It appears that Forza Horizon 3 won’t feature Volkswagen cars because of a disagreement with the car maker. It appears that Volkswagen wanted a more prominent placement or maybe more funds. Turn 10’s Brian Ekberg said:
“With our Forza Garage series wrapping up, I know that a lot of folks in the community have been wondering about a conspicuous manufacturer absence from the game: Volkswagen. With Forza Horizon 3, we’re bringing fans more than 350 cars to the game at launch, including manufacturers who have never appeared in a Forza game before. Our team works hard to license hundreds of brands for every Forza game; from small independent brands to major international automotive companies. Unfortunately, we can’t always align our fans’ desires with the interests of every licensor, as is the case with Volkswagen in Forza Horizon 3. As a result, we’re unable to include VW in the game. Naturally, there are tons of VW fans here at Turn 10 and Playground Games and we’re as disappointed to share this update as our fans are to hear it. We hope to be able to restore VW to Forza games in the future.”
Either ways, it’s a shame and I hope that Microsoft and Volkswagen can work it out in future titles or maybe add an expansion that features the manufacturer.
Source: GTPlanet
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