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[Draugoth]

That statistic comes courtesy of ex-Turn 10 Game and Level Designer Harrison Bolin, who was unfortunately struck by Microsoft's recent round of layoffs.

In his resume, he notes the following, as first spotted by ResetEra:

"Created cross-platform feature designs enabling Forza Horizon 5 to sell two million units in one month on PS5 alone."

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[Unknown?]

Probably will end up doing better than on Xbox.

 

[Fake]

And no physical media...

 

[londontko]

 

[TheRedRiders]

Not suprsing, I knew a few of my mates who regularly game on Playstation, actually go out their way and buy an Xbox just to play Forza over the past couple of years, granted they were petrol heads but it does say a lot.

No doubt it's the best racing game currently out there.

 

[skneogaf]

My brother always wanted to play forza horizon games but is a playstation only person, he bought the ultimate edition. It's definitely class leader for that type of game!

 

[diffusionx]

I'm one of them for better or worse

 

[The Cockatrice]

Cool, deserved. Enjoyable game and I don't really like racing/driving games, but FH4 and 5 kept me on my desk for many hours. Would love a new one.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Phil telling Satya see the 10 year plan is working. Look how much money we can make.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I already played the hell out of it on gamepass. But when it eventually gets a deep cut I'll pick it up.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Switch 2 might sell just as much, if they could pull it off.

 

[kevboard]

Switch 2 might sell just as much, if they could pull it off.

it's on Xbox One... so I don't think that's gonna be an issue on a technical level

 

[BennyBlanco]

It's such a strange game to me. I like the driving mechanics. I love the car selection. I love the map. I love the graphics. I even love the soundtrack.

There is just nothing tying it all together to make playing it satisfying. You have supercars immediately upon finishing the tutorial. I want a game like this where I am dicking around in a Honda Civic and putting a cold air intake on it to get +7 HP for a while and working my way up to the Ferraris and such. The progression feels meaningless as it is and getting yet another super car feels like nothing.

 

[Fake]

Switch 2 might sell just as much, if they could pull it off.

If the first Xbox One can do it, NS2 can do it easily, just not at 60 fps.

 

[Zarak]

Imagine how many copies a well done Forza Motorsport game could have sold on Xbox and PS5 combined.

 

[thismeinteil]

PS keeping Xbox alive.

 

[EN250]

Makes sense being the part of the MS trinity now that Horizon is the bigger brand than plain Forza, I know a lot of guys wanting all the GeOW and Halo games on PlayStation as well and those will sell truckloads as well

 

[demigod]

Laid off employee padding his numbers. Im calling bs on these 2mil in 1 month for digital only.

 

[wigsplittin4fun]

It's such a strange game to me. I like the driving mechanics. I love the car selection. I love the map. I love the graphics. I even love the soundtrack.

There is just nothing tying it all together to make playing it satisfying. You have supercars immediately upon finishing the tutorial. I want a game like this where I am dicking around in a Honda Civic and putting a cold air intake on it to get +7 HP for a while and working my way up to the Ferraris and such. The progression feels meaningless as it is and getting yet another super car feels like nothing.

I totally agree. The sense of progression and the reason to keep coming back isn't the same as the old gran turismo games. I used to love the old gran turismo on ps1 and getting the cars I actually owned in real life like an old crx or maxda rx-7 and fixing them up until they had like 700 horsepower and going to the time trial and seeing how fast I could do a lap and the 0-60 times. I haven't played a gt game since ps1 days. Is the newest one like the older ones in that aspect?

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

"Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025's top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles"

Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025’s top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles

Plus, updated Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox numbers for titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Expedition 33. And a quick analysis of why Xbox is transitioning from console.

alineaanalytics.substack.com

Forza Horizon 5 is 2025's top new PS5 game by copies sold
Xbox ported Forza Horizon 5 to PS5 at the end of March 2025, almost four years after its original release on PC and Xbox consoles.

Last week, Forza surpassed 3 million copies sold on PS5, overtaking Monster Hunter: World. This means Forza Horizon 5 is 2025's best-selling new game on PlayStation consoles – for copies sold, anyway.

Forza's most recent sale (-25% to $45) was the engine that drove it past the coveted three-million mark on PS5.

Forza Horizon 5 is doing so well on PS5 that it's even sold more copies than Astro Bot:

In the end, decoupling flagship IP from consoles lets Xbox tap into PlayStation's massive install base (and others') to fund development cycles, subsidise Game Pass' user saturation, and reach the masses as it transitions to its next phase.

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Remember Alinea Analytics uses guesstimates, so these aren't hard facts. But still, there's no doubt FH is thriving on PS.

 

[Clear]

Entirely unsurprised. FH has been Xbox's best franchise for years now, and it doesn't hurt that there's very little comparable alternative on Playstation.

 

[Ceadeus]

Switch 2 might sell just as much, if they could pull it off.

I'm not that much of a forza guy, but a Switch 2 edition would mean insta buy for me because the game on that system would makes so much sense!

Burnout Paradise, an old game, feels fresh and new on the Switch 1 so imagine Horizon on S2!

 

[Mattyp]

"Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025's top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles"

Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025’s top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles

Plus, updated Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox numbers for titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Expedition 33. And a quick analysis of why Xbox is transitioning from console.

alineaanalytics.substack.com

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Remember Alinea Analytics uses guesstimates, so these aren't hard facts. But still, there's no doubt FH is thriving on PS.

I said it should hit around 5 million easily.. FH6 will overtake GT.

 

[Three]

I said it should hit around 5 million easily.. FH6 will overtake GT.

If you believe that analysis (alineaanalytics) you should see it has plateaued at ~3.5M.

 

[Unknown?]

I said it should hit around 5 million easily.. FH6 will overtake GT.

FH6 won't have any competition. NFS is gone, Burnout is gone, The Crew won't be around. Of course it will do well, unless it sucks, which apparently it has been going downhill since 3.

 

[Fake]

FH6 won't have any competition. NFS is gone, Burnout is gone, The Crew won't be around. Of course it will do well, unless it sucks, which apparently it has been going downhill since 3.

Well, Forza Motorsport was also good and the last one was a shitshow.

Never underestimate Microsoft ability to fuck up.

 

[LordCBH]

Deserved. Fucking deserved. Love the FH games ever since I played FH2

 

[Xtib81]

Great game though surprisingly I enjoy motorfest more.

 

[Mattyp]

If you believe that analysis (alineaanalytics) you should see it has plateaued at ~3.5M.

Pack it up boys, 3.5m lifetime sales then I guess seen it here first.

 

[Three]

Pack it up boys, 3.5m lifetime sales then I guess seen it here first.

Not sure if this is a pisstake but you're the one shouting out random numbers like "5M". I'm just saying if you believe the analysis you replied to it plateaus at around 3.5M and will have difficulty hitting 5.

 

[thief183]

It kinda pisses me off that the worst and most dumbed down of the series is getting so much love. Horizon 5 is the apex of the "there is no winner we are all winners!" mentality, you get points and unlocks for participating events, not even be in the podium, you can just press play, exit the event and that's it.

 

[SamuraiEdge]

Not sure if this is a pisstake but you're the one shouting out random numbers like "5M". I'm just saying if you believe the analysis you replied to it plateaus at around 3.5M and will have difficulty hitting 5.

Crazy to see this to be honest, it just shows how strong the Horizon brand is. Next one is going to do insane numbers.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Crazy to see this to be honest, it just shows how strong the Horizon brand is. Next one is going to do insane numbers.

I hope the next one is day one on PS and I agree it will do insane numbers with its wide appeal

 

[Baemono]

"Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025's top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles"

Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025’s top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles

Plus, updated Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox numbers for titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Expedition 33. And a quick analysis of why Xbox is transitioning from console.

alineaanalytics.substack.com

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Remember Alinea Analytics uses guesstimates, so these aren't hard facts. But still, there's no doubt FH is thriving on PS.

I thought we stopped using Alinea Analytics

 

[GigaBowser]

 

[SamuraiEdge]

I hope the next one is day one on PS and I agree it will do insane numbers with its wide appeal

It would be really stupid to not have it day one on PS.

 

[Mattyp]

Not sure if this is a pisstake but you're the one shouting out random numbers like "5M". I'm just saying if you believe the analysis you replied to it plateaus at around 3.5M and will have difficulty hitting 5.

Now look at Astrobot that 'plateaued' at 1m and where it sits now and ask yourself if FH5 can hit 5 million.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

I thought we stopped using Alinea Analytics

That's why chose to use a disclaimer, as long as everyone involved knows it's based on guesstimates I don't see the harm.

 

[LakeOf9]

A great game selling well on a system with a massive audience that buys games? Say it ain't so

Congrats to Playground for their success here, I look forward to the next game in the series

 

[Three]

Now look at Astrobot that 'plateaued' at 1m and where it sits now and ask yourself if FH5 can hit 5 million.

Do you know what a plateau is? Do you have difficulty reading charts? Astro didn't resemble a plateau at 1M. Its plateau on the chart is at around 3M.

 

[Topher]

I thought we stopped using Alinea Analytics

Don't think there is any rules against posting Alinea stuff. Doesn't mean anyone has to take their data seriously.

 

[mckmas8808]

I thought we stopped using Alinea Analytics

NO!!!! They at least give us insight on what games are doing. Unlike these corporations that use terms like "players" or just saying nothing at all.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I knew it would be huge, many people on here knew it would be huge.

Its a massive game franchise and its great to see it on PS. This is how I see MS being healthy, they just need to ensure they release bangers and its not going to be hard to drive serious sales on PS.

Even halo infinite would do great numbers, and no matter what anyone says it is a fun game, especially in co op.

 

[truth411]

I knew it would be huge, many people on here knew it would be huge.

Its a massive game franchise and its great to see it on PS. This is how I see MS being healthy, they just need to ensure they release bangers and its not going to be hard to drive serious sales on PS.

Even halo infinite would do great numbers, and no matter what anyone says it is a fun game, especially in co op.

Calm down bro lol. Forza Horizon is a cool Arcade racer, it's not a hard-core Sim racer like Gran Turismo (whether you like GT or not) thus there is an opportunity for it to do well. Nobody give a dang about Halo Infinte. It's a dead Game/franchise. Now Gears of War is a different story.

 

[Topher]

NO!!!! They at least give us insight on what games are doing. Unlike these corporations that use terms like "players" or just saying nothing at all.

Think it was last month, these guys said they were using achievement numbers as a data point for their numbers. These guys are pretending to have worldwide game sales numbers and that's just bullshit, imo. There is a reason legit analysts like Circana focus on one region.

 

[Ozriel]

If you believe that analysis (alineaanalytics) you should see it has plateaued at ~3.5M.

Alineanalytics is suspect, but where do you see a Plateau in the plot you shared?

 

[Three]

Alineanalytics is suspect, but where do you see a Plateau in the plot you shared?

What do you mean? In the curve. Astro was possibly on a 2.3M plateau but it won GOTY in December on the run up to Christmas and had a sizeable bump. It was never on a 1M plateau though.

 

[Ozriel]

What do you mean? In the curve. Astro was possibly on a 2.3M plateau but it won GOTY in December on the run up to Christmas and had a sizeable bump. It was never on a 1M plateau though.

I'm not talking about AstroBot here. The FH plot still shows an upward slope, though more gentle than the initial weeks (as expected). There's no visible flattening into a plateau.

Stating again that the data is BS anyway

 

[Fake]

I hope the next one is day one on PS and I agree it will do insane numbers with its wide appeal

Would be better to Sony make a FH5 competitor rather than remastering TLOUS until the eternity.

 

[Kacho]

NO!!!! They at least give us insight on what games are doing. Unlike these corporations that use terms like "players" or just saying nothing at all.

Low bar for you. They pull numbers from their ass like VGShartz.