As A Huge Forza Fan, I’m Fine With Horizon 5 Going To PS5

Well, we’ve officially moved into the territory where one of the big three Xbox franchises (Halo, Gears, Forza) will no longer be console exclusive – as Horizon 5 plans its PS5 course this spring. I’ve been preparing myself for this moment for a while now, especially with all of the rumours going around, so this doesn’t really feel like a huge blow as an Xbox fan. In fact, I’m totally fine with this three-year old racer moving over to another console — it deserves to get more players at this point — but I’m not sure I’ll feel the same way about a day one release.

And, this is where my mixed feelings on this whole multiplatform push come into play. PS5 fans getting older Xbox games doesn’t feel like a huge deal, especially in a world where we’ve enjoyed them on Game Pass for years before they move over. Of course, there’s the argument that Microsoft’s core franchises could still be kept as Xbox exclusive, and that’s a valid argument – but I ultimately fall in the ‘more players is a good thing’ camp when it comes to titles like FH5.

However, this announcement does feel like it’s moved the needle a bit, and it’s still going to take time to get used to this new future we’re all living in. Yes, I know, Phil Spencer has dropped these “no red lines” comments in recent times, but it definitely feels a little different when something like Forza actually starts to move over. And, I may need a bit more time to get used to a Forza game potentially launching on other platforms day one, which ultimately feels like a real possibility with Horizon 6.