Forza Horizon 5 Hits PS5 in April

After an announcement last month that Forza Horizon 5 would be coming to PS5 this fall, we now have confirmation of an exact release date: April 25 for those who purchase the Premium Edition for $99.99, and April 29 for everyone else.

This information comes from an official announcement today on the game's website, which also detailed an upcoming update, Horizon Realms, set to launch across all platforms on April 25. This update will bring four new cars, a fresh racetrack layout at the Horizon Stadium, and a selection of returning environments from past community favorites.

We learned last month that Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 will feature all the content available on Xbox and PC versions, including Car Packs, the Hot Wheels expansion, and the Rally Adventure expansion.

Forza Horizon 5 is part of a growing trend of Xbox-exclusive games making their way to PlayStation, following titles like Sea of Thieves and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Xbox's move towards cross-platform releases for first-party games highlights an industry shift, as companies debate the viability of exclusives amidst rising development costs and the potential for broader market reach.

IGN awarded Forza Horizon 5 a perfect 10/10 score upon its Xbox/PC launch, and we highly recommend PlayStation owners give it a try. Our reviewer praised 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."