
The Forza Horizon series quickly became more successful and received better reviews than the original Forza Motorsport games, leading to a decline in interest in the latter. Forza Horizon 5 is a huge hit, with a score of 92 on Metacritic and over 20 million players – it’s been Xbox’s biggest success on the Series X console, as we noted in our review. The newest Forza Motorsport game, released in 2023, received a respectable 84 on Metacritic, but was poorly received by players and didn’t boost sales or Game Pass subscriptions. As a result, Xbox is clearly prioritizing Forza Horizon over Forza Motorsport. A new Forza Horizon 6 is planned for next year, while development of another Forza Motorsport has been paused. While this is disappointing for fans of Forza Motorsport, Xbox head Phil Spencer has assured them that the series isn’t canceled entirely.