Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Open Beta Arrives May 5

PC Gamers have long wanted to get their hands on the flagship racing title from Xbox, Forza and recently Turn 10 Studio and Xbox announced that Forza Motorsport 6 Apex will be coming to Windows 10. It is now happening sooner than expected with an open beta kicking off on May 5 to all Windows 10 owners.

During the open beta for Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, players can expect to play a beautiful, high quality experience that will run on a variety of Windows 10-enabled machines. Turn 10 is obsessed with performance in Forza games and, during the open beta for Apex, we will be working to improve the game’s performance across a diverse selection of hardware setups. As development continues, players can expect to see updates and improvements to Forza Motorsport 6: Apex including wheel support, the ability to disable Vsync and an in-app framerate counter.

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex is set to deliver a focused and curated single-player tour of Forza Motorsport’s best content, including authentic wheel-to-wheel action, unique automotive experiences, and constant rewards, all running on DirectX 12 at resolutions up to 4K. In the game, players will be able to dive into a new career mode anchored by a 12-event Showcase Tour, where players will race thrilling cars on circuits from across the globe. In addition, Apex’s new Spotlight Series events will challenge players with unique automotive events that will be updated on a regular basis. Along with a new set of Xbox Live achievements to earn worth 1000 gamerscore points, Apex players will find new mechanics to explore, including an all-new Race Points system that dares you to turn off the assists, develop your skills, and take on greater challenges.

In Apex, players will race a diverse line-up of 63 beautifully detailed Forzavista cars, each with working headlights, doors, and cockpits, intricately modeled interiors and exteriors, and full damage. Players can push those cars to their limits on 20 exciting track configurations across six locations, including night and wet-weather variants.