Forza Street officially closing in Spring 2022, final update released to players
Forza Street is the latest mobile Microsoft game to be closed down for good.
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What you need to know
Forza Street was initially released in 2019 on Windows PCs in an attempt to translate the magic of the excellent Forza racing games to the mobile format. In a blog post fromForza Support, it was revealed that Forza Street is officially shuttering its doors less than two years afterits debut on Android and iOS devices. On Monday, the final update for Forza Street was released to players with a host of changes and updates to the experience ahead of the shut down later this year.
The final update for Forza Street incorporates the following changes:
Forza Street wasn’t necessarily a bad game, but it failed to differentiate itself from more established pre-existing mobile racing games in any meaningful way, and never captured mass-market appeal. With the final update, Forza Street’s fate has been sealed, but committed players can at least finish playing the game and filling out their collections with greater ease if they choose to do so.
As of now, there’s no definitive closing date for Forza Steet, but the game’s end is arriving sometime in Spring 2022, likely shortly after the 12-week spotlight event starting on Jan. 17. After Forza Street shuts down, the game and all its features will be unavailable and it will be permanently removed from app stores.
Microsoft has attempted to capitalize on the mobile game market with its gaming IPs several times in the past, like with the ill-fatedMinecraft Earththat shut down last year, but the company has so far failed to find its footing in the highly competitive mobile gaming market. Our own Jez Corden has previously discussedwhy Microsoft should consider purchasing an experienced mobile game developerto help in its efforts, since previous attempts have ended much in the same way as Forza Street.
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