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OVER THE HORIZON

Huge Xbox exclusive launches on PlayStation after shockingly quiet announcement

Soon PlayStation owners will be able to enjoy Xbox's best games

OVER the last year Xbox has given up on the idea of console exclusive games, and has ported its most popular games to other consoles.

Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, and Pentiment were the first games to be ported to PlayStation and Nintendo, with other games such as As Dusk Falls launching shortly after.

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Xbox began porting its games to other platforms early last yearCredit: Tango Gameworks
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in Egypt
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Even Indiana Jones will come to PS5 this yearCredit: MachineGames
Forza Horizon 5 gameplay: off-road vehicles racing down a rocky hillside towards a beach.
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Forza Horizon 5 is the latest Xbox game to be portedCredit: PlayGround Games

The biggest announcement was that Xbox’s biggest 2024 exclusive, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, would be released on PS5 in early 2025.

Upcoming big Xbox Studios games like Doom: The Dark Ages and The Outer Worlds 2 will launch on PlayStation simultaneously with Xbox.

Xbox recently announced that another huge exclusive will soon launch on PlayStation.

Forza Horizon 5 will soon be available for PS5 though an exact release date has not been given.

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We do know that it will be available from early 2025, and is expected to be released around the same time as Indiana Jones.

Originally released in late 2021, Forza Horizon 5 is one of the most popular racing games, with a huge number of different cars to purchase and race.

Set in an open sandbox, you can search for different races to participate in, or just enjoy driving around the desert, or up the volcano.

It’s one of Xbox’s most popular exclusives, and had attracted over 20million players by mid-2022.

Xbox’s latest earnings report revealed that hardware sales have declined by almost 30%, and many believe that the company is shifting towards software over consoles.

Forza Horizon 5’s DLC will also be available for the PS5 version, as well as a new update called Horizon Realms that will add popular seasonal activities.

The game will also feature cross-platform play, so whether you are playing on Xbox, PC, or PlayStation, you’ll be able to race against each other online.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has previously said that releasing first-party games on other platforms is good for Xbox, and that the company has no “red line” when it comes to the games that may be ported.

Playground Games is currently developing a reboot of Fable, which is slated to release on PC and Xbox consoles, as well as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, in 2025.

Forza Horizon 5 is currently available on Xbox and PC as well as Xbox Game Pass and is expected to remain on the service for the foreseeable future.

If you want to read more about Xbox, check out all of the announcements from the Xbox Developer Direct.

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