{"id":408087,"date":"2025-11-02T02:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/forza-horizon-5-had-the-biggest-launch-day-of-any-xbox-game-studios-title\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T02:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:59:52","slug":"forza-horizon-5-had-the-biggest-launch-day-of-any-xbox-game-studios-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/forza-horizon-5-had-the-biggest-launch-day-of-any-xbox-game-studios-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Forza Horizon 5 Had The Biggest Launch Day Of Any Xbox Game Studios Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Forza Horizon 5 was officially released yesterday, both as a game you can purchase and a title available on Xbox Game Pass. For those that purchased special editions of Horizon 5, it\u2019s been playable since last Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After yesterday\u2019s official launch, the new open-world arcade driving game from Playground Games hit over 4.5 million players, according to Xbox head Phil Spencer. This makes the launch of Forza Horizon 5 bigger than any Xbox Game Studios launch before it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for [Xbox Game Studios] game, peak concurrent [three times as high as Forza Horizon 4]. Thank you players and congrats to [Playground Games].<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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We’ve invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for XGS game, peak concurrent 3x FH4 high. Thank you players & congrats to @WeArePlayground<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All of that translates to \u201cthis game had a very successful launch.\u201d Forza Horizon 5 had the biggest launch for a Forza Horizon game. Its peak concurrent player count is already three times higher than the previous Forza Horizon entry. It had the biggest launch of any Xbox Game Studios game ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Spencer notes in his tweet, the game is available on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox\u2019s cloud gaming, which undoubtedly helped Forza Horizon 5\u2019s numbers a lot. Add in the fact that it\u2019s also available on Xbox Game Pass, and it\u2019s no surprise Playground Games\u2019 latest is a success.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This must be a solid morale booster for the studio as it continues to work on its upcoming Fable reboot<\/a>. If you haven\u2019t yet checked out Forza Horizon 5 and want to, it\u2019s available right now on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox\u2019s cloud gaming service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While waiting for it to download, check out our thoughts on the game\u00a0in <\/em>Game Informer\u2019s<\/em> Forza Horizon 5 review<\/a> and then read about the accessibility settings available in-game, including the addition of American and British Sign Language<\/a>, a feature coming soon. Take a look at the new limited edition Forza Horizon 5 Xbox controller<\/a> after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Are you one of the 4.5 million Forza Horizon 5 players? Let us know what you think of the game in the comments below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Forza Horizon 5 was officially released yesterday, both as a game you can purchase and a title available on Xbox Game Pass. For those that purchased special editions of Horizon 5, it\u2019s been playable since last Friday.\u00a0 After yesterday\u2019s official launch, the new open-world arcade driving game from Playground Games hit over 4.5 million players, according to Xbox head Phil Spencer. This makes the launch of Forza Horizon 5 bigger than any Xbox Game Studios launch before it.\u00a0 Click here to watch embedded media We\u2019re invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for [Xbox Game Studios] game, peak concurrent…<\/p>\n

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