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Forza Horizon 5 On PS5 Will Require A Microsoft Account To Play

Xbox Game Studios and Playground Games' racing game, Forza Horizon 5, will require a Microsoft Account in order to play on PS5.

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MagUk90d ago

It most probably due to the drivatar’s.

Profchaos90d ago

It's also possible they want to incorporate cloud saves

crazyCoconuts90d ago

They need this for their play anywhere strategy

VariantAEC88d ago

Yup, it helps their MAU counts.

darthv7291d ago

I would expect this as it was also required for other games like Sea of Thieves.

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BISHOP-BRASIL91d ago

Am I supposed to throw a tantrum here like when Sony games require a PSN login on PC or what?

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Michiel198991d ago

if it makes you have to login to some arbitrary service to play an offline single player game, you definitely should.

Babadook790d ago (Edited 90d ago )

Helldivers 2 wasn’t offline. Pretty sure that’s what Bishop was referring to.

Michiel198990d ago

no, people didn't complain about Helldivers cause you had to login, but because they tried to scam the customers by making it unplayable for them after 2 months in some countries. I think he was referring to some of their sp games that you had to login every time you wanted to play and the lil guy is just a bit upset that not everyone worships sony without any questions asked.

Babadook790d ago (Edited 90d ago )

There were many USA customers complaining also.

Reaper22_53d ago

Well, when you own your property you can do as you please. That's just how it is.

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DodoDojo90d ago

Not really the same, Sony was selling a game in countries where a PSN account wasn't able to be made.

KillBill90d ago

True that... Sony literally sold it in regions where PSN was not even available and then required the PSN account login. then took away the PSN account requirement but STILL blocked countries without PSN from purchasing it on PC.

KillBill90d ago

I mean all the same people that saw little issue when PC players called it out oddly have an issue now. lol

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franwex91d ago

Does it require you to connect online to play single player? If it does, it’s BS like Black ops.

PRIMORDUS91d ago

SP just get it for PC, for the price of $0.00 😉

LucasRuinedChildhood90d ago

Am wondering if it's only to play online.

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Lighthouse Games on making a "disruptive" driving game to take on Forza Horizon

Lighthouse Games, the AAA Leamington Spa-based studio formed in 2022 by Playground Games co-founder and former studio head Gavin Raeburn, has revealed it's developing a "disruptive" driving game and secured additional investment from Tencent to make it happen.

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Obscure_Observer5d ago

I feel sorry for this guy and his newly formed studio.

He left XGS and Playground to pursue his multi platform dreams just to find out next that Xbox will be making games for every single platform. Smh.

Lightning775d ago

I don't think it's any of that. Im sure hes heard of Xbox multiplat approach but wanted to do their own thing anyway. He has complete freedom and direction. This game could be a break out hit and join Larian Studios Baldurs Gate and Clair Obscure Expedition 33 a more independent studios.

Tacoboto4d ago

"I would say we're not building Horizon. If I wanted to build Horizon 6, 7 and 8, I would have stayed at Playground"

He didn't want to keep making Horizon. Try reading any article before giving a nod to Microsoft.

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Lightning775d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I'm glad studios are breaking off from big pubs and doing their own thing.

Making games that are player lead and games that devs want to make and play themselves. This is how it was in the 90's 2000's even early 2010's. That's part of the reason why gaming was better back then. With more independency in the industry we'll have more creative games. Not this formulaic dopamine reward driven systems. But engaging, dynamic and most importantly organically fun to play. Not manufactured fake fun like how it is these days.

Rant over it'll be probably be awhile till we see their game but here's hoping it's good.

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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.

lukasmain8d 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.

Babadook77d ago

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

InUrFoxHole7d ago

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

Deathdeliverer6d ago

In that case… why even have more than one console choice?

InUrFoxHole6d ago

Because each console provides different price points, graphics and eco systems.

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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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repsahj15d ago

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

S2Killinit14d ago

There is always something nicer.

zaanan15d 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)

goken15d ago

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

M_Prime15d 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.

StoneTitan14d ago (Edited 14d 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

StoneTitan14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

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

Eonjay14d ago

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

andy8514d ago

So can I get forza on my portal?

MatrixxGT14d 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.

repsahj14d ago

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

MatrixxGT14d 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.

andy8514d ago

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

MatrixxGT14d ago

Can’t hardwire a portal.

andy8513d ago

My bad for some reason I read this as remote play

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