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[Update] Forza Horizon 5 Reportedly Sold 2 Million Units in One Month on PS5 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 July 2025 / 12,209 Views
Update:
Harrison has told VGChartz the two million figure on their LinkedIn profile are based on the projections from Alinea Analytics.
"Saw an article of yours that has incorrect info attributed to me," they said. "The 2mil figure is based off of public projections from here [link above], it is not unfortunately new news. Appreciate ya'lls passion for the franchise tho!"
Howdy! Saw an article of yours that has incorrect info attributed to me. The 2mil figure is based off of public projections from here, it is not unfortunately new news: alineaanalytics.com/blog/ps_may_...
Original article:
The open-world racing game, Forza Horizon 5, reportedly sold over two million units in one month on the PlayStation 5, according to Turn 10 Studios game designer Harrison B. on LinkedIn spotted by Bluesky user Timur222.
"Created cross-platform feature designs enabling Forza Horizon 5 (PS5, 2025) to sell 2 million units in one month on PS5 alone," said the game designer.
The game had surpassed 45 million players ahead of the launch of the PS5 version, according to the Hall of Fame leaderboard in the game itself. It was also the best-selling game on the PlayStation Store charts in Europe in its launch month, while it came in third in the US and Canada. It also topped both PlayStation charts in May.
Forza Horizon 5 released for the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass in November 2021, and for the PlayStation 5 in April 2025.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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fantastic, very fun game. well deserved, cant wait to see the final numbers.
is it possible to put this on the switch 2?
Hmm, the switch 2 has a dogshit CPU though. It is the devices biggest limitation.
It really is, but 30fps FH wouldn't still wouldn't be an issue for it. It's the games that are 30fps on the XBSS that might not be able to be downported.
Some effects are heavy on the CPU, they can scale those down.
Switch 2 CPU is a significant upgrade from Xbox One/Playstation 4 and Switch, just not the same increase we saw with the Zen cores in the current-gen twins.
I think the Switch 2 does have the CPU power to hit 60 fps. However, the visual settings would be below Xbox One due to bottleneck of GPU at 60 fps.
Below the Xbox One? What.
The Switch 2 has a better CPU, GPU and more faster Ram than the Xbox One.
The more modern GPU and fixed function blocks are reducing the CPU workload as well.
The Switch 2 is running Cyberpunk better than the Xbox One at every level, even better than my Xbox One with an internal SSD.
I agree with everything you are saying.
However, I believe the GPU in Switch 2 is in the ballpark of PS4. Based on games like Hogwarts Legacy, SF6 and Cyberpunk.
Hence, I'm simply saying the Switch 2 probably can't do 60 fps in Forza Horizon 5 while looking as good as Xbox One. It will take visual compromises due to limited GPU power.
Digital Foundry also pointed out that the world tour mode in SF6 is capped at 30 fps during fights. While the Series S is 60 fps. That is likely the Switch 2's GPU showing its limitations.
The Switch 2 GPU is actually faster than the PS4... But not through brute force.
It's a "smarter" and more "efficient" design that is able to leverage more advanced effects.
A mobile Geforce 2050 (Which is roughly what the Switch 2 is) is about 75% faster on PC than the Radeon 7850 (Which is roughly what the PS4 is).
The Switch 2 slaps the Xbox One in every scenario, it's not even a contest.
But games need to be built to take advantage of the GPU's newer and more advanced features to get optimal results, if it's a sloppy 8th gen port, then it's not going to showcase the Switch 2's hardware advantages in the best light.
Graphics Core Next is old and inefficient by modern standards.
Hogwarts Legacy is a game that is designed around Unreal Engine 4... And whilst it looks good, isn't the most efficient engine for Ampere.
Well, a game like Forza Horizon 5 was designed to scale extremely well on many devices. And it can do 60 fps on the Steamdeck, therefore 60 fps shouldn't be an issue on the Switch 2.
Meanwhile, DLSS could clean up the presentation needed for 60 fps.
Switch 2 CPU is more powerful then the XB1 CPU, and FH5 was designed on the XB1.
...which can run Cyberpunk better than steamdeck....
Definitely
I hope this helps fuel Sony to bring back Motorstorm. Arcade racers are fun. Support them.
I don't consider Forza horizon to be an arcade racer though. It's not a Sim, but it's not the ridge racer sort of thing either.
Oh no this is not good, now m$ gonna release rest of their games to PS5
Microsoft recoups losses from GAMEPASS in an instant by releasing their games on Sony full price
If it has released on the XB1, then why not release it on the PS4 as well ?
The only explanation I can think of is, when it was being developed MS specifically asked for it to work on both Xbone and XBSS/X. When it came time to port to other platforms they had more freedom to choose and just decided to put it on PS5 only. I think there is a feeling among devs that the PS4 is just a forntnite/apex machine now and even though it still has a lot of MAU, it hasn't got a lot of people paying full price for games.
A flagship 10/10 game like Forza Horizon 5 should sell over 20 million lifetime sales on PS5. Anything less is failure. Imagine if Super Mario Odyssey came out on Steam or PS5. It would dominate sales for years.
Nintendo doesn’t need Steam or PlayStation. Their games sell millions on their own hardware. They make all the money they need and have total control of their own ecosystem to boot. They are what Xbox wanted to be.
Microsoft knows what they are doing :)
if you look at their profits they sure do
Amazing IP. This pretty much took over FM.
