Latest Forza Monthly stream discusses Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, Festival Playlist Series 9, and more
Playground Games and Turn10 Studios detail the near future of Forza across Horizon and Motorsport.
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What you need to know
Forza is one of the most successful racing franchises of all time, and it’s future is looking incredible bright with the continued evolution of Forza Horizon 5 and the upcoming release of Forza Motorsport (2023). During Forza Monthly June 2022, Turn10 Studios and Playground Games discussed both games, especially what players can expect in the next month for FH5.
Forza Horizon 5is looking at a particularly busy next few weeks, with Playground Games gearing up torelease the first Forza Horizon 5 DLC expansion, Hot Wheelson July 19, 2022. The expansion will include a ton of new content for players to explore, including four new biomes, 10 new cars, a standalone campaign, and much more.
Additionally, Series 9 of theForza Horizon 5 Festival Playlistarrives next week with more new cars, a plethora of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, a handful of new features, and an overarching theme of “Hot Wheels” to usher in the expansion releasing immediately after its conclusion. Playground Games discussed all of this during Forza Monthly June 2022, including:
Turn10 Studios opened the Forza Monthly show to discussForza Motorsport (2023), although there wasn’t atonof new information to glean from the conversation, which was more summarizing information that was scattered across the last year of announcements. However, Forza Motorsport creative director Chris Esaki did confirm some new tidbits, including:
Racing fans, particularly those of the Forza franchise, are looking forward to a huge amount of new content in the next year. Forza Horizon 5, already labeled as one of thebest Xbox racing gamesyou can play, is being massively expanded upon in the coming weeks and months. On the other hand, the next year is bringing usForza Motorsport (2023), which could be a technical and visual showcase for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels officially releases on July 19, 2022, less than a week after the Series 9 Festival Playlist ends, and is coming to Xbox consoles and PC. You can preorder the expansion now, or gain access to it through thePremium Add-ons Bundle DLCorExpansions Bundle DLC. Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers can also enjoy a discount on all DLC purchases for Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels (Preorder)
The latest Forza Monthly shared plenty of info on the upcoming DLC expansion for FH5. Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels is now available to preorder across Xbox and PC, and releases July 19, 2022.
$20 from Xbox
Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-ons Bundle
If you want to experience absolutely everything Forza Horizon 5 has to offer, the Premium Add-ons Bundle includes it all. Gain access to exclusive perks and cars, and both expansion DLCs, starting with the Hot Wheels expansion on July 19, 2022.
$40 from Xbox
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