Forza Horizon 5 Tops 4.5 Million Players, Largest Launch Day Ever for a First-Party Xbox Game - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 November 2021 / 2,555 Views
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer via Twitter announced Forza Horizon 5 has had over 4.5 million players across the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and cloud.
This figure is enough to make it the largest launch day for any first-party Xbox game. Peak concurrent players have reached three times higher than the peak of Forza Horizon 4.
"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," said Spencer.
"Largest launch day for XGS game, peak concurrent 3x FH4 high. Thank you players & congrats to [Playground Games."
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
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