Forza Motorsports is coming to PC – new Apex title is just the beginning

Microsoft is bringing its famed console racing simulation to Windows 10 machines as a free-to-play taster. Subsequent Forza titles will all arrive on both PC and console

Microsoft is bringing another of its big Xbox franchises to Windows 10 PCs. At a showcase in San Francisco last week, the company revealed Forza Motorsports 6: Apex, a "curated and focused" version of the popular series, which will be available free to Windows 10 users in the spring.

The version, which was written in Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP), features over 60 cars and a range of new race modes. The main focus of the game is the Showcase Tour mode, which includes 12 events, based around specific motoring stories. One, set on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, pits Ferrari against Lamborghini in a competition to decide the ultimate Italian super car. There's also a free mode for taking out any car on any of the six available environments, and the pre-race procedure contains much of the complexity of the full Xbox titles, including assists, tuner set-up and practice options.