Summary
According to a reputable insider, PlayStation fans should likely temper their expectations for an imminent announcement about the rumored PS5 port ofForza Horizon 5. The past 24 hours have seen several conflicting rumors about another Xbox first-party game being announced for a PS5 release soon, withForza Horizon 5named as one of the prime contenders, but it appears those looking forward to seeing the 2021 open-world racer on PlayStation platforms may have to wait a bit longer.
For a series that started life just over a decade ago,Forza Horizonhas unprecedentedly risen among the scales of prominence in Xbox’s first-party silo. The latest entry in the franchise,Forza Horizon 5, is no different to the norm as it’s the most-played Xbox first-party game in the current console lifecycle. In fact,Forza Horizon 5is still racking up players by the millionsthree years after launch, with it surpassing 40 million players in July. The series is no doubt highly popular and desirable, and with Xbox finding success with its four multiplatform first-party games, many have wondered whetherForza Horizoncould make the jump too.
While some opined that a core Xbox franchise likeForzamay be precluded from going multiplatform, recent rumors interestingly suggested that Microsoft is gearing up to announce aPlayStation port of another big Xbox first-party game at Gamescom 2024, which is slated to commence on August 20. Even more curiously,Forza Horizon 5was named as a likely candidate for this announcement. However, it appears there may be some mixed messaging here, as credible Microsoft insider Jez Corden stated in a recent tweet thatForza Horizon 5is not the purported Xbox game that will be announced for PlayStation next week, although he “could see it happening some day.”
Insider Believes Xbox’s Next PS5 Port Won’t Be Forza Horizon 5, But “Something Older”
Corden also published areport discussing the same on Windows Central, wherein he speculated that next week’s PlayStation port announcement could be “something older” from the Xbox first-party catalog, such asKiller Instinct,State of Decay 2, orHalo: Master Chief Collection. The mention of the updatedHalocollection is intriguing, as a report from a few months ago claimed that Microsoft wasconsidering aHalo 1remaster for PS5. While these are ultimately unconfirmed, the prospect of seeing flagship Xbox IPs likeHaloandForza Horizonon PlayStation would be a gigantic shift.
Circling back toForza Horizon 5, though, the conflicting reports of an imminent PlayStation port announcement should be an indicator for fans to dial down their expectations for the open-world racer hitting the Sony platform, at least in the short-term. Corden never refuted the rumor altogether, just thatForza Horizon 5likely won’t be the next PlayStation port, but could be in the works. It might take a long time to know for sure, but withXbox boss Phil Spencer having confirmed more multiplatform gamesback in June, it’s only a matter of when, not if.
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