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Forza Horizon 2 Expansion Brings Porsche Back To The Franchise: Video

Ever since the fourth instalment of the Forza Motorsport franchise for the XBox, there has been one notable, glaring omission from the series: Porsche.

Some time after its initial release, Forza Motorsport 4 did add a $20 downloadable content (DLC) package which brought the German marque back into the series, but similar DLC was conspicuously absent from both Forza Motorsport 5, and the first Forza Horizon game.

Finally, a DLC package available today for Forza Horizon 2 reintroduces Zuffenhausen’s finest to the Forza universe. Autoblog reports that the expansion costs just $10 this time, and brings with it 10 staples of the Porsche brand – plus 20 new events and 15 additional achievements.

True, that cost might be considered unjust, figuring that cars from every other major automaker are, you know, built into the cost of the game. But we won’t complain. In addition to Forza Horizon 2, the performance sportscar brand will reportedly feature in Forza Motorsport 6 – though we’re not sure whether that inclusion will be out-of-the-box, or will come along later as DLC as in this game.

Autoblog reports that the Forza Horizon 2 expansion will feature the following 10 models:

At the heart of why Porsche disappeared from the Forza universe in the first place is game developer Electronic Arts, Inc., which holds exclusive rights to licensing Porsche designs and nameplates to other developers. Thus, the Forza series – which is made not by EA, but by Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studio – was blocked from including the marque in its more recent releases.

Even this DLC package for Forza Horizon 2 required some diplomacy.

The 10 Porsche models listed above, as well as those other downloadable goodies, will be available starting today through the XBox Games Store.

Aaron Birch is an automotive enthusiast and writer/filmmaker from Detroit, MI. As a rule, he only buys cars older than himself.

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