Most successful launch ever for Xbox Game Studios

11/10/2021 at 4:41 pmFrom Norman Wittkopf ,
The new racing game Forza Horizon 5 recently became available on PC and Xbox consoles and has set a player record for the publisher.

Forza Horizon 5, developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, has set a new record with over 4.5 million players across PC, Xbox and cloud streaming platforms, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. According to Spencer on Twitter, the number of players active at the same time is more than three times that of the predecessor Forza Horizon 4 and represents the biggest “launch day” for a game from Xbox Game Studios.

Forza Horizon 5: Steam Numbers

A large proportion of the number of players are likely to account for the Xbox or Game Pass and Microsoft Store versions, as the numbers on the major PC game platform Steam are clear at a glance. steamdb.info Not that much, while cloud gaming, which is still relatively less widespread, shouldn’t make much of a difference either. Exactly how Microsoft counts here is unknown.

Steam numbers on steamdub.info have only been counted since the official release on November 9, while the Early Access phase that began on November 5 was not recorded here. However, as per the official information, it should already be over 800,000 players In terms of early access. Anyway, Steamdb.info has a total of 70,726 active players at the top so far, while as of 4:00 PM on November 10th, about 66,000 were in the game at the same time. The lowest level immediately after the release was activated was around 29,600.

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Based on Steam reviews, it has been estimated that 138,400 to 380,600 players can own a copy of Forza Horizon 5 on Steam, while PlayTracker estimates 160,000 to 270,000. Player reviews on Steam meanwhile apparently drop mainly due to technical problems that occur from time to time. comparatively mixed, while the trade press was mainly average full of praise Even more There was hardly any reason to criticize the PCGH technology test,

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