Forza Horizon 5 reaches 4.5 million players, biggest launch for Xbox Game Studios ever
The critically acclaimed open world racing title is off to a strong start.
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What you need to know
Playground Games’Forza Horizon 5reached 4.5 million players across all platforms as the largest launch ever for an Xbox Game Studios title. Xbox head Phil Spencer shared the news on Tuesday, adding that it’s reaching three times the concurrent players of the prior title,Forza Horizon 4, thanking players and congratulating the development team at Playground Games.
We’ve invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for XGS game, peak concurrent 3x FH4 high. Thank you players & congrats to@WeArePlaygroundWe’ve invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for XGS game, peak concurrent 3x FH4 high. Thank you players & congrats to@WeArePlayground— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3)November 10, 2021November 10, 2021
This number is far exceeding Forza Horizon 4, which saw 2 million players in its first week. Acquired in 2018, Playground Games has worked with Turn 10 Studios on the Forza franchise for years, while another team at Playground Games is also working on a reboot of the role-playingFablefranchise.
Forza Horizon 5 is currently available onXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming. In our review, we wrote that “Forza Horizon 5 is the culmination of all of Playground Games' efforts to perfect its craft, and the result is the best open-world racing game you can play. It combines the most beloved parts of Forza Horizon 3 and 4 into one ultimate racer.”
For anyone who is just getting started, you can check out ourForza Horizon 5 ultimate guideto get started the right way.
For most players
Forza Horizon 5 is a large game, so don’t be overwhelmed. Just take it at your own pace and enjoy Mexico. It’s a gorgeous game that runs well, no matter which way you choose to play.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
