Whereas Forza Motorsport might nicely insist on steering nicely away from completely including new occasions to its roster, the developer Flip 10 has been in a position to ship on some key fronts regardless. After the discharge of Hockenheim in December, in comes the Daytona Worldwide Speedway, in the end.

Extra broadly, new race tracks are essentially the most notable repeat additions to Forza Motorsport‘s number of content material following its October launch window. Nearly each main new patch has launched a brand new monitor up to now, and with Daytona coming in as a part of Replace 4 later immediately, on January 16, this appears poised to proceed. Sadly, the remainder of Replace 4’s content material roster is far more transient in spite of everything.

Forza Motorsport’s Replace 4 provides the legendary Daytona

The Daytona Worldwide Speedway is, in fact, the crowning jewel of Forza Motorsport‘s Replace 4, however there’s extra to the patch than simply that. For one, all three of the sport’s post-launch tracks (Yas Marina, Hockenheim, and Daytona) will now be built-in into present evergreen Builders Cup occasions. This could assist refresh the sport’s everlasting race roster to some extent, although there’s loads of non permanent content material being added as a part of Replace 4 as nicely.

The Profession Mode is, for instance, being up to date with the all-new Italian Challengers Featured Tour, pitting gamers in opposition to Italian automobiles in key motorsport niches. These are as follows:

• January 18: All-Wheel Pushed
• January 25: Roadster Renaissance
• February 1: Alfa Efficiency
• February 8: Prancing Energy

All 4 of those cups will, in fact, get phased out of the sport’s rotation of lively content material on February 29. Gamers considering racing in opposition to iconic Italian powerhouses ought to leap into the sport earlier than the time is up.

Naturally, Forza Motorsport‘s Open Tour mode is being refreshed as nicely. Whereas the final replace featured races in opposition to automobiles in-built the UK, gamers will now have the chance to face off in opposition to traditional racing vehicles. The Open Tour refresh is kicking in on January 18, and gamers who full all 4 of its occasions (C, B, A, and S-tier, respectively) will unlock the Alfa Romei Giulia Dash GTA from 1965.

Now, there may be an assortment of multiplayer occasions being added to the sport as nicely, however Forza Motorsport is in a little bit of a pickle in that regard. Notably, whereas Flip 10 might have promised huge enhancements to the sport’s core techniques for 2024, on-line racing communities TORA and Racing Haven have paused FM occasions till all of their qualms with the sport are resolved. As Forza Motorsport banks closely on its multiplayer options to maintain gamers coming again for extra, that is unhealthy information for Flip 10, who might want to battle tooth and nail to get followers again into the sport.

Nearly as good as Forza Motorsport‘s driving physics and core gameplay could also be, Flip 10 nonetheless has an extended highway forward of it earlier than the sport may very well be thought-about one of many greats. For individuals who are sticking with it, Replace 4’s Daytona needs to be a pleasure to race on, not less than.