Everything you need to know about Forza Horizon 5: Platforms, release date and trailers
Everything you need to know about Forza Horizon 5: Platforms, release date and trailers
Over the last five years or so, the Forza Horizon series has established itself as perhaps the most consistently enjoyable mainstream driving franchise in gaming. Its globetrotting games allow you to explore stunning open worlds in a variety of enjoyable vehicles.
Now a fifth entry is on the way - Forza Horizon 5, which is making its way to Mexico and looks absolutely stunning on next-gen hardware. Here are all the necessary details and trailers.
Forza Horizon 5 release date and platforms
Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 5 at its E3 conference in 2021, a presentation that was extremely well-received due to the large amount of information revealed. Not only did the game receive the trailer above, but also a more in-depth gameplay demo, which you can find further below.
Additionally, we know the game's release date - 9 November 2021, when it will launch on Xbox consoles and PC. The game will also be available on Game Pass on that date, so if you're a member of that service, you'll receive it for free.
The game looks absolutely stunning, but thankfully, it will not be exclusive to next-gen Xboxes. It will work on Xbox Series X and S consoles, as well as any Xbox One generation console. While you won't get the best performance or resolutions on older hardware, it's comforting to know that it will work.
Forza Horizon 5 gameplay and setting
We can infer a lot from the gameplay footage and reveal trailer, and it appears as though Horizon 5 will follow in the footsteps of its predecessors. The fictional Horizon Festival is relocating to a new host country once again, this time to Mexico.
This results in an enormous variety of landscapes, ranging from dusty deserts and mountainous towns to lush jungles and volcanic regions. Additionally, there will be highly dynamic weather to contend with, bringing massive thunderstorms, sandstorms, and everything in between, as well as a day and night cycle.
After all, the landscape is the star of a Forza Horizon game, and Mexico looks incredible, particularly in the 4K presentation of the trailers, which accurately represents the game's performance on Xbox Series X or a high-spec PC.
There are gloriously high-resolution textures that render each rock and bush nearly photorealistically, and the lighting is as impressive as ever, accurately capturing the sun's various tones, just as the previous game did with the look and feel of Scottish country roads.
Naturally, there's plenty of actual racing on display as well, with the usual mix of true supercars, off-roaders, and vintage motors, and we'd imagine the roster of available cars will have expanded from what Horizon 4 offered at launch.
There will also be online multiplayer, which can be accessed easily by stopping at roadside events or challenging passing vehicles to races while on the move. Additionally, The Eliminator returns, Forza's take on a Battle Royale, in which players must race across the map to escape a shrinking circle. It's a lot of fun, and we hope it's expanded slightly in the next game.
While performance is critical for a racing game, we do know that the game will run at 60 frames per second in 4K on Xbox Series X and 30 frames per second in 1080p on Xbox Series S. However, those are the default settings; 60 frames per second is also available on Series S with reduced detail.
Likewise, a new system called EventLab will allow players to create their own bizarre races with custom rules, allowing them to create obstacle courses and tracks to make racing against their friends as harem-scarem as they want, which sounds fantastic.
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