Forza Horizon 5 speeds onto PlayStation 5 this spring! The official release date is April 25th for Premium Edition owners ($99.99), with general release following on April 29th. This confirmation comes directly from today's announcement on the official website, which also detailed a significant update launching across all platforms on April 25th.
This update, dubbed "Horizon Realms," delivers four new cars, a revamped Horizon Stadium racetrack layout, and a nostalgic selection of community-favorite environments from previous games. As previously announced, the PS5 version will be feature-rich, mirroring the Xbox and PC versions completely. This includes all Car Packs, the Hot Wheels expansion, and the Rally Adventure expansion—the full Forza Horizon 5 experience.
Forza Horizon 5 joins Sea of Thieves and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Xbox exclusives making the leap to PlayStation. This move by Xbox, a pioneer in cross-platform first-party releases, fuels the ongoing industry debate on the viability of exclusives, particularly considering the escalating development costs and potential sales limitations they impose.
PlayStation owners, get ready! Our initial review awarded Forza Horizon 5 a perfect 10/10 on Xbox and PC, hailing it as "the result of a racing studio at the peak of its craft and the best open-world racing game I’ve ever played." Highly recommended.
