Forza Horizon 5 Drifts Onto PS5 in April

Forza Horizon 5 Speeds Onto PlayStation 5: Release Date Confirmed!

Following last month's announcement, the highly anticipated arrival of Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5 now has a firm release date: April 25th for Premium Edition owners ($99.99), and April 29th for everyone else.

This official confirmation, unveiled today on the game's website, also revealed a simultaneous game update for all platforms on April 25th. Dubbed "Horizon Realms," this update introduces four new vehicles, a revamped Horizon Stadium racetrack, and a nostalgic selection of community-favorite environments from previous iterations.

As previously announced, the PS5 version will boast parity with the Xbox and PC versions, offering complete access to all Car Packs and expansions, including Hot Wheels and Rally Adventure.

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 leader in cross-platform first-party releases, fuels the ongoing industry debate about the viability of platform exclusivity in the face of escalating development costs and potential sales limitations.

Having awarded Forza Horizon 5 a perfect 10/10 upon its Xbox/PC debut, IGN wholeheartedly recommends this open-world racing masterpiece to PlayStation gamers. Our reviewer lauded it as "the pinnacle of racing game development, and the best open-world racing game ever created."