Porsche Just Signed A Six Year Deal With Microsoft And It Kicks Off With A Forza Horizon 3 Car Pack

Following the expiration of Porsche's exclusive deal with EA, the marque's cars are appearing in more and more franchises

Matt Robinson

13 Apr 2017

Porsche Just Signed A Six Year Deal With Microsoft And It Kicks Off With A Forza Horizon 3 Car Pack

The expiration of Porsche’s exclusive deal with EA a few months ago is just about the best car-related gaming news we’ve had in recent times. Before, Stuttgart’s brightest and best sports cars were - the odd Forza expansion aside - relegated to the highly unrealistic world of Need For Speed. But they’ve since been added to Assetto Corsa and Gran Turismo Sport, and Microsoft has just announced a six year deal it’s signed with the German manufacturer.

So, in the future we can expect Porsches to appear in Forza Motorsport and Horizon titles from the off, without the need to spend money on pesky expansions (Porsches will also now appear in the Forza Racing Championship). To celebrate, Microsoft has revealed, err, an expansion. But still - it brings with it a tasty opening salvo of Porsches to Forza Horizon 3, which we’re rather keen to try out.

The pack contains:

2016 911 GT3 RS
2017 Panamera Turbo
2016 Cayman GT4
1973 911 Carrera RS
1995 911 GT2
1960 718 RS 60
1955 550A Spyder

The expansion will set you back $6.99, and if you’re feeling lazy, you have a one-time chance to put each of the cars in your garage at no in-game cost.

Which car are you drawn to the most?

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

No Carrera GT? C’mon, really Porsche?

No 918

Both 918 and Carrera GT, along with several other Porsches, are Forzathon rewards this month and you don’t need the expansion to earn them.

One of the Forzatons later this month allows you to get on

Additionally, some future Forzathon events which are also Porsches. Starting today.

Bet that must be pretty ruf on EA then

Yeah, probably left them in AWE. Not so RAUH on Microsoft though.

Yea Bro I got the news before you hahaha but #everybodywins

Great news! Porsche + Forza. What can you ask more?
(Apart from more upgrade options, more bodykits, ect…)

The fact that they will work together, with quite a long contract is just like a dream coming true!

Smart cars and the Smart Roadster Brabus V6

C’mon Smart just do it for all of us

The other great part about is that other racing games could still get their hands on it, like what their fierce rival GT Sport did starting with the GT3 RS.

VW..

What can you ask more? VW maybe

6 YEARS!!! Forza games are getting worse and worse and it now looks like it’s going to stay that way.

But why though?
The partnership isn’t an exclusivity contract (like what EA) and it will appear on every racing game that the respective devs could get their hands on it (Assetto Corsa, GT Sport, Project CARS 2, FM7). The partnership should be a bit like Ford before, still on other games but Forza gets early access on new vehicles (The 2017 GT appear in FM6 2 years ago).