Xbox developer Turn 10 has finally delivered its next-gen vision for Forza Motorsport, but that isn't slowing down the juggernaut that is Forza Horizon 5. Despite the latter being out for almost two years at this point, the player base continues to grow - and it's just hit a new milestone.
As you can see via FH5's in-game 'hall of fame' leaderboard, the total number of players who've cruised around its open world Mexican landscape now sits at over 34 million. Here's evidence of the team's new player milestone:
Of course, these numbers will include Xbox Game Pass players, and as far as we know this figure is across all platforms as well. Still, almost 35 million players is certainly nothing to sniff at - and it shows that the Forza Horizon 5 community is still growing in 2023.
Having said all that, Forza Motorsport is finally here, and it's good to have both of Xbox's Forza series' out there and thriving. If you want to read up on our thoughts about the most recent Forza release, we'll leave our full Forza Motorsport review down below.
Are you still playing both of these Forza titles? Or are you focused on one right now? Tell us in the comments section!
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Played Motorsport for twenty minutes and uninstalled. Still playing Horizon 5 and enjoying it after two years...
Makes sense as there are alot of Horizon players,.myself included that don't like the Motorsport series.
FM is a dot compared to FH
and that trend has been that way for decades.
Both are very different titles. Motorsport holds my attention as its more of a true to life track simulation, whereas Horizon is more of an Arcade racer that allows you to just enjoy doing pretty much anything you want in a vehicle.
My personal preference is on Motorsport, but it really depends on my current mood. Do I want to just mess around and look at cars (Horizon), or do I want a more serious focused challenge without all the cringe voice acting (Motorsport).
I'm now a level 70 driver in Motorsport, but I'm sure its sure bloody mindedness that's keeping me going, not fun. They broke motorsport and I think it will take a lot of time to get it working again. I was reading the forza forums this morning and they cant make happy reading for the devs.
Horizon was a good game and deserves its success. I think horizon 4 was the pinnacle, but I'm British so I'm probably biased!
I'm also hugely impressed by the Crew motorfest, which is a blatant copy in most ways. Copy or not, in many areas its even better than Horizon, and I really don't say that lightly.
Roll on Horizon 6 - its sure to be fire...
Had a ton of fun with FH5. Having a great time with FM.
What's FH 2 & 3 like?
@Vipor007 Really good mate. Even the first game is good fun still.
I picked up all the old titles really cheap on ebay and me and my wife played them through from number 1 upwards. No 3 has some great urban city areas that I feel are still the best in this series.
Its a lot of fun for not much cash. 😁
Motorsport was a huge letdown, especially compared to the superior FM7. They sucked the fun out of it, so understandably folks switched to Horizon again.
Total understandable.
The new Forza Motorsport reeks of live service garbo. Even has horrid attempts at artificially extending.
Whose bright idea was it to have to level up car before you can buy upgrades? Feels like a mobile game.
And for this to be a sim, it is sure one of the most arcadey feeling sims I've ever played. I play with all assists off and it honestly just feels a step away from Horizon 5.
@Titntin I'm new to Xbox so im going mad on the game buying and 360 Back Compatibility
FM has so many problems but I think the biggest issue is it’s just so bland. Nothing feels exciting. F1 which is a similarly dry racing game makes each race feel like an event thanks to the commentary and much better pre race shots of the track.
I'm enjoying FM but I agree with the others here, the game needs some patching before it can be considered really good.
Most of the noise is coming from the PC crowd, who seem to have all sorts of issues with performance and blurry graphics, not to mention crashes and save game bugs. After playing it on both platforms I can say the console experience is much better.
Horizon just suits the average person more. Want to travel, do a few things, have a large open world go for it. While NFS/The Crew do their thing of street culture or vehicles and whatever missions and quality of life Horizon does it's thing.
Maybe the multiplayer, the connections, the modes. Maybe it's the appeal isn't there of Horizon 5.
To me FM8 offered nothing, from the marketing that was just montages I got tired of waiting, the features were hit and miss of compelling. Gamepasd gave me no reason. The online requirement made me not buy it. They had so many steps and made me have no interest and I wanted to take interest in FM8 but they kept having nothing to get me to care.
I have Shift 1, Project Cars 1 and Dodge Charger vs Challenger on Wii to play. The fact I have a one make advergaming near shovelware game to enjoy over FM8 should say enough. XD
When you struggle to get people to care from your core audience, struggle with casuals you know you messed up. In ideas, in appeal, in just not being bland, giving personality, fun elements to the game, it working at all.
Sure a dedicated audience is there that was excited and still enjoying it.
Regardless of the bugs, the car models and such. But yeah it's pretty average game. The car models don't bother me I experienced it in GT5. It is awkward but besides the from the ground up marketing lying to people I already had no interest in the game so was I further surprised or let down no. The bugs are disappointing but games are platforms/live service these days.
Fix it later strategy in place of gaming these days. Brand name will save it no it won't. It will get up pdated and more tracks after all.
It's a fine game but eh. I've got plenty of old racing games to play let alotother genres across PS4/Xbox One and retro I'm good. I'll buy Disagea 7 maybe but it's demo was fine of gameplay the story eh not that exciting it gives me 3 vibes that we have otaku/school. What's so compelling? 6 had it's moments in gameplay and story kept going and going from each person's perspective but I mean..... (Point was I could play anything that came out in October yet I'm playing games from years ago research, shovelware and good quality retro my 2024 games are very bare and disappointed in some part sof them too FM8, Pikmin 4, Disagea 7, Bayonetta Origins is ok. Loop8 is finr. Not much to care about this year for me personally. Then 2022 games I have yet to finish this year).
Grid Legends isn't perfect either but I found its story mode to be fine, the physics way better than Grid 2019 which had a horrible driving model/physics. The stage 2 upgrades were tedious but 2 laps the longest track and I was good. Skill trees were useless and no trophy/achievement?
Most Sim fans have got Asset to Corsa and iRacing their happy. Regardless of the bugs, cost and more in many games on PC with such content in them, R Factor 2, Automobollista 2 and more.
Maybe the new WRC is fine. I haven't played it. May look into it but depends on the career mode for me.
Cars offered, wacky event types, places to go and do things. If people can drive a SUV, hatchback, supercar and get them easily in game have wacky liveries, whatever events and go people will go for that. Or are used to open worlds with particular locations so a car version isn't that far off. It's the personality and gameplay. I prefer progression and circuit racers but that's just me.
Motorsport while being racing and I like circuit racers than open worlds but enjoy the city (PGR) style layouts besides fun mode l/event types a walkable dealership/garage is awesome still to this day, or highways of Tokyo Extreme Racer Drift duology, talking to people you compete with (not the highways and get attention type of the regular TXR games, I can enjoy drifting, racing, gymkhana and moee) or Gear Club Unlimited or other arcade racers.
So many possibilities in arcade or Sim racers of the past.
I can see why it doesn't appeal as much but then again closed off coastal places or cities only does so much compared to circuits and other locations many won't care for then motorsport fans or people into racing games that aren't the casual customer.
I myself don't care for real locations just good designed tracks fictional or real, a good physics model, fun career & side events, fair car roster and quality of life/fun gimmicks per game that's it. Not asking for that much.
The problem is most nowdays sucked the fun, oversimplified and bored me more and more, the career mode fun (showcases were better than the tours in FM6 for example then the sprinkled in of FM5 & 7).
Where is my hillclimbs or touge or fun cone challenges (probably there and were in 5-7 as well) or other ideas. It can't be just about cars and tracks with nothing interesting to do with them.
The car classes are generic and actual tightly thought out requirements adds challenge. Hence why people play 1-4 because of the design, challenges can be easily made about them not oh it's car classes but still bland and unengaging what you can do. FM6 you can't make challenges out of for YT content.
Rise 4 is literally using an improved format of Forza Motorsport 2's region system like come on that's cool, it's hard to play it's more hardcore audience aimed then 1-3 but it's still cool.
FM8 needs some better ideas, better polish, better appeal to casuals and hardcore fans. Besides those dedicated and still playing the game of course.
FM8 has elements but they aren't exciting. I can go back to PS2/Xbox era and like platformers find tons of ideas attempted of RPG elements/first rewind system (Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano yes a one make), car builder (Sega GT), Enuthsia's license tests, roulette system, clean racing points and others trying different things. I've researched so many one makes and otherwise even for quality, for ideas that are far more exciting then FM8's single ideas let alone what 2-3 key ones of position select and RPG elements are the only two I can think of there is likely more but with only extended footage and barely in the marketing I don't know.
Other than the pole position payout/predictions and selecting where you want I had no interest. The RPG systems seem fine but I don't use upgrades and if had to applying the same ones wouldn't be fun. Leveling up cars in past games was fine for discounts on things but to unlock parts no thanks. GT7 is GT5 but grindier so why would I want to play worse.
@Vipor007 Welcome to Xbox then mate! There's lots of great old titles for you to play and enjoy, and lots of new ones too Have fun
Horizon 5 is way better
@Titntin Just bought Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for £1.50 & Fallout: New Vegas for £2.50
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