At E3 2017, Microsoft's press event started—well, the game presentations started—with Forza Motorsport 7, looking slick as all get-out on the newly revamped Xbox One X hardware. As much as I'm a Forza fan (and, apparently, kind of a big racing game fan in general), I was even more tickled by the subtle positioning of women in both the trailer—it starts out with a confident woman driver walking to a car—and onstage, at the presentation itself.Two professional drivers, Shannon McIntosh and Verena Mei were on-hand to chat about the game and show off its impressive graphics and framerate on the new hardware.It wasn't treated as a big deal, it wasn't "we have WOMEN HERE" just a cool, subtle, but very visible nod towards inclusion in the hyper-competitive sim racing game world.Oh, uh, there was also a world premiere of a Porsche. I mean, that's cool, yeah.And yes, the game looks positively amazing. I sunk many, many hours into Forza Horizon 3 not long ago, and I'm looking forward to doing the same with this new game this fall.
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