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David Scammell ‏@VG_Dave

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— Dave Scammell (@VG_Dave) October 17, 2014

This statement isnt true.  In fact for the most part both Forza and Gran Turismo has sold more in america than they have in Europe

So, Forza Horizon 2 only sold 120k XB1 and 360 combined in the US? That is pretty bad, I think that makes it the lowest Forza first week in the US so far. But it's not really all that surprising, and I'll give you 3 reasons why:

• The game had very little marketing before it released. I personally didn't see an ad for FH2 until about 5 days after the game released, and I know many others who didn't see ads for it before release. This is in stark contrast to Forza 5 last year, I probably saw 40-50 ads for Forza 5 before it even released. I guess MS thought the Forza name alone could sell the game, so they decided to save their Holiday marketing budget for Sunset, Halo: MCC, and their 3rd party marketing deal games (CoD: AW, AC Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition).
• FH2 had a free demo. Studies have proven that having a free demo for a game actually hurts it's sales. Many people, casuals in particular, are content to just play around within the confines of a demo. They may buy the full game later on, but probably not until they can get the game for like $20 on sale, the demo can keep them busy until the game reaches that price.
• The fact that the game was set in Europe likely hurt it's sales in the US. It's a foolish notion, but many gamers don't like games as much if they're not set in their home country. I think that's especially true for racing games. Personally I was a bit disappointed when it was announced that Forza Horizon 2 was set in Europe instead of in the Deep South (as was rumored before it's announcement), and I'm certain I'm not the only one. However I got over my disappointment once I saw gameplay and realized just how beautiful the setting was, but Iit seems likely that some people didn't get over that disappointment. The fact that The Crew's preorders are already higher than Forza Horizon 2's seems to confirm the theory that a US setting helps a racing game sell better in the US. Also the fact that Forza Horizon 1's first week sales were higher than Forza Horizon 2.

Now, all that being said, it's not all doom and gloom for Forza Horizon 2. The game's European setting likely pushed strong sales throughout Europe. I won't be surprised if European first week sales end up being double that of the US. The 67k first week sales in the UK already have the game off to a good start in Europe, and France may be almost that high since the game was partially set in France. Germany will be pretty good as well because racing games in general are quite popular there.

Also, we shouldn't forget about digital sales. Digital sales are becoming increasingly popular, and FH2 was one of the first Xbox One games available for digital preorder. The game's large install size may very well have convinced people to go digital so that they wouldn't have to install the game at release. Predownloading is a pretty big digital selling point when a game has an install size over 40 GB. Forza Horizon 2 currently has 3 digital versions ranked at
#3, #8, and #10. And last week I'm pretty sure that all 3 of those versions were ranked higher last week than they are now. That suggests that Forza Horizon 2 was the most downloaded game the week it released, topping out both Shadow of Mordor and Minecraft.

nally Posted by Solidsoul 

My only concern is, and I ask Frankie directly.

If I am not connected to the Internet, can I pop in the disc and play through all 4 campaigns with all the cutscenes entirely without downloading any update? That's really all I need.

You can do what you described, and also a good chunk of MP custom games (from the disc, obviously you'd still want to HAVE a connection to play properly).