Update: Adding more confusion to these ongoing rumours, Windows Central’s Jez Corden has now claimed this mystery Xbox Studios-to-PlayStation port is not Forza Horizon 5, though he also admits he’s unsure what the game could be:
RE: rumor of another Xbox to PlayStation port, I could see it happening some day, but this time round it ain't Forza being announced next week at least.
(idk what it is though rn, investigating)
— Jez (@JezCorden) August 15, 2024
Again, all of this is heavily steeped in speculation and unconfirmed rumour, so we’ll need to wait see what happens next week.
A number of notable leakers look to be teasing the next major Xbox exclusive to get a PlayStation port, and it could happen as soon as next week during Gamescom 2024.
Over on Resetera, at least two users known for being fairly good with early information – shinobi602 and NateDrake – have speculated we’ll be hearing news of another new PlayStation port of an Xbox title next week or in the very near future.
Most interestingly though, eXtas1s, who has previously accurately reported Xbox news including the drops of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy on Game Pass, has seemingly suggested that this game won’t be something like Starfield or Halo Infinite but will in fact be Forza Horizon 5. They didn’t explicitly name the title, but the below is a pretty big hint:
https://t.co/jMXPlgSGSb pic.twitter.com/gMjsZpusl0
— eXtas1s ? Noticias & Rumores (@eXtas1stv) August 14, 2024
If accurate, and obviously we won’t know until Xbox has something official to say, Forza Horizon 5 launching on PlayStation consoles could have a pretty significant impact – especially if Sea of Thieves’ port becoming one of the best-selling PS5/PS4 games after it launched in April is any indication. Given the lack of cut-through for Xbox in some markets where a game like FH5 would really take off, it makes a lot of sense.
The previous round of Xbox Studios titles that came to PlayStation include Hi-Fi RUSH, Sea of Thieves, Grounded and Pentiment, and if they were representative of the company dipping its toes in the multiplatform waters, it’s pretty safe to say there’ll be much more to come.
Forza Horizon 5 originally launched on Xbox and PC back in 2021, and we scored it a huge 9.5/10 with Brodie saying, “Though it’s iterative in a lot of ways, Forza Horizon 5 is a near-faultless open-world racing experience that’s so sure of itself and its offerings that it goes the extra mile to sprinkle in the kinds of fan service that people go wild for. As a game it’s tremendous, but it’s also a brilliant, interactive postcard for a culture that is passionate about few things more than their country and their cars.”
