Forza 3 revs up Limited Edition bundle

$80 premium package will net 360 owners the latest Turn 10 racer along with a 2GB USB drive, exclusive cars, community perks.

The existence of Forza Motorsport 3 for the Xbox 360 was leaked time and again before Microsoft finally announced it officially during its E3 2009 media briefing. Thankfully, the company was much more up front about the premium version for the game, as Microsoft has confirmed for GameSpot the details of a Forza Motorsport 3 Limited Edition bundle to launch alongside the standard edition of the game this October.

Forza puts the pedal to the metal this October.

Carrying a retail price of $79.99, the Limited Edition will include a Forza-branded 2GB USB drive and keychain, a selection of exclusive in-game cars, a dashboard theme, and a "VIP Membership" for some of the game's community features. A Microsoft representative said details would be made available at a later date, but the membership will entitle gamers to "special treatment" at the game's auction house, community storefront, and on the game's official forums.

When it launches, Forza Motorsport 3 will include approximately 400 vehicles from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Ford, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Porsche, Corvette, and more. The game will also include new features like a rewind function, cockpit views for each of the cars, rollover crashes, and creator scoreboards for the game's user-generated content features.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot's hands-on impressions of Forza Motorsport 3.

61 Comments

  • nick4554

    Posted Aug 7, 2009 9:31 am PT

    hey i love tuners and drifting so as soon as the game comes out im geting it

  • reaper-1978

    Posted Aug 5, 2009 2:48 am PT

    pre-order placed !!! can't wait, just hope there's plenty of tuner cars to play with

  • yungcjjj

    Posted Jul 31, 2009 10:10 am PT

    This game looks awesome!!! can't wait for it to come out

  • jumper-man

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 9:54 pm PT

    for Ehggs,
    I agree with you this doesn't really seem like it's worth the 20 extra bucks mabey if they gave us more cars or a wheel I would think about getting the special edition, but for now I'll settle with the normal forza 3.

  • dsm2xtreme

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 12:30 pm PT

    Wow I can't wait to play this. I might have to get the limited edition version as well!

  • nascar1

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 8:26 am PT

    how about a bundle with a wheel...one with a clutch shifter or one with ANY "stick" shifter? - the game looks great though!

  • Markie75

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 2:12 pm PT

    Game just looks amazing.........Was a massive fan of both Forza 1 & 2. Just feel the rewind function is a little "Need for Speed"???????

  • larellano214

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 8:50 am PT

    I already reserved the limited edition!!! I have never owned a limited edition game before, I'm excited! Gran...tu what? lol

  • Lightningsun

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 11:57 am PT

    The rewind function will probably be an option, just look at the options in Forza 2, you could make it more arcade like or a very realistic experience.

  • napoleon357

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 8:57 pm PT

    Having a rewind feature kills it for me. That's for an arcade racer, not a sim.

  • Balkor

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 5:34 am PT

    at Brendan Sinclair

    "When it launches, Forza Motorsport 3 will include approximately 400 vehicles from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Ford, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Porsche, Corvette, and more."

    I would like it to be noted that you listed all these makers.. but corvette is a model... not a make. I think you meant Chevrolet

  • reaper-1978

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 2:10 am PT

    @ spencertaylor, get a life dude, have you even played forza??? GT was a very good game infact it was one of the best game's on the ps1, gt 2 also a very good game, gt 3 was good but at times felt like playing a tech demo, then you get to gt4p and gt4 and of course gt5p did not like them at all, yes they look nice but that's about it, but by then forza was out so who cares

    the one thing i really like in forza is the drive train swaps, it's something i've done in real life and it's nice to see in a game

    to be honest the ps3 is looking like an expencive blu-ray player at the mo with no game's im interested in to make me want another one, i think i'll just get a blu-ray drive for my pc

  • reaper-1978

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 1:49 am PT

    i'll be getting the limited edition for sure, i normaly get the LE version of a game i know i'm going to like and forza 3 is going to be awesome, to be honest the LE versions of games are well worth the extra money and the people behind the games deserve any extra they can get out of these games so they can go on and make even better games and DLC

    forza 3 is going to be so awesome and i can't wait to spend many long hours playing it, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TURN 10

  • Great_Ragnarok

    Posted Jun 20, 2009 12:24 am PT

    man I hope this game takes simulation to a whole new level!

  • clue942

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 8:28 pm PT

    definitely getting this limited addition bundle...I want to make sure I have everything they can give me...it'll only be $20 extra. Thanks to the power of Manual labor I'll have the money stashed and ready

  • MagicOneUp

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 7:42 pm PT

    @spencertaylor
    Forza destroyed GT loooong ago. The User Created Contents alone keep me playing Forza2 until this day and still going. Gran Turismo what?

  • MagicOneUp

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    yeah should have included on the standard edition. felt a bit rip off but i will get and play play this amazing game anyhow

  • Ehggsz

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 4:08 pm PT

    Autolycus,

    I like the Forza series. But it disappoints me to no end when they blatantly show their greed like this. Don't you see? They're not going to add extra cars and features for this milk pan version, they are going to WITHHOLD cars and features for people willing to support them by buying their $60 product. That's not cool. You can be as optimistic as you want but it doesn't change the fact that they could just as easily add that extra stuff into the supposed "full" game at no extra cost. But they sure seem bent on charging you extra for it and making themselves look good while doing it. Unfortunately, "die-hard" fans are blind to this reality.

  • horgen123

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 2:53 pm PT

    Damn... I want this.

  • BlackLotus08

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 11:58 am PT

    Spencertaylor, Forza destroyed GT years ago.

  • spencertaylor posted Jun 19, 2009 10:57 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    spencertaylor

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 10:57 am PT (hide)

    no racing game will ever trump gran turismo

  • Autolycus

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 9:10 am PT

    @Ehggsz

    Nobody is forcing your to buy it. If its not your cup of tea, dont get it. Lets hope you dont miss out on anything too cool or something you would need to spend XBL points on later.

  • Autolycus

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 9:06 am PT

    I AM EXCITED! eat your heart out Gran...tu whats it called again?

  • codeman5533

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 8:59 am PT

    awesome

  • Elisecobrauk

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 4:54 am PT

    is it available in the uk, though ?

  • Ehggsz

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 4:45 am PT

    Carashnak,

    The companies are counting on that profit from their die-hard fans and they know they'll get it. It's an oppurtunity for the companies to make a bigger profit and for die-hard fans to get the ILLUSION of having a one-up on everyone else.

    A game is complete when everything developed is in the software. Sure, they may come up with stuff in the future to improve the game. That's what DLC is for (frankly I wouldn't mind if they spent a little extra time in the development process to think of that stuff first). But it's different when they've developed extra stuff only to put it into an even more expensive game that gives you "exclusive" rights over everyone else. Only hardware should make the games price go up since it actually costs money to manufacture. So that leaves only the 2GB Flash Drive. And that shouldn't add more than $5 to the price. So sorry, their releasing an incomplete game at $60.

    I was already pissed when they did this with SoulCalibur IV. No one will get anything extra from me that didn't cost them extra to add save DLC since it actually does require man-hours to produce post-production. And as it is, DLC is, for the most part, overpriced.

    It's only profit for them and while it's okay to support your favorite games, there is a line between support and simply getting milked for what you got.

  • Brad_GB3000

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 3:15 am PT

    sound brilliant, im feeling a special edition purchase

  • Carashnak

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 2:42 am PT

    @Ehggsz - You're looking at it the wrong way; Think of it like everyone is getting the complete game, but those of us who are willing to spend more get that little bit extra on top
    It's an oppurtunity for the companies to make a bigger profit and for die-hard fans to get one-up on everyone else

  • skunkpants

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 1:56 am PT

    First on the list to get this special pack (unofficially)

    Just hope they don't release a Collectors edition, a Limited edition and a Standard edition. That would be really annoying.

  • Ehggsz

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 1:46 am PT

    I hate it when they add "exclusive" content to games at a higher price.

    They're saying I need to pay $20 more for cars that should come with the damn game? They're going to tell me that when I buy the $60 "full" game, I'm not getting the full game? I'll pass, thank you very much.

  • mayceV

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:19 pm PT

    I had a dream about this game--lol--- its going to be amazing I had an R8

  • KoRn_Eddy_88

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:05 pm PT

    Corvette isn't its own brand, its a Chevy

  • felipenet7 posted Jun 18, 2009 10:41 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    felipenet7

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 10:41 pm PT (hide)

    comparing a game that will will come out in one dvd to GT5's massive 50 gb content is a sad joke!!!

  • FUBAR24

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 9:38 pm PT

    definitely going to gamestop tomorrow to preorder this

  • rasterror

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 9:23 pm PT

    The only thing I want Forza 3 to have that GT5 has is rally, other than that I am dying to play this. It was the first game I got for my 360 and I still play it to this day. I just hope that they have races for U-Class cars.

  • kyle004

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 6:14 pm PT

    I hate nascar and some racing games but this looks amazing Im pre ordering very soon

  • popping4it

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 6:09 pm PT

    @shkar

    ppl who blindly follow like you really piss me off. gt1-gt5p were roughly all the same, do some license test, get get cars, the only thing that changed were the graphics and the number of cars and tracks. no real innovation was introduced so why start believing they will now. GT5P had a real opportunity to show off something new like car damage or improved physics but underwhelmed and didnt do either.

  • its_mmd

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 5:33 pm PT

    love to play it's audi r8 with assists off

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm PT

    I really hope to have the steering wheel by then. I've played Grid and now working on Dirt so I'll have plenty of time to get some practice in with Forza 2 before I see the third. I've never enjoyed racing games very much until I tried them on the Xbox 360!

  • shkar posted Jun 18, 2009 5:04 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    shkar

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 5:04 pm PT (hide)

    Forza 3 looks great and I really enjoyed forza 2.........But really gran turismo is the godfather of racing simulation

  • Stealth-S-117

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 5:00 pm PT

    Extra Cars sounds good. Just so long as it's not some D-class, FWD piece of crap.

  • Kokuro_Kun

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:59 pm PT

    BEST RACING GAME EVAAAA!

  • ranbir_flame

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:55 pm PT

    forza has always been the best racing simulation.

  • SchumiF1

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:24 pm PT

    Can't wait for Forza 3!

  • Phazon_Killer

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:18 pm PT

    @alexLmx: are u on something, u no i hate how everyone says every new game now today are blah blah blah 2.5, forza 3 is not forza 2.5 its forza 3 wut makes u think it comes up that short for it to be called forza 2.5 and u havnt even played it

  • ldonyo

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:15 pm PT

    I like the Forza games, but I'm not paying $80 for one with a freakin' 2GB USB drive. Did they shop for thumb drives at the same place Microsoft buys the hard drives for the 360?

  • NICKKELANIUS posted Jun 18, 2009 4:05 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    NICKKELANIUS

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:05 pm PT (hide)

    does it have nascar or every other type of racing under the sun like gt5?

  • RainOfTerror

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:03 pm PT

    that's old news, was revealed last week already

  • TR800

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 4:01 pm PT

    Im buying.

  • Staryoshi87

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 3:49 pm PT

    which version I buy, rather

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