Forza Horizon 5 shows off opening drive gameplay during the Xbox Gamescom 2021 event
From sky to ground, all behind the wheel of a suped-up car.
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What you need to know
One of the most anticipated games of 2021 is undoubtedlyForza Horizon 5, which arrives later this year courtesy of Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios. Ahead of FH5’s imminent release, Playground has begun the long journey of teases and information reveals, culminating in a new trailer during the Xbox Gamescom 2021 event. Players can now check out what the initial drive in Forza Horizon 5 is all about with a new gameplay trailer, which looks expectantly incredible for a game expected to launch into our list ofbest Xbox racing games.
The new Forza Horizon 5 gameplay trailer showcases the game’s opening moments, which will have players take control of a variety of vehicles, from the extensiveForza Horizon 5 car list, that have literally been airdropped from cargo planes onto different areas of theForza Horizon 5 map. At the end, players will take control of the powerful Mercedes-AMG Project ONE supercar to race to the first Horizon Festival site in Forza Horizon 5. The trailer looks great, and is suitably intense for the most ambitious Forza Horizon game yet. You can watch the trailer above, or check out additional images below.
There’s truly a ridiculous number of reasons to be excited for what Playground Games is delivering with FH5. If you want to learn everything we know about this flagship racing game, be sure to check out ourultimate guide to Forza Horizon 5.Forza Horizon 5 is already available for preorder, and can even give you four days of early access with the Premium Edition.
In case you missed it, Xbox also revealed theForza Horizon 5 cover cars and artand a newForza Horizon 5 Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller, which is now available to preorder.
Forza Horizon 5 officially releases on Nov. 9, 2021 forXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC,Xbox Game Pass, andXbox Cloud Gaming.
An epic adventure
Forza Horizon 5 is the latest project from Playground Games and continues the epic Forza Horizon adventure with a new roster of amazing cars and a brand-new location to explore: Mexico. Forza Horizon 5 launches on Xbox and PC later this year, and it’s already available to preorder.
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