News - Forza Horizon 5: PS5 appointment stands, exclusive features on board

The Racer Forza Horizon 5 now has a release date for PS5-and gets exclusive features there, which is not even available in the Xbox version.

Recently it had already become known that forza will find the next big Xbox series on Sony's PlayStation 5. At that time, Forza Horizon 5 was only communicated on this platform on the spring of 2025 as a general release period, but now there is a specific date.

The makers have now confirmed in the form of a new trailer that Forza Horizon 5 will be available for PlayStation 5 from April 28, 2025; In this respect, you only have to be patient for around two months until you can also play the previously Xbox-exclusive racer on the Sony platform.

In this context, Playground Games also confirmed special adjustments for the PS5, which are not even available for the Xbox. On the PS5 Pro, in-game ray tracing is supported in the open game world. For comparison: on the Xbox there is the raytracing feature exclusively in the garages, but not in the game itself. Here, the more powerful PS5 Pro benefits.

Incidentally, there is generally the choice between two graphics modes on the PS5: the performance mode brings it to 60 fps with a lower resolution, whereas the quality mode dissolves better, but only has to offer 30 FPS. On the PS5 Pro, the performance mode benefits from a higher visual quality, in quality mode, on the other hand, ray tracing reflections in races and free roam are added.

Forza Horizon 5 can also be pre-ordered as a premium edition for the Sony platform; Among other things, this will bring you a three -day game access from April 25th. Generally decided as a pre-order bonus, the cover vehicle 2021 Mercedes-AMG One, 5 backstage Passes and 5,000 #Forzathon Points also receive at hand.

Finally: Forza Horizon 5 supports Cross-Play, so that PS5 gamers can compete in races together with Xbox gamers.