I paid 100$ so you don't have to.
Making the review after playing the pre-release Premium Version for 35 hours.

The Good:

Forza Motorsport has the most realistic and consistent gamepad handling on PC money can buy right now.
The driving experience is sublime with highly adjustable difficulty, suitable for newcomers and veterans alike.
Multiplayer is solid and "Rivals" is amazing. Time trial leaderboards now allow you to copy tunes from leaders then try to match their pace.

The Bad:

The curated career is shallow. Some of the cars you can chose from for each event are underpowered, which is problematic with the current leveling system. Considering the wide range of cars available in the game, there are no dedicated Touring Car, GT3 or Endurance type of races, based on real life Motorsport events.

The car leveling system is extremely slow, considering the number of available cars. 3-5 hours per car to be more precise. This needs to be reduced significantly as it now resembles a free to play mobile game levels of grind. On top of that the order of the unlocks leaves many cars with useless upgrades in the early levels (more power to muscle cars but no handling upgrades for the first levels?)

The Ugly:

The current version of the game is poorly optimized, leaving majority of PC users struggling to get smooth gameplay experience. Many of the graphics settings simply don't work. On my 6800XT I couldn't get FSR to work. I couldn't even switch resolution from 1440p to 1080p. Changing settings requires restarts. On each restart the game recompiles shaders for 5 minutes. I've had about 20-30 crashes in 35 hours and 2 BSOD.

To pour salt in to the wound, the jump in visual fidelity compared to FH4&5 and even FM7 and Project Cars 2 from 6 years ago is arguable, considering that playing with Ray Tracing "on" at the moment seems to be reserved only for top of the line PC users.

You can find video comparison between Project Cars 2 and Forza Motorsport here -> https://steamcommunity.com/app/2440510/discussions/0/3881597903523109180/

Edit as of 18th of May 2024: If you are wondering if any progress has been made 7 months later, the answer is a resounding NO. The only thing that was really "fixed" is that now you can spend credits to upgrade the car and you don't have to grind for 5 hours. Everything else is in the exact same shape. AI is HORRIBLE. Optimization is GARBAGE. The visuals are so SUBPAR that you would think your settings are wrong and you are playing on 480p. GG. Some of the cars from FM got ported to FH5 and they both sound and look better there. Not even joking look it up (Corvette Racing C8.R). Never buying from these guys EVER again.

I paid 100$ so you don't have to. Making the review after playing the pre-release Premium Version for 35 hours. The Good: Forza Motorsport has the most realistic and consistent gamepad handling on PC money can buy right now. The driving experience is sublime with highly adjustable difficulty, suitable for newcomers and veterans alike. Multiplayer is solid and "Rivals" is amazing. Time trial leaderboards now allow you to copy tunes from leaders then try to match their pace. The Bad: The curated career is shallow. Some of the cars you can chose from for each event are underpowered, which is problematic with the current leveling system. Considering the wide range of cars available in the game, there are no dedicated Touring Car, GT3 or Endurance type of races, based on real life Motorsport events. The car leveling system is extremely slow, considering the number of available cars. 3-5 hours per car to be more precise. This needs to be reduced significantly as it now resembles a free to play mobile game levels of grind. On top of that the order of the unlocks leaves many cars with useless upgrades in the early levels (more power to muscle cars but no handling upgrades for the first levels?) The Ugly: The current version of the game is poorly optimized, leaving majority of PC users struggling to get smooth gameplay experience. Many of the graphics settings simply don't work. On my 6800XT I couldn't get FSR to work. I couldn't even switch resolution from 1440p to 1080p. Changing settings requires restarts. On each restart the game recompiles shaders for 5 minutes. I've had about 20-30 crashes in 35 hours and 2 BSOD. To pour salt in to the wound, the jump in visual fidelity compared to FH4&5 and even FM7 and Project Cars 2 from 6 years ago is arguable, considering that playing with Ray Tracing "on" at the moment seems to be reserved only for top of the line PC users. You can find video comparison between Project Cars 2 and Forza Motorsport here -> https://steamcommunity.com/app/2440510/discussions/0/3881597903523109180/ Edit as of 18th of May 2024: If you are wondering if any progress has been made 7 months later, the answer is a resounding NO. The only thing that was really "fixed" is that now you can spend credits to upgrade the car and you don't have to grind for 5 hours. Everything else is in the exact same shape. AI is HORRIBLE. Optimization is GARBAGE. The visuals are so SUBPAR that you would think your settings are wrong and you are playing on 480p. GG. Some of the cars from FM got ported to FH5 and they both sound and look better there. Not even joking look it up (Corvette Racing C8.R). Never buying from these guys EVER again.