TechHive: Xbox One's premier racing game won't work without one-time Internet connection

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Xbox One's premier racing game won't work without one-time Internet connection Jul 17th 2013, 15:20, by Jared Newman Xbox One owners who pick up a copy of Forza 5 will have one more reason to stay tethered to the Internet at launch. The ultra-realistic racing game will require an Internet connection on startup, as it downloads additional cars, tracks and opponent behavior. Without the downloaded content, Forza 5 will not function, IGN reports. Dan Greenawalt, studio head at Turn 10, explained that it takes time for Microsoft to certify the content, press it onto discs and ship them out. Putting everything on the disc might have prevented Forza 5 from shipping in time for the Xbox One launch. "Our production schedule is such that we are putting them in as late as possible and that means making them free as downloadable content on Day One," Greenawalt told IGN. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: forzaferrari-100046379-small.jpg

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