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Virtuos Confirms Forza Horizon 5 Sold Over 5 Million Copies on PS5

The confirmation sharpens questions about Xbox's exclusivity strategy.

Overview

  • Virtuos, which posted an update Thursday, said the PS5 port cleared 5 million sales in 2025 and ranked among the console’s top sellers.
  • The studio also disclosed it built much of the game’s content, including about 90% of photo-real cars plus environment assets, textures, animations, and vehicle damage.
  • Playground Games plans to launch Forza Horizon 6 on May 19, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a PS5 version slated for later in the year.
  • Coverage from Wccftech and other outlets says the PS5 result strengthens the case for multi-platform releases rather than a return to strict Xbox exclusives.
  • Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan said release timing comes down to finite resources and doing platform-specific work well, explaining why all versions do not ship together.