. Except instead of being able to drive it, you get an interactive walkaround narrated by Jeremy Clarkson. Seems like a fair trade.
(IGN)
noobnox says:
12:28 PM, 08/31/11
What's the point of putting a vehicle in a videogame (even a fictional one) if you can't even take it out for a test spin?
v8vader says:
03:37 PM, 08/31/11
haha sweet
revn says:
05:10 PM, 08/31/11
Actually, even better. In-game the walkaround is voiced by Cortana:
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/Forza4_AMG_Transport_Warthog/
"Fans who pick up “Forza Motorsport 4” will be treated to a first look at the “Halo 4” model Warthog and an interactive experience narrated by none other than the voice of Cortana."
Cheesy as it is, I still think it's pretty awesome. And I still want a real one.
hybris says:
06:47 PM, 08/31/11
+1 noobnox
It nice to hear Clarkson give his opinion but still I want to drive the Hog in a driving game and see if I can do the Nuremberg in 10 minutes.