Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 update now available to download with new features and fixes
Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 focuses on creators, new cars, and Horizon Open.
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Update, March 30, 2022, at 12:15 p.m. CT: The Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 update is now available to download a day late
What you need to know
One of the greatest racing games available today is Forza Horizon 5, the latest open-world racing title from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios. Already packed with tons of racing content, Playground Games is devoted to perpetually adding more features and improvements to FH5 over the months and years after launch. On Thursday, the studio revealed what’s coming to the game next with the arrival of Series 6.
Forza Horizon 5became a critically-acclaimed and beloved game solely on its launch content, but since release it has already improved in immeasurable ways. Next week, theForza Horizon 5 Festival Playlistis evolving yet again with Series 6 “Horizon Customs.” Playground Games hosted its Let’s Go! stream on Thursday to share more details on what’s included.
Headlining features of the upcoming update include nine new cars (with extra focus being given to the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400), an overhaul for Horizon Open online racing, new EventLab creator features, new cosmetics and player Badges, and much more.
Playground Games also teased future plans for Forza Horizon 5, including Series 7 adding well over 200 new championships to Horizon Tour. Playground Games will also reveal more information on the first Forza Horizon 5 expansion in the near future.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 Festival Playlist and its accompanying update:
Forza Horizon 5 counts among thebest Xbox racing gamesever released, and Playground Games is focused on improving it with a constant deluge of seasonal updates and releases. We recently discussedhow Forza Horizon can be even better, with Playground Games already crossing items off our list with this update.
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Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 officially kicks off on March 31, 2022, with a ton of new features and additions to the game. The accompanying update is rolling out on Tuesday, March 29 acrossXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One,PC, andXbox Cloud Gaming.
The full changelog for theForza Horizon 5 March 29, 2022 content updateincludes:
Features & bug fixes
General
Online
Cars
EventLab
Accolades
PC
Update, March 30, 2022, at 12:15 p.m. CT — A day late, the Forza Horizon 5 Series 6 update is now available
A day later than initially planned due to players experiencing connection issues in Forza Horizon 5, Playground Games has now released the Series 6 update. The update includes all of the new features and fixes listed above, although everything included in the Series 6 Festival Playlist won’t go live until Thursday, March 31. The Series 6 content update is now available to download on every platform Forza Horizon 5 exists, and is approximately 9.32GB in size.
The best open-world racer
Playground Games has delivered their latest masterpiece with Forza Horizon 5, which features the series' most diverse map and largest car list yet. Forza Horizon 5 somehow fulfills its ambitious promises to be the best open-world racer right now and one of the best racing games in general.
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