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Forza Horizon 5 Review - IGN

Forza Horizon 5 is the result of a racing studio at the peak of its craft and the best open-world racing game available.

CaptainHenry9161304d ago (Edited 1304d ago )

Racing games don't win GOTY unfortunately. Definitely best racer of the year.

roadkillers1304d ago (Edited 1304d ago )

^ Burnout 3 says hello. Won numerous GotY awards

4Sh0w1304d ago

Take a bow, Playground Games.

ElvisHuxley1304d ago

Even if racing games did get GOTY awards, it really didn't change enough from the previous games to warrant it. It's great that they've refined the formula as much as they have, but there isn't really enough new things to justify it. New location, new car roster, prettier graphics. Need more than that, lol. Much like sim racers, sandbox racers are relatively niche.
@roadkillers Burnout did something different, a rare occurrence in the racing genre.

generic-user-name1304d ago

I actually think it will win GOTY this year, not only because it's the best in its genre but because the judges are not blind, they'll have seen the "racing games don't win GOTY" comments over and over again and will want to try and prove their critics wrong.

Obelisk921304d ago

Burnout 3 was GOTY because it was freaking incredible and revolutionary to some extent.

I think this one is a GOTY contender, but just because 2021 has been a pretty week year. Returnal is my favorite game.

strifeblade1304d ago

I'm just waiting for that random sony fanboy to say.... but bbut bbut driveclub looks better LOL

CaptainHenry9161304d ago

@roadkillers

I guess you're going to be disappointed then 😁

LordoftheCritics1304d ago

Very expected.

I am a huge fan of Forza games and I am glad this did not disappoint.

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Christopher1304d ago (Edited 1304d ago )

The Forza games always make me wish I was into racing games. I've tried the last FH and it was okay fun, just not my cup of tea. But dang if it wasn't good at what it does on technical and conceptual levels that I can fully appreciate.

gamer78041304d ago

Right I love racing games and most other games but I can’t get into rogue lite or souls like games. So no matter how well blood borne scores I just couldn’t get into it.

4Sh0w1304d ago

Right for me its jrpg's, Ive tried I just dont like them.

My_Name_is_Earl1304d ago

Agreed 4Sh0w! I'm in the same boat. I find them so hokey! Glad there's a market for them

outsider16241304d ago

For me it's the whole open world type racing. I'm not into those types. I prefer circuit racing which is why i cannot wait for GT7 with a campaign mode finally.

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onisama1304d ago

wow i cant believe this comment section everyone seem decent !! very rare

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darthv721304d ago

Damn... it kills me I have this preloaded and I wont be able to play it tomorrow as Im going out of town. It goes live on the 5th and i wont be back until the 7th. oh well... anticipation is a hell of a drug.

I may be able to at least play through the opening. i love the way the horizon games open with part cinematic and part racing.

XbladeTeddy1305d ago

Looking forward to this. Just a great racing game all round it seems and on game pass which is a bonus.

Tedakin1304d ago

91 on Metacritic with 53 reviews in.

My_Name_is_Earl1304d ago (Edited 1304d ago )

He meant 70+ reviews. You guys are too sensitive.

dumahim1304d ago

Are you have no sense of sarcasm.

CaptainHenry9161304d ago

The PC version is 91 with 13 reviews and the Xbox version is 92 with 70+ reviews

Old McGroin1304d ago

@ My_Name_is_Earl

He knew. See the little face at the end of his sentence with the tongue sticking out like this. :P

That means he's being a little cheeky.

My_Name_is_Earl1304d ago

I was responding to the downvotes Prince was getting McGroin... Also thank for giving me the opportunity to type McGroin for the first time in my life!

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Workshyskiver1304d ago

oooft. My body is willing, my slow internet fears the day one update though.

Bladesfist1304d ago

I'm really looking forward to getting back into Horizon, wasn't really a fan of racing games until I tried Horizon 4.

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iplay1up21304d ago

Try Horizon 3. The Hot Wheels DLC is epic!

NeoGamer2321304d ago

I lost interest in racing games til Forza Horizon. It is the bar to which all other arcade racers should be measured.

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Forza Horizon 5 - PS5 Pro Features Trailer

Elevate your Forza Horizon 5 experience with updated features on the PlayStation®5 Pro, including advanced ray tracing while driving and so much more. Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in over 700 of the world’s greatest cars.

lukasmain1d 6h ago

I've been playing this on the Pro since launch. It's been perfect. I've never even noticed pop-in. It's just been running perfectly in my opinion.

Babadook716h ago

I've never owned any titles in this series (I'm a PS guy), but I think they just sold me a copy.

InUrFoxHole3h ago

Beautiful looking game. This is why console wars are so stupid. Play what you want... Where you want

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56 More Titles Join PlayStation Cloud Gaming, Forza Horizon 5 Included

PlayStation has added a whopping 56 games to its PlayStation Cloud Gaming catalogue.

There are some big titles in the list, including Forza Horizon 5.

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repsahj8d ago

This is nice! But It will be nicer if you drop the price of premium subs.

S2Killinit7d ago

There is always something nicer.

zaanan8d ago

And this is right after they removed Resistance 1 & 2! Does anyone realize this?
(I tried to add it as a posting, but it was old news by the time I realized it)

goken8d ago

Playstation cloud gaming? Wasn’t that PS Now until it merged with PS plus….
Can someone tell me what’s going on?

M_Prime8d ago

PS Cloud gaming was PS NOW before, now its the Premium tier (top one) of PLAYSTATION PLUS.

if you have PS+Premium you can cloud stream games onto a PS4 or PS5 or onto a PS Portal. The nice thing about being able to stream directly to a PS Portal is that you don't need your PS5 to be turned on and used to remote play.

PS NOW had a PC app, which sadly as far as i know is gone and PS+Premium has no app and no way to stream onto a PC.

StoneTitan7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

The pc app is still there. You can use it to stream just like you used psnow.
You can stream all catalog games on PC and ps5

StoneTitan7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

If you have ps+ premium you can stream from your pc and ps5 all the games from the catalog

Eonjay7d ago

It's not just the catalog. You can also stream alot ofthe games you have purchased as well.

andy857d ago

So can I get forza on my portal?

MatrixxGT7d ago

I don’t understand cloud gaming. I’ve tried them all. Ps5, Portal, ROG Ally, XB cloud and no matter what I do I just can’t play the games because of the lag and artifacting that breaks immersion.
I have 1gb fiber that was freshly installed as well.
Local remote play works pretty good from PS and XB but strictly streaming the whole game from the cloud has been a mediocre experience for me and definitely not worth the higher cost sub.

repsahj7d ago

Maybe your router? mine works fine even with stock router, but it works much better if I connect to deco.

MatrixxGT7d ago

Maybe, it’s brand new hardware a few months old but is generic isp hardware.
XB remote play local works amazing, and using my portal at home is flawless and runs like it was native.
But anything strictly played in cloud is so inconsistent.

andy857d ago

Hardwired? Because mine was flawless and I was on 32mb Internet

MatrixxGT7d ago

Can’t hardwire a portal.

andy856d ago

My bad for some reason I read this as remote play

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PlayStation Store: April 2025’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the PlayStation Store download charts last month.

April saw a lot of action among the top spots. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Forza Horizon 5 broke into the top three for the U.S. and EU PS5 charts, while Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate dominated the PS VR2 charts across the board.

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Obscure_Observer26d ago

Xbox reigns supreme at Playstation!

I wonder what was the reaction from Sony´s first party investors to those numbers and what they plan to do next.

VersusDMC26d ago

Yeah I'm pretty sure Sony investors are just as concerned as when Sega started releasing games on the PS2...pretty sure the sentiment is "Another one bites the dust".

pwnmaster300026d ago (Edited 26d ago )

This dude is having a full melt down since the whole gears announcement lmao.
You think tears rolled down his eyes when he writes this lol

I’m honestly impress how Xbox fanboys can always spin shit. I guess they had alot of practice lol

Obscure_Observer26d ago

"Yeah I'm pretty sure Sony investors are just as concerned as when Sega started releasing games on the PS2...pretty sure the sentiment is "Another one bites the dust"."

With their new games legging behind Xbox games in their own territory? Playstation gamers turned into "Xbox gamers" while Satya Nadella beats his chest on how they now have 500 Million MAU?

No, I don´t think so.

No dude, I don´t think they´re happy at all!

VersusDMC26d ago

"With their new games legging behind Xbox games in their own territory?"

Forza got outsold by minecraft and Indiana jones got outsold by DMCV on the list so those numbers are weak.

Oblivion is number 1 for the month but i doubt it even had a better launch on PS5 than astro bot.

There is no lagging behind xbox games until they start selling 3 to 5 million on PS5 like ghost, spider man, GOW, etc...

Traecy26d ago

LOL! Most of those games are 3rd party games that were already on PS consoles except Forza.

pwnmaster300026d ago

I know expedition 33 is up there but it honestly deserves to be #1 on all platform. Game is fantastic

DivineHand12526d ago

The top 3 games are Microsoft published titles. Looks like they had a good month. I don't follow Minecraft but how can that game be selling so well for over a decade?

badz14926d ago

some games just keep selling and some other games keep getting lots of MAU and some others keep making money. it's just how things are in gaming.

badz14926d ago

I need to check out Wanderer for PSVR2. how come there's almost no marketing for this game?

Knushwood Butt25d ago

Days Gone did pretty well considering it only came out on the 25th or 26th of April.

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