Xbox’s Forza Horizon 5 Already Looks Like a Gigantic Hit on PS5

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It appears that the debut of Forza Horizon 5 on the PlayStation 5 has so far attracted nearly a million new players to Microsoft’s expansive arcade racing title.

A snapshot of the game’s leaderboards was captured approximately 12 hours prior to its Early Access launch on Sony’s platform last Friday, 25th April. The tally at that moment revealed around 45.1 million players engaged in the game. (That’s quite a substantial number!)

After spending its inaugural day on the PlayStation 5, the player count has risen to approximately 45.8 million, indicating roughly 700,000 new players gained access through the console’s version.

To clarify, it’s crucial to emphasize that this isn’t an exact science, but there’s a strong possibility that fresh gamers on Xbox and PC are contributing to the aforementioned figures. However, given the recent launch of the PS5 version, I would anticipate the majority of the data points to primarily originate from that platform.

Additionally, the number of players doesn’t automatically mean higher sales. To illustrate this, consider a situation where you buy a game for the PS5. If you then play it on various accounts, you’re actually counting multiple players with just one purchase.

However, it provides a fairly accurate estimate of the game’s performance, and we anticipate it will sell no less than a million units on PlayStation within the upcoming weeks. This is quite a significant figure for a game that’s been around for four years.

Based on initial indications, it seems that this specific game port could potentially become quite popular, similar to Sea of Thieves. However, we should wait for official figures from Microsoft to confirm this.

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2025-04-30 07:36