Forza Horizon 5 Sees Huge Success on PlayStation 5
Forza Horizon 5, first out in 2021 for Xbox and PC, just hit big after its launch on more game boxes. When it came to PlayStation 5 on April 29, it sold two million games there in just one month.
Sales Information Revealed by Ex-Designer
The sales number got out via the LinkedIn page, once a Game and Level Designer at Turn 10 Studios, under Microsoft Game Studios. and he was hit by recent job cuts at Xbox, had on his page that he "made cross-platform features that let Forza Horizon 5 sell two million on PS5 in one month." This shows how much people wanted the game on Sony's setup, even nearly four years after it first came out.
Market Gap Fuels PS5 Sales Success
These big sales may be due to a low count of new big racing games on PS5. With slow times for other racer brands, folks really wanted a great new open-world racing game.
Studio Changes at Xbox Impact Turn 10
This success comes as Xbox's own studios see big shifts. The cuts hit hard at Turn 10 Studios, cutting its team in half. Now, sources say the studio will back up the Forza Horizon series made by Playground Games, and end work on the racing-focused Forza Motorsport series.
The Future of the Forza Franchise
A new game in the Forza line is set to come out next year. With changes in the studios, it's likely to be Forza Horizon 6 from Playground Games. With Horizon 5's big win on PlayStation, it’s thought that the next game will also come out on both Xbox and PS5 at the same time, which might make it a top seller in 2026.