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March 9th, 2014, 08:51
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/ede5cd5dfba24c1e5a87adae608c3060/forza5.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/06/buy-an-xbox-one-drive-away-with-a-free-digital-copy-of-forza-5/)Come next week, Microsoft is kicking off a promotion designed to make an Xbox One purchase that much more attractive by including a gratis copy of the console's flagship racer, Forza Motorsport 5 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/forza-motorsport-5).
Omnipresent Xbox spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb unveiled the offer on his blog earlier today. "Starting at select retailers next week in the U.S., a digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 will be included with purchases of Xbox One for the retail price of $499.99 for a limited time," Hryb wrote (http://majornelson.com/2014/03/06/coming-soon-purchase-xbox-one-in-the-u-s-and-get-forza-motorsport-5/), before launching into a hyperbolic, if not inaccurate description of the racer. Our own review (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/20/forza-motorsport-5-review-cloud-strife/#review) of the game awarded it four of five stars, with Ludwig praising the game's functionality and attention to detail, but lamenting its anemic selection of vehicles and tracks - an issue that has since been partially amended by DLC additions.
Unfortunately, according to Microsoft, this promotion does not apply to Xbox One consoles purchased as part of the upcoming (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/24/xbox-one-packs-in-titanfall-drops-price-in-uk/) Titanfall bundle.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/06/buy-an-xbox-one-drive-away-with-a-free-digital-copy-of-forza-5/
Omnipresent Xbox spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb unveiled the offer on his blog earlier today. "Starting at select retailers next week in the U.S., a digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 will be included with purchases of Xbox One for the retail price of $499.99 for a limited time," Hryb wrote (http://majornelson.com/2014/03/06/coming-soon-purchase-xbox-one-in-the-u-s-and-get-forza-motorsport-5/), before launching into a hyperbolic, if not inaccurate description of the racer. Our own review (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/20/forza-motorsport-5-review-cloud-strife/#review) of the game awarded it four of five stars, with Ludwig praising the game's functionality and attention to detail, but lamenting its anemic selection of vehicles and tracks - an issue that has since been partially amended by DLC additions.
Unfortunately, according to Microsoft, this promotion does not apply to Xbox One consoles purchased as part of the upcoming (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/24/xbox-one-packs-in-titanfall-drops-price-in-uk/) Titanfall bundle.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/06/buy-an-xbox-one-drive-away-with-a-free-digital-copy-of-forza-5/