Developers Playground Games has confirmed that their upcoming racer, Forza Horizon 5 will run at 4K 30fps (frames-per-second) on the Xbox Series X with the option to offer a 60fps performance mode at launch.
Update: A developer has commented on this, stating that the performance mode will also run at 4K 60FPS. No other information provided in terms of what is “cut” back to achieve this if anything.
Performance mode gets you 4k60 on Series X and 1080p60 on Series S
— Mike Brown (@FlawlessC0wboy) June 15, 2021
One of the biggest announcements from yesterday’s Xbox & Bethesda showcase was the reveal of Forza Horizon 5. With the power behind the Xbox Series consoles, developers Playground Games have been able to take full advantage of the hardware, delivering a world with far more realism with better textures, lighting, amongst other improvements from past iterations. And this really shows, as the open world gameplay demo showcased some incredible graphics.
Well since the reveal, Playground Games have published a full Forza Horizon 5 FAQ, revealing some new details about the game.
First up, the team confirmed that Forza Horizon 5 will run at 4K 30FPS on the Xbox Series X, while the Series S will run at 1080P at 30FPS. While racing fans may be sadden by the news of 30FPS, you can rest assure knowing that Playground Games will also offer a full 60FPS, although no resolution is stated.
Q: How does Forza Horizon 5 perform on Xbox Series X|S?
A: On Xbox Series X Forza Horizon 5 will feature 4K resolution at 30fps, on Xbox Series S Forza Horizon 5 will play at 1080p resolution at 30fps. Both platforms will feature a performance mode that runs at 60fps.Q: What Xbox Series X|S features does Forza Horizon 5 take advantage of?
A: Xbox Series X|S enabled us to provide players the most technologically advanced Forza Horizon experience yet. The power of this Xbox Series consoles has enabled us to deliver incredible realism and immersion with a world rendered in higher detail and with extreme draw distances. Forza Horizon 5 runs at 4K 30 FPS on Xbox Series X, and 1080p 30 FPS on Xbox Series S. For players that prefer to optimize for framerate, we are providing a performance mode option that will run at 60 FPS.
What’s more, Forza Horizon 5 will support ray tracing, however per the FAQ this will be available in Forzavista. For those unaware of what Forzavista is, it is a car viewing mode where players can walk around and look at vehicles from different perspective.
More details, such as crossplay and modes available in Forza Horizon 5 can be found in the FAQ below.
Forza Horizon 5 FAQ
Q: When is the release date for Forza Horizon 5?
A: The Forza Horizon 5 Standard Digital/Disk and Deluxe Digital Editions release on November 9th, 2021.The Forza Horizon 5 Premium Edition Early Access begins on November 5th, 2021, and is available for Xbox Game Pass members and Standard Digital or Deluxe Digital Edition owners as part of the Premium Add-Ons Bundle for separate purchase.
Q; What platforms will the game launch on?
A: Forza Horizon 5 will launch on the following platforms:
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X|S
- Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X
- Windows 10 PC
- Steam
- Available to stream on Android Phones and tablets with Xbox Cloud Gaming with the Xbox Game Pass mobile app.
Q: When can I pre-order Forza Horizon 5?
A: Forza Horizon 5 is available now for pre-order across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and can be added to your Wishlist on Steam. Please check with your local retailers on pre-order availability for the Forza Horizon 5 Standard Disk Edition.Q: Will Forza Horizon 5 be available with Xbox Game Pass?
A: Yes, the Forza Horizon 5 Standard Digital Edition will be available with Xbox Game Pass at launch on November 9th, 2021. With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Forza Horizon 5 will be available to stream on Android Phones and tablets with Xbox Cloud Gaming with the Xbox Game Pass mobile app.Q: Which markets will the game be available in, and what are your localization plans?
A: Forza Horizon 5 will feature localized text in the following languages:
- English
- French
- German
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Spanish (Mexico and Spain)
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Czech
- Turkish
- Hungarian
- Traditional Chinese
- Simplified Chinese
- Polish
Forza Horizon 5 will feature full localized voiceover support for English, French, German, Spanish (Mexico) and Portuguese (Brazil).
Q: How much will Forza Horizon 5 cost?
A:
- Game Pass: Starting at $9.99 USD per month.
- Standard Edition (Digital and Disk): $59.99 USD (£54.99 GBP and €69.99 EUR)
- Includes:
- Base game
- Deluxe Edition (Digital only): $79.99 (£69.99 GBP and €89.99 EUR)
- Includes:
- Base game
- Car pass
- Premium Edition (Digital only): $99.99 (£84.99 GBP and €99.99 EUR)
- Includes:
- Base game
- Car Pass
- Expansion 1
- Expansion 2
- VIP
- Welcome Pack
- Early Access begins November 5th, 2021.
- Premium Add-Ons Bundle (Digital only): $49.99 USD (£39.99 GBP and €49.99 EUR)
- Sold separately as an upgrade for Game Pass, Standard Digital, and Deluxe Digital.
- Includes:
- Car Pass
- Expansion 1
- Expansion 2
- VIP
- Welcome Pack
- Early Access begins on November 5th, 2021.
Q: Which car will be on the cover of Forza Horizon 5?
A: We will have more information to share this summer, stay tuned!Q: What features and modes set Forza Horizon 5 apart from previous Forza Horizon games?
A: Forza Horizon 5 features our most diverse, adventurous, and social open world yet, inviting players to lead breathtaking expeditions across the vibrant and ever-evolving landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. In making the greatest Horizon experience yet, we have worked to add and evolve several new features and modes that will enhance the player experience with Forza Horizon 5. Here are some of the new features highlighted by Mike Brown – Creative Director at Playground Games during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase.
- Horizon Story – Experience a deep and rewarding campaign, where you will meet new characters and determine the outcome of their Horizon Story missions. You will take on expeditions across the map, battling the elements in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
- Forza LINC– The new AI assistant that intelligently tracks your status, the people you meet online and then helps you Link Up and play together.
- Horizon Arcade – Invites players to journey to Arcade markers across the map to engage in various challenges and mini games.
- EventLab – The incredible new toolset that allows you to create your very own races, game modes and game play experiences – you customize everything – right down to the fundamental rules of the game.
- Horizon Open – Refines the traditional Forza Horizon PvP experience with an emphasis on lower friction and fun by unifying it under one banner, allowing players to seamlessly jump into sessions for Racing, Games, Drift, Eliminator and more and stay until they have had their fill.
- Horizon Tour – See players jump into races from anywhere across the world, meeting up with other players to race against Drivatars on Average difficulty. This mode captures the experiences of a car-meet, with players meeting up in the world to race and having the option to continue together to the next Tour location in the world.
- Vehicle Customization – A complete UX overhaul to bring the experience in-line with modern image manipulation software. We have also added 100 new rims, hundreds of new visual upgrades, and thousands of performance upgrades.
- Character Customizer – Improved to provide players with a more diverse cast of selectable characters. New customization options include the ability to customize hair style and color, select prosthetic limbs, choose pronouns, select from different voices and the ability to purchase clothing with credits.
- Kudos – A social currency awarded between players for positive acts, unlocking flairs that can be attached to a player’s label and visible to others.
- Gift Drops – Send and receive gifts from the community. You can take one of your cars, apply upgrades and a paint job and then drop it as a gift to another player.
Q: How many cars can players collect in the game?
A: Forza Horizon 5 will feature hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. We will have more information on Garage capacity coming later this year.Q: Does the game feature ray tracing?
A: Ray tracing is utilized in Forzavista to make the cars look even more true to real life.Q: With Forza Horizon 5 launching Day One on Steam and Windows 10, how can PC players get the most out of the game?
A: We’re excited to be bringing Forza Horizon 5 to players on both Windows 10 and Steam at launch. We will have more to share on PC requirements and features later this year.Q: Does Forza Horizon 5 support Smart Delivery?
A: Yes, Forza Horizon 5 supports Smart Delivery to ensure you are playing the best version of the game for the console you are playing on.Q: Does Forza Horizon 5 support cross-play and cross-save across console generations and between console and PC?
A: Forza Horizon 5 will support cross-play and cross-save across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Steam will have support for cross-play, but cross-save with Xbox is not supported.
30fps… wow
And no ray tracing in gameplay. Just in the glorified photo mode that is fortzavista. I hope they enable gameplay ray tracing on the PC build. Considering how every Xbot was prancing about the SX’s specs pre-launch and claiming the PS5 to be underpowered only for GT7 to be 60fps WITH ray tracing while FH5 is hitting 30fps without ray tracing… Embarassing. I would say glad I’m on PC but that game will probably be identical to the SX build.
Forza Motorsport (8) will also feature full raytracing and run in 4k @60fps on the Series X. But that’s easy to achieve when you are dealing with a closed environment that doesn’t feature very complex geometry and particle effects, and a limited number of cars on screen.
FH5 should really only be compared with the open world Gran Turismo that doesn’t exist yet (but is rumored to be in the pipelines – knowing how long it takes for PDI to develop a game, it may come out in 2030).
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This will happen every gen. Soon as you crank up the level of detail and triple what’s happening on screen whether it’s physics or AI something is going to have to give. Or do we want Forza Horizon 4 quality at 4k60. This can be done but at what cost.
The environments look sooooo amazingI Just hope they place the cars on the track! They look like they are floating and it was generated with a PC (too clean), it looks like computer graphics and I hate that. Also cars need to get dirtied up. While I’m sure will see this in Forza be nice to see it in FH as well
Example is Drive Club always felt like actual film was so impressive even still from a 2014 game
That’s what good lighting does for you. Something that, honestly, EVERY Forza title has always struggled with. That, and model accuracy have always been problematic. It’s why Sony’s first party racing titles have always looked better than MS’ Forza series. Honestly, best looking racing title to ever come out of MS was PGR on 360. And they rewarded that studio by shutting them down…
Ugh, “next gen” and we are still stuck with a 4K/30 FPS default if you want full graphical fidelity. Tell me, what has changed since the previous gen? Hopefully the PC version will have uncapped framerates.
And now finally, with yet another revelation like this, the Xbots can cop on and accept reality and not expect native 4K/locked 60fps in every game……. not even a racer that should have that, and no ray tracing either. You can thank series s for that probably.
I guess they aren’t bothering with ray tracing when only one of the 4 consoles the game is coming to could manage rt competently, so they aren’t bothered.
But we all know they will forget tomorrow and next year at Wait til E3 2022 when an ingame/CG trailer gets released for a game.
I have never seen a comment from you that isn’t mind-bogglingly stupid
Next year we will get 4k/60 with Forza motorsport then horizon