“Need this on PS5”: Xbox and Microsoft Still Have That One Series That PlayStation Fans Can Only Hope For
Amid all the Xbox exclusives making their way to the rival console, PS5 fans still want Forza to make its PlayStation debut.
- As Xbox continues the initiative to share some of its exclusive titles with PlayStation, fans hope for Forza to join Sony's platform.
- Despite being released more than half a decade ago, Forza Horizon 4 is still garnering praise due to the level of detail that came with it.
- From Motorsport to Horizon, Forza has always stuck to its Xbox roots with no signs of a PlayStation port in the future.
There is no shortage of excellent exclusive titles on the PS5, as Sony is known for bringing in some of the greatest gaming experiences that are only available on its platform, and more recently, PC as well. The ‘console wars‘ have been going on ever since PlayStation and Xbox started competing against one another in the industry, but although the intensity has decreased lately due to some recent sharing of exclusive video games, there are still plenty of titles that have not transcended their original platforms.
One high-profile series stands out as a glaring example, which has stayed true to its Xbox roots ever since its debut nearly two decades ago.
Forza Horizon 4 Keeps Impressing Xbox and PC Players Years After Its Initial Launch
It has not been long since Xbox and Microsoft started to bring some of their exclusive video games to Sony’s console, but while the list of titles that have been getting ported is still quite limited, the Forza series has never witnessed a PlayStation release throughout its history.
Starting all the way back in 2005, the racing game series has kept evolving over the years, ranging from its Motorsport beginnings to the Horizon sub-series. As the quality has kept getting better, all PS5 players can do is see the Xbox and PC player bases appreciate just how well developer Playground Games has handled the more recent Forza Horizon installments.
Although there have been two newer Forza titles that have followed Forza Horizon 4, which was initially released in 2018 during the last generation of Xbox consoles, the kind of environmental detail and driving mechanics that accompanied it are still being praised more than half a decade later. These are just a few reasons why, upon launch, the game received universal acclaim from fans and critics alike, helping it stand out from the rest of the titles in the long-running series.
PS5 Fans Want the Forza Series to Make Its Way to the PlayStation Someday
Upon witnessing the level of quality of Forza Horizon 4 that holds up even today, the PlayStation community quickly realized that there is a major void that still needs to be filled on the Sony side of things.
Despite having their own flagship racing game series in the form of Gran Turismo, PS5 fans hope to see the Forza series make its debut on the PlayStation sometime in the future.
In fact, one of the main reasons why some members of the PlayStation player base are considering getting into the Xbox ecosystem by purchasing its cheaper current-gen console is exclusive titles like Forza Horizon 4 that may never come to Sony’s platforms.
Of course, Microsoft almost always launches its exclusives on both its consoles and PC, so there are alternative options that PS5 players can explore in case they truly want to get their hands on Forza.
There have been many instances in the ‘console wars‘ where PlayStation has had the upper hand over its Microsoft counterpart, but with exclusives like Forza, Xbox players seem content in knowing that their platform is definitely succeeding in the racing realm of gaming.
