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'Forza Horizon 5' Hands-On Preview - Newsweek

"Forza Horizon 5" delivers a visually spectacular open world that takes full advantage of the Xbox Series X hardware. Read Newsweek's preview of the upcoming racing game.

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Jin_Sakai927d ago (Edited 927d ago )

“There is an alternative "Performance Mode" setting you can choose, which sacrifices the ray tracing support for the sake of maintaining a consistent framerate of 60 FPS“

Ray-tracing isn’t even used during gameplay unless you’re talking about Ray-Tracing for the audio. Surly they wouldn’t disable that for the 60fps mode.

DarXyde927d ago (Edited 927d ago )

It's quite possible they would. Hardware resources are still hardware resources, and ray tracing, in any capacity, is quite resource intensive. Attach that feature in audio to an open world game and I can see it. If I recall, Series X has some form of dedicated hardware acceleration for audio. I'm unclear how this compares to Sony's Tempest Engine which runs on a dedicated unit, but don't assume ray tracing of any kind isn't resource intensive. Tons of calculations involved. I can see the value in racing games, but I'd love to see (err...hear?) the feature in horror games more than anything.

z2g927d ago

It uses ray traced audio in game play as well as ray traced lighting/reflections in photo mode…

PhillyDillyDee927d ago

Finally something that actually uses the power of the XSX.

Ill be enjoying Ghosts of Tsushima and waiting for this one to drop.

XBManiac927d ago

For moments, can't tell if this is FH4 on my PC or the new one. Good work on Series X, it really makes those 500$ worth it in times when it is difficult to get a new graphics card for our PCs.

medman927d ago (Edited 927d ago )

As a Gran Turismo guy who to this day hasn't played a Horizon or Motorsport game, I am really looking forward to bombing around in Horizon 5. It looks fantastic. Even bought the forza horizon special edition controller and though I will be able to play the game through gamepass, I bought the premium add ons bundle that includes early access and the Welcome Pack, Car Pass, VIP Membership and two game expansions. Really looking forward to it.

One question though....the article states "the game put us behind the wheel of a Ford Bronco SUV. We were then dropped out of the back of a cargo plane onto the peak of a dormant volcano. Quite literally hitting the ground running, we found ourselves hurtling down the mountainous slopes at over 180 mph" 180 mph down a mountain in a ford bronco??? I'm missing something here....I would assume a mistake on the part of the article writer?

Jin_Sakai927d ago

It’s literally that fast. The game is much more arcade than simulation so things aren’t exactly true to life. Lol

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Four new cars set for Forza Horizon 5’s Chinese Lucky Stars Pack

The new paid-for downloadable content will include four cars, three from Chinese brands and one synonymous with the nation.

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15 Best Racing Games You Need to Play [2023 Edition]

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Forza Horizon 5 Has Now Topped 34 Million Players Since Launch

Forza Horizon 5 has achieved a new milestone of 34 million players. The game has been drawing a million players each month since May.

Obscure_Observer183d ago

WOW!!!

Forza Horizon 5 topped 30 million players five months ago! O.o

https://www.gamereactor.eu/...

3 years of phenomenal success!

Definitely the most popular racer in gaming!

Playground Games are masters of their craft and I have no doubt that Fable has the right studio to continue its legacy!

Phil absolutely nailed acquiring such a talent studio!

True next gen Forza Horizon 6 will raise the bar even higher!

I can´t wait!

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ForwardDude183d ago

With Phil Spencer missing his Gamepass target three years in a row and the consensus that Starfield and Redfall are massive disapointment among players , it's good to see some win on Microsoft part. I second Obscure_Observer with the fact that Mario Kart 8 deluxe sales on Switch means nothing since Nintendo and Microsoft are not even in the same industry at all.

Lightning77182d ago

Redfall is a disappointment but Starfield is far from a disappointment. I dunno where you got that from.

Neonridr183d ago

well deserved, probably one of the best Forza games overall.

XiNatsuDragnel183d ago

Good forza unlike the recent one.

DivineHand125183d ago

I have spent many hours playing forza Horizon 5 myself and I love the crazy races where you are racing alongside planes and jet skis.

The only negative I can think of is that the in-game sound track could be better. I would also like to see nitro in the future games.

EvertonFC183d ago

Turn the games soundtrack off and play you're own music is what I do .

Brazz183d ago (Edited 183d ago )

Number of Players, not Sales or units sold.

Stanjara183d ago

It doesn't matter. All Xbox division has to do is keep players subscribed and keep the graph on the plus side. Even for 0.1%. If they can do that... they, as a whole, are successful.

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