Xbox: Microsoft also brings "Forza Horizon 5" to the Playstation

Microsoft is bringing another in-house production to Sony's rival Playstation console: After "Sea of Thieves", "Hi-Fi Rush", "Pentiment" and "Grounded" found their way onto the Playstation last year, the open-world racing game "Forza Horizon 5" is now following suit

"FH5" is being ported by US studio Panic Button and will be available on the Playstation in spring, including both expansions, Microsoft writes in a blog entry. Fans of Sony and Microsoft have been arguing ritually for years about whether Microsoft's "Forza" series or Sony's "Gran Turismo" produces the better racing games – Playstation users will soon have the choice. Sony, on the other hand, is making no attempt to offer its own games on Xbox consoles.

Arcade racer in Mexico

"Forza Horizon 5" is an arcade racer in an open game world modeled on Mexico. In addition to short races against AI opponents or other players, there are various challenges in "FH5" in which you have to jump particularly far, drift or reach a certain top speed. There are over 900 different vehicles to choose from.

"Forza Horizon 5" was followed by "Forza Motorsport". The motorsport spin-offs of the "Forza" series are geared more towards racing simulation and do away with the open game world in order to concentrate on the races. They are therefore much closer to the "Gran Turismo" games from Sony than "Forza Horizon 5". So far, Microsoft has not announced any plans to bring "Forza Motorsport" to the Playstation.

In general, the port of "Forza Horizon 5" for the Playstation once again underlines the fact that Microsoft has long since abandoned its once strict exclusive games strategy. Since the takeover of Activision, Microsoft has become the largest games publisher in the world. Sources of revenue are more the distribution of games and the sale of Game Pass than the Xbox console itself. Nevertheless, Microsoft has repeatedly affirmed that it will continue to build consoles in the future.

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