<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2014	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
had	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
periodically	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
based	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
representation	O
of	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
world	O
is	O
about	O
twice	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
locales	O
and	O
regions	O
based	O
upon	O
their	O
real-life	O
Australian	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rivals	O
is	O
a	O
versus	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
trial	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
time	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
participate	O
in	O
Bucket	O
List	O
Challenges	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
previous	O
Forza	O
games	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
a	O
vehicle	O
AI	B-Application
called	O
Drivatars	O
,	O
which	O
learns	O
and	O
mimics	O
the	O
driving	O
abilities	O
of	O
Forza	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
offers	O
open	O
world	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
including	O
an	O
online	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
a	O
competitive	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
twelve	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
races	O
and	O
minigames	O
with	O
their	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
Playground	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
behind	O
previous	O
Forza	O
Horizon	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
started	O
conceptualizing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
initially	O
after	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
desired	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
more	O
freedom	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Ralph	O
Fulton	O
felt	O
that	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
generational	O
leap	O
"	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
put	O
in	O
to	O
better	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playground	O
Games	O
started	O
with	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
locations	O
for	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
narrowing	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
locations	O
with	O
more	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playground	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
explored	O
and	O
represented	O
every	O
ecologically	O
distinct	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
the	O
gameplay	O
world	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
distinct	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-dynamic-range	B-General_Concept
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
played	O
a	O
key	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
any	O
thought	O
of	O
incorporating	O
HDR	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
discovering	O
the	O
HDR	O
output	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
programming	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lighting	O
artist	O
Jamie	O
Wood	O
admitted	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
test	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
more	O
variety	O
in	O
shooting	O
a	O
camera	O
at	O
a	O
sky	O
than	O
the	O
sky	O
design	O
system	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
took	O
thousands	O
of	O
photos	O
with	O
frame	B-General_Concept
interpolation	I-General_Concept
over	O
24	O
hour	O
periods	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
lenses	O
and	O
light	O
sensors	O
needing	O
to	O
be	O
cleaned	O
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
sky	O
footage	O
,	O
days	O
were	O
longer	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
clouds	O
also	O
correlate	O
with	O
weather	O
systems	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lighting	O
effects	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
calculated	O
with	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
helps	O
simulate	O
a	O
realistic	O
sun	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voxel-based	O
global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
system	O
to	O
calculate	O
the	O
bouncing	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
assist	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
Playground	O
Games	O
contacted	O
game	O
developer	O
Rare	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
images	O
and	O
measurements	O
,	O
a	O
mesh	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
car	O
was	O
modelled	O
with	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
while	O
designers	O
had	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
where	O
materials	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
simulated	O
in	O
the	O
mesh	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
employed	O
the	O
looping	O
model	O
from	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
granular	O
synthesis	O
model	O
to	O
implement	O
car	O
engine	O
sounds	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
lavalier	B-Algorithm
and	O
omni	O
mics	O
around	O
the	O
car	O
to	O
capture	O
audio	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
high	O
SPL	O
mics	O
and	O
pre-amp	O
attenuators	O
for	O
certain	O
race	O
cars	O
can	O
reach	O
130	O
dB	O
SPL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playground	O
Games	O
later	O
conducting	O
a	O
study	O
of	O
first	O
impressions	O
before	O
developing	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
also	O
completed	O
races	O
in	O
a	O
cooperative	O
session	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
unlocked	O
in	O
their	O
single-player	O
session	O
,	O
the	O
race	O
will	O
appear	O
as	O
"	O
completed	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
in	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
issue	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
with	O
less	O
skill	O
may	O
finish	O
races	O
in	O
lower	O
positions	O
,	O
every	O
race	O
was	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
team	O
race	O
between	O
the	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
2016	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
where	O
Ralph	O
Fulton	O
displayed	O
a	O
gameplay	O
demo	O
during	O
the	O
briefing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
gave	O
players	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
car	O
packs	O
and	O
other	O
exclusive	O
content	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
earn	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
23	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
supports	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
program	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
both	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
if	O
purchased	O
digitally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
various	O
in-game	O
performance	O
problems	O
that	O
occurred	O
concerning	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
compatibility	B-Device
with	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
higher	O
polygon	O
models	O
,	O
increasing	O
sample	B-Algorithm
quality	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
enhancing	O
other	O
graphical	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
to	O
play	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stream	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
stopped	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
limiting	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Forza	O
Horizon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
after	O
reaching	O
end-of-life	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
car	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
periodically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
three	O
racing	O
game	O
modes	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
players	O
received	O
a	O
rally/off	O
-road	O
car	O
pack	O
that	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
customisable	O
with	O
snow	O
tires	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Mattel	O
's	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
,	O
Playground	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Blizzard	O
Mountain	O
,	O
the	O
pack	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
portrayed	O
as	O
an	O
archipelago	O
connected	O
by	O
real-world	O
scale	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
stunt	O
track	O
pieces	O
instead	O
of	O
regular	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
track	O
acts	O
similarly	O
to	O
an	O
actual	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
course	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
stunt	O
sections	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vertical	O
loops	O
and	O
half-pipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
Mountain	O
,	O
stars	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
earned	O
in	O
races	O
to	O
unlock	O
more	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
car	O
pack	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
are	O
life-scale	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
two	O
crossovers	O
between	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
obtain	O
Halos	O
fictitious	O
Warthog	O
if	O
they	O
played	O
either	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
or	O
The	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Chief	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
players	O
received	O
the	O
Quartz	O
Regalia	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
message	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
players	O
received	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
message	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
redeem	O
the	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
free	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
've	O
played	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
or	O
either	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
prior	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
towards	O
specific	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
street	O
signs	O
and	O
road	O
markings	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
variety	O
of	O
landscapes	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
terrain	O
felt	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
thought	O
that	O
completing	O
races	O
felt	O
repetitive	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Championship	O
game	O
mode	O
was	O
"	O
overly	O
redundant	O
"	O
,	O
Phil	O
Savage	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
liked	O
the	O
Drivatar	O
opponents	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
"	O
broadly	O
effective.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
that	O
players	O
that	O
he	O
knows	O
sometimes	O
appear	O
in	O
races	O
,	O
as	O
Drivatars	O
are	O
usually	O
people	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
friend	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
or	O
game	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepcion	O
agreed	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
them	O
a	O
good	O
alternative	O
to	O
"	O
traditional	O
catch-up	O
or	O
rubber-band	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepcion	O
acclaimed	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rignall	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
cars	O
and	O
landscapes	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best-looking	O
"	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reilly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
system	O
,	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lighting	O
made	O
the	O
world	O
feel	O
more	O
unique	O
and	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralph	O
Fulton	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
exceeded	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
Playground	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
effectively	O
bringing	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
to	O
amassing	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
