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Forza Horizon 5 Is The Next Xbox Game To Speed Onto PlayStation 5

The Horizon Festival opens for PS5 owners this spring.

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After porting a few of its first-party titles to PlayStation and Switch last year, the first multiplatform move for Xbox in 2025 has been revealed. Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios have announced that Forza Horizon 5 will be racing to PlayStation this spring.

The PS5 version will be developed by Panic Button, whose previous work can be seen in games like Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Forza Horizon 4, and Apex Legends. The PS5 version will also support cross-play, so racers on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC can join up and explore the Horizon Festival together.

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Every piece of content currently available in the Xbox and PC versions of Forza Horizon 5--which includes nearly 900 cars, 40 themed updates, and two full expansions--will be available at launch for PlayStation players. All paid expansions, like the Hot Wheels pack from 2022, will be made available in the PlayStation Store.

A new update for all platforms, Horizon Worlds, will launch alongside the PS5 version. The new content will give players "the chance to explore a curated collection of some of the community’s favorite previously released Evolving Worlds, alongside some other surprises" according to the official blog post on the Forza website.

Forza Horizon 5--the most recent Forza Horizon game, but not the most recent Forza game--becomes the latest in-house Xbox release to head to the PlayStation 5, with Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush preceding it last year. It's one of GameSpot's picks for the best racing games you can play right now.

The PS5 port of Forza Horizon 5 is set to launch in the spring, and players can wishlist the game on the PlayStation Store starting today.

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Nothing is exclusive anymore.

Gaming is like the music industry.

Greed. Microsoft owns pc market and cross console gaming market.

Final Fantasy rebirth is not a good game no matter what people say. It didn't sell on Playstation. Pc and smart phones have more games on them than any device. Xbox possibly steam and Epic store coming. World of Warcraft Xbox as well. The future is digital gaming

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You Sony knaves are lucky that the Microsoftian Lords have chosen to toss you a bone today.

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@mattwoahyeah said:

You Sony knaves are lucky that the Microsoftian Lords have chosen to toss you a bone today.

one day you will no longer be a kid, i hope.

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@mattwoahyeah: they're lucky PlayStation exists so they can make more money and be successful

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Forza is one of the reasons I even buy xbox consoles, now it is gonna be on ps5 too. Horizon games are really good, i buy ultimate edition when ever they launch a new one and I have never regretted it. I just hope xbox knows what they are doing, I hope it is to get more money for their studios. Hopefully this will have crossplay so we get more players on xbox.(played this since launch and still driving around once a week or so.)

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Boy oh boy, the console market is in total chaos. It seems like an unstable market these days.

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Fantastic games. Enjoy them PS players, you’re in for a treat!

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Xbox keeps bleeding games but doesn't get anything in return ever. At least let it have Black Myth Wukong if Returnal and Silent Hill 2 are too much to ask for, it's bad enough we lost Palworld, and now FH5 too.

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@xF0x: "At least let it have Black Myth Wukong".

Sony isn't keeping Black Myth Wukong off of XBOX.

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@itsnota2mer: I honestly think the series S is the reason a lot of these games aren't on Xbox. Developers are getting lazy with optimization and it's only get worse from here on out with all the AI upscale and frames bizz.

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@xF0x: I think what Xbox is getting in return is 70% of every sale of their games on the PlayStation. And nobody lost anything, Palworld and Forza are still on Xbox.

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@xF0x said:

Xbox keeps bleeding games but doesn't get anything in return ever. At least let it have Black Myth Wukong if Returnal and Silent Hill 2 are too much to ask for, it's bad enough we lost Palworld, and now FH5 too.

Just curious….how does a game you have being on a platform you don’t have affect you? Like, I get it if you didn’t have any console and are looking at the pros and cons of either - you don’t want Gamepass and you don’t care if a game is released much later on ps5; yes, that might affect which console you buy - but if you likely already finished playing FH5 on Xbox (with or without GP) why would you care if Sony gamers now have the choice to pay 70 bucks for it?
Do you get upset at Xbox games being released on PC?

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@sealionact: Just a matter of fairness. I don't mind trading exclusives but losing them without getting new games in return does not exactly induce excitement, simple as. Sony players don't go "man I wish Xbox players were able to enjoy Astro Bot", why should Xbox players be doing that with their games when the loss of exclusives is always so one-sided on the platform?

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@xF0x said:

@sealionact: Just a matter of fairness. I don't mind trading exclusives but losing them without getting new games in return does not exactly induce excitement, simple as. Sony players don't go "man I wish Xbox players were able to enjoy Astro Bot", why should Xbox players be doing that with their games when the loss of exclusives is always so one-sided on the platform?

I'm a PS gamer and I want Astro Bot to go everywhere because it's an absolute banger that everyone should play. As a historically PS player, I was attached to the exclusive model but not anymore. Let all PS games go everywhere. I want more people to love great games and don't care about the console or company wars.

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@xF0x: Just a strange viewpoint imo. When Xbox first started, it was the hardware that attracted me, and the games were a bonus. Didn’t bother me at all when Halo, Forza and Gears were released on PC and I feel the same about ps5. It’s smart business by Xbox, and I get to play them on gamepass while Sony owners put 70% of $70 in Xbox’s pockets which helps build the product and allows for purchases like Bethesda and Acti/Blizzard etc….which again all release on gamepass.

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PS can’t get enough of those Xbox games.

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Customary RIP Xbox incase nobody said it yet.

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Customary RIP Xbox incase nobody said it yet.

Why though? Xbox will get richer and make more good games (hopefully). Yes, there will be fewer reasons to buy an Xbox but it's still gonna be a preference for many people for all sorts of reasons (Game Pass, nostalgia, capability, design, software, interface, price, models, etc.).

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@sakaixx: In case is two words.

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amazing, didn't think id ever see the day. But overall its good news, to expand the game to more users. This game would be perfect for ps5, since theres a gap in the market for an arcade racing sim.

Oh, and theres still a great reason to own an xbox...you have xbox play anywhere, so you can play some xbox games on pc and vice versa. You also have gamepass, which is the best deal for gaming period, nothing comes close. Gaming accessibility is the highest on xbox compared to any other console with the cloud, making it a seamless experience whichever device you play games on.

Also, the best games for consoles are multiplatform...theres really no reason to own a ps5. Especially considering that sony is releasing their 1st party games on pc anyways. At least xbox has gamepass and the value that gamepass brings plus all its other gamer friendly features. Sony and playstation has nadda.

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Remember, this is about making money. Halo is expected on the new Switch. I think Microsoft realized that because they dropped the ball on exclusivity, it’s not feasible for them to continue that. I would expect that GamePass will be on Nintendo and PS5 and PS6 eventually. Also don’t be surprised if Sony slowly starts putting some of their exclusives on other platforms. Maybe not God of War, but Spider-Man and Horizon would be essential. Could see older exclusives on GamePass.

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@Viper13579: Sony won't allow Game Pass on PlayStation because they want people to subscribe to PS+ Extra and Premium instead

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@Spartan_418: My bad. I was more referring to an agreement with Gamepass but only for Xbox exclusives. Nothing else.

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@Spartan_418: I mean Gamepass with an exception. Gamepass with Xbox exclusive games only. It’ll be a compromise

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@Viper13579: gamepass on switch or PlayStation wouldn't make sense they can easily charge for whatever games they release...like halo and gears and PlayStation owners would pay for it outright as would switch owners ..i know i would

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@rohanrocks88: I’m talking Gamepass with Xbox exclusive games/ Xbox owned studios only. It’ll be a compromise

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@Viper13579: Makes sense, it would be like EA Play or Ubisoft+

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WTF is Xbox doing.

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@cboye18 said:

WTF is Xbox doing.

business, which is what it is.

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@cboye18: Selling an old game for full price to a new market.

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@cboye18: tryna make money son

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@cboye18: making more money.

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People would be morons to even consider buying an Xbox at this point.

And make no mistake Phil Spencer would still try to make you believe there still a reason to own one.

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@player_1_ready: The game is more than 4 in half years old and very close to 5 years. So, if they release one of their top games years later to make some additional money, i guess is not that bad of a pill to swallow.

Also, by that logic, why would people buy a PS, when all of their games are already on PC and the few that are not there yet, will be there shortly.

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@angrycreep: they just made that decision recently, it's like this was planned 4 yrs ago. Even Indiana Jones is releasing in just few months not because they wanted the 6 month gap but simply for development time.... They didn't use the dev kit at first because originally, a PS5 release was never a plan

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@angrycreep: "The game is more than 4 in half years old and very close to 5 years."

Math exists, you should try it.

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@itsnota2mer: What math, from PS to PC? Well, before it was 3 and 2 years and now it has been reduced to 2 and 1 year.

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@angrycreep: "What math"

The game is just over 3 years old, not "more than 4 in half years old and very close to 5 years."

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@itsnota2mer: i was going on incorrect information that i saw online. But if you wanted to be exact with it. The game came out on November 9, 2021. so that's 3 years and 3 months. They are saying spring 2025 but no actual release date. So, spring what? The beginning of spring or late spring? So, it might end up being close to 3 in half years. That's still some chunk of time for the other platform before it went to the other one.

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its forza nothing to see here you play it for 5 days and stop

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@ceelogreen94: For me, that was true for Forza Motorsport (2023), a shallow repetitive grind with little to no appeal for PS5 owners who can play the superior Gran Turismo 7 instead. Not true for Forza Horizons which all have a ton of replay value and longevity

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@ceelogreen94 said:

its forza nothing to see here you play it for 5 days and stop

or... you play it for 5 years and keep going

hell yea

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I don't get the outrage.

I'm a firm believer that gaming should be a big tent thing. Every game available on every platform that competes against each other is the best possible scenario for all gamers. Exclusivity (which Sony is infamous for signing with third parties) constricts availability and choice, curtails creativity, and increases prices.

I'm happy that Forza Horizon 5 with be on PS5. It increases the userbase, sells more units, and hopefully keeps people employed and guarantees a sequel.

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playstation is truly the place for games

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@dushness:

No, is PC. It has games from both platforms. You can make the case for all 3 platforms. Basically, every Switch game is available through PC emulation, and they play and look a million times better than the Switch itself, as you can play them in 4K at 60Fps and even at 120Fps, which is something that you never going to see in the current Switch.

PC, is the choice for gaming right now.

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@angrycreep: PC is the place for troubleshooting

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@dushness: looool ! Seriously ? PS make so few first party games, Where are the PS5 games? Even with Forza Horizon 5 on PS, there are more exclusive games in the 2025 lineup (and even 2024) on Xbox than in the almost empty lineup of the PS5.

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@fatpunkslim: Sony does not announce things months in advance anymore. Sony announces things three months in advance. See Astro Bot. People differentiate between first, second, and third party too much. The only reason why there are many games under the Xbox banner is because Microsoft bought everything. Doom would have come to PS5 either way. Activision games would have come to PS5 either way, Bethesda games would have come to PS5 even if the buyout did not happen. Xbox itself does not have much when it comes to its own studios before all the buy outs. It has Gears of War, Fable, Halo, and the original Forza Motorsport. Forza Horizon and Sea of Thieves are games that were grown by Microsoft. The Rare that made Sea of Thieves is not the same people that did all of the games on multiple Nintendo platforms.

Forza Horizon would be like Gran Turismo going to Xbox. Most games Xbox games coming to PS5 are from ex third party developers that were multiplatform anyway. FH is a big deal since it is a core tentpole of the Xbox brand.

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Awesome game, and the more the merrier with a title like this that has such a fun online component.

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