Forza Motorsport will be framerate locked in multiplayer modes

Players on the PC Gaming subreddit are livid at Turn 10 and Playground Games for deciding to limit the framerates in multiplayer modes. Some users suspect that the Series S does not even run consistently on 60 FPS thus there is a need to limit the frame rates.

"Forza MP is always a lag and ram-fest," user Ciri-LOVES-Geralt wrote. "It's anything but competitive. So are they banning people too that can't reach 60FPS to "ensure a consistent and competitive online racing experience"?"

Some gamers suspect that the game has issues with the physics engine. The Forza series uses ForzaTech and there have been videos circulating on the internet detailing the inconsistencies of physics in Forza Horizon 5.

The frame rate limit does not bode well for the upcoming title given the recent backlash that both Redfall and Starfield received when it was announced that the titles will be locked at 30 FPS. Many players feel 60 FPS should be the limit in shooters. And speaking of competitive gameplay, we cannot think of any multiplayer arena or battle royale shooters that limit frame rates to give players a level playing field. Racing games like Gran Turismo 7 also do not have frame rate limits on online races but implement matchmaking based on latency which in our opinion affects the game much more in competitive races.

Forza Motorsport will also not be getting split-screen multiplayer mode when it arrives in October. AI racers and spectator mode will also not be coming to the racing simulator. According to the studio, split-screen is difficult to implement which may be similar to the issue that Larian Studios encountered with Baldur's Gate 3.

Forza Horizon now joins a growing list of games potentially masking performance disparities between the Xbox Series S and X.

Forza Motorsport is coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S on October 10.