
It's finally almost time for the highly-anticipated launch of Forza Motorsport, with early access beginning this week on October 5th, and Xbox fans have already started talking about plans to "visit New Zealand" to begin playing a little early.
Yes, the biggest open secret in the history of Xbox appears to be returning once again for Forza Motorsport, as most countries (including New Zealand) are getting a midnight local time release. Midnight in New Zealand corresponds to 6am PT / 9am ET / 12pm BST on October 4th, so it's a very big difference!
Here's a look at what some members of the Forza community have been saying about the news:
Switching regions on Xbox is as simple as going into the Settings menu and finding New Zealand in the location menu, but we must stress that this is something to do at your own risk. Xbox fans have been using the trick for a long time and Microsoft has never seemed bothered, but there's always the possibility of that changing. If you want to be safe and avoid any potential issues with your account, it's best to just wait it out. You've been warned!
For those who are interested in picking up the early access for Forza Motorsport, we've provided a guide to everything you'll get in the Premium Upgrade bundle elsewhere on Pure Xbox - we think it's a pretty good deal if you're interested!
Will you be making use of the New Zealand trick for Forza Motorsport? Let us know down below.
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I'd be more at ease if it was hinted at, instead of a full blown article about it. That way Microsoft won't crack down on us. But hey, whatever gets your website views right?
@Thrussted Everyone knows about the New Zealand trick at this point. It's splattered all over social media, other websites also make articles about it... even Todd Howard made a joke about it in relation to Starfield.
The reason it's a newsworthy topic is simply because so many people are always talking about it.
@Kaloudz We do! Embargo is in a few short hours...
(Wednesday, October 4 at 8:01am BST)
We'll have a review here at Pure Xbox at that exact time 😉
Is there a stockpile of this article on a server somewhere, ready to be cracked out as needed? If not, I've handily written all the headlines.
Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For Avowed.
Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For Fable.
Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For Perfect Dark.
Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For State of Decay 3.
Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Lea... no, actually, you can probably ignore that one.
@Markatron84 "Xbox owners are leaving New Zealand to avoid the Suicide Squad."
I fixed that for you.
You know you have a gaming addiction when you care this much to play a game early by a single day.
My next is Darktide and the Forza Motorsport
I do this occasionally if I have the day off or want to play the game after work instead of waiting another 24 hours. It's extremely easy to do.
Such dedication on the part of fellow Xbox gamers to up sticks and move to the other side of the world. Godspeed to you folks, I dare not try it because I would probably just manage to touch down in NZ at the exact moment MS deploys the Anti Gaming Migration Force.
It's not fair because I live in NZ so I don't get anything out of this
At this point they should just say a game releases at "X" UTC rather than rolling it out on local time.
Is assassin's creed mirage released earlier in new Zealand ?
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