Forza Horizon 5 Surpasses 8 Million Players During Launch Week

The Forza Horizon franchise has always been commercially successful for Microsoft, but with Forza Horizon 5 launching on PCs and consoles simultaneously, it has helped the game reach a huge milestone in a short period of time.

According to the game’s Hall of Fame, it now has over 8.4 million players within its first week. Earlier, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox also congratulated the folks at Playground Games for their milestone and said that Forza Horizon 5 had the ‘largest launch day for any XGS game to date’ via Twitter.

We've invested for years in Xbox so more people can play. With 4.5+ million players so far across PC, cloud & console, Forza Horizon 5 shows that promise coming to life. Largest launch day for XGS game, peak concurrent 3x FH4 high. Thank you players & congrats to @WeArePlayground

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 10, 2021

Forza Horizon 5 launched on 9th November and on 5th November for people who purchased the premium version and is available on Xbox Game Pass. The game has been received very well by fans and critics alike, you can read our review for Forza Horizon 5 here.