Forza Horizon 5has launched today for Premium Edition users and has already been a massive success for Xbox in terms of critical reception with a score of over 90 on Metacritic. For Xbox fans that have the subscription service Game Pass, they’ll be able to play theForza Horizon 5on November 9 with no additional charge as well. With the highly anticipatedHalo Infinitecoming out just next month, it looks like AAA exclusives have finally arrived for the new generation of Xbox.
When it comes to large tentpole games, Xbox Executive Matt Booty shared that he felt as thoughXbox has been behind PlayStation in that area. It’s a sentiment that many fans have also echoed on various social media platforms as PlayStation has released a fair amount of AAA titles just during the first year of PlayStation 5’s launch such asRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart,Returnal, andDeathloop.
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With the release ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator,Forza Horizon 5, andHalo Infinitejust next month, it looks as though Xbox has finally started to find its footing. Shuhei Yoshida, an executive for PlayStation has taken to Twitter to congratulate Phil Spencer on the launch ofForza Horizon 5, sharing that he’ll visit Mexico (in-game) soon. The tweet is short and sweet but highlights how the idea of console wars doesn’t exist for executives.
When it comes to which current-gen console is better, the discourse online has been rather contentious with many fans pointing out small flaws in each other’s games such as thereuse of the rowing mechanic inGod of War: Ragnarok. Most of the discourse has been around Xbox’s lack of exclusive titles, but it looks as thoughForza Horizon 5andHalo Infinitemight change that.
Forza Horizon 5is a title that has even impressed players that aren’t traditionally into racing games. SinceForza Horizon 5will also release Game Pass on November 9, players that weren’t entirely sure about the title will now be able to try it out and see if it’s something they might enjoy.Game Pass is a massive subscription servicethat opens up the doors for many players to expand their taste in games.
Additionally, next month sees the launch of the highly anticipated title,Halo Infinitethat had a technical preview back in September. Although it remains to be seen how wellHalo Infinite’s campaign fares, the reception for the multiplayer was very positive which bodes well for the AAA release. With just a month away, ifHalo Infinitedoesas well critically asForza Horizon 5, players that haven’t picked up an Xbox console might start to consider getting one as the future of Xbox is looking bright.
Forza Horizon 5launches November 9 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
