Forza Horizon 5 Is Coming To PlayStation

No, this is not a joke. Microsoft has confirmed that Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PlayStation.

Set to release on PlayStation 5 this Spring, it’ll mark the start of something previously unthinkable – Microsoft’s flagship series, one originally started as Gran Turismo-rival Forza Motorsport, arriving on a Sony console.

Studio Panic Button has ported the PS5 version of the game but the original developer of the series, Playground Games, has said it’ll reflect the Xbox and PC versions in content. Additional car packs and expansions made available on other platforms will also be purchasable on PlayStation.

The PS5 version of the game will also support crossplay with Xbox consoles and PC. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear a PS4 version will be arriving despite an Xbox One version existing – although given we’re almost five years into the life cycle of the PS5, that’s not a huge shock.

Right now, we don’t know how much FH5 will cost on PS5 or an exact release date but we’ll keep you tuned as and when those are confirmed. It’ll be the latest in a series of Microsoft bringing across one of its major titles to PlayStation, following on from Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush last year. Arguably, this is the biggest one to date.

Naturally, it opens more questions on the future of Forza on PlayStation. Will Motorsport follow suit? Does this mean Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PS5 on day one when its release eventually comes? Only time will tell.

One last thing to note, too. Panic Button is well known for porting games across to the Nintendo Switch. With the Switch 2 coming soon, this may not be the last we hear of Forza Horizon jumping to a new console.