<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
title	O
and	O
twelfth	O
main	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Forza	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
launched	O
to	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
biggest-ever	O
launch	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
three	O
jury-voted	O
awards	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
Hazelight	O
's	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
for	O
most	O
wins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
based	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
representation	O
of	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
largest	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
being	O
50%	O
larger	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
the	O
highest	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
Horizon	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Mike	O
Brown	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
diverse	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
maps	O
the	O
team	O
has	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
support	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
on	O
cars	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Forzavista	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
dry	O
season	O
,	O
dust	B-Application
storms	I-Application
will	O
appear	O
,	O
while	O
tropical	O
storms	O
occur	O
throughout	O
the	O
fall	O
storm	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
Horizon	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolades	O
,	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
collect	O
points	O
and	O
prizes	O
for	O
completing	O
certain	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eliminator	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
returns	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
players	O
starting	O
in	O
a	O
1963	O
Volkswagen	O
Beetle	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
1965	O
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Stratos	O
HF	O
Stradale	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
covering	O
car	O
audio	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
the	O
released	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
many	O
content	O
updates	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series	O
13	O
update	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
celebrated	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
radio	O
station	O
titled	O
"	O
Horizon	O
Mixtape	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
fifteen	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
four	O
entries	O
(	O
six	O
tracks	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
five	O
unlockable	O
tracks	O
via	O
accolades	O
by	O
completing	O
each	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
Horizon	O
Story	O
"	O
Horizon	O
Origins	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
tracks	O
unlockable	O
via	O
completing	O
limited-time	O
seasonal	O
championships	O
in	O
the	O
Festival	O
Playlist	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
recreations	O
of	O
key	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
games	O
 '	O
initial	O
drive	O
sequences	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Horizon	O
Story	O
"	O
Horizon	O
Origins	O
"	O
—	O
with	O
Horizon	O
Bass	O
Arena	O
DJ	O
and	O
Horizon	O
Mixtape	O
host	O
Scott	O
Tyler	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ronan	O
Summers	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
series	O
character	O
to	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
every	O
game	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
joining	O
the	O
player	O
—	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Midnight	O
Battles	O
from	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
achievements	O
,	O
accolades	O
,	O
and	O
badges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
four	O
entries	O
 '	O
title	O
screens	O
was	O
also	O
recreated	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
season	O
(	O
week	O
)	O
of	O
Series	O
13	O
using	O
a	O
recreated	O
title	O
screen	O
corresponding	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
;	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
in	O
summer	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
autumn	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
winter	O
,	O
and	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
a	O
similar	O
expansion	O
for	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
was	O
accidentally	O
leaked	O
via	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
listing	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Rally	O
Adventure	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilised	O
photogrammetry	B-Application
data	O
extensively	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
virtual	O
environment	O
to	O
look	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
real-life	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
needles	O
of	O
cholla	O
cacti	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
displayed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
as	O
of	O
now	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
showcase	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
9	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
liked	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
praising	O
how	O
it	O
looked	O
"	O
next-gen	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
seriously	O
cannot	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
FH5	B-Application
made	O
my	O
eyes	O
bulge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
criticizing	O
the	O
car	O
handling	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
like	O
the	O
EventLab	O
creator	O
and	O
Super7	O
events	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’ve	O
played	O
a	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
game	O
before	O
then	O
you	O
might	O
feel	O
a	O
slight	O
sense	O
of	O
deja	O
vu	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
wo	O
n’t	O
care	O
as	O
the	O
formula	O
has	O
been	O
perfected	O
at	O
last	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
,	O
over	O
1.2	O
million	O
players	O
had	O
accessed	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
buying	O
either	O
the	O
premium	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
premium	O
add-ons	O
bundle	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscriber	O
,	O
with	O
Video	O
Game	O
Chronicle	O
estimating	O
gross	O
revenue	O
between	O
$54	O
million	O
and	O
$118	O
million	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
reached	O
1	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
weekly	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
1	O
to	O
7	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
announced	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
4.5	O
million	O
people	O
have	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
24	O
hours	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
launch	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
also	O
held	O
three	O
times	O
more	O
concurrent	O
players	O
than	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
people	O
have	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
amount	O
of	O
players	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
brand	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Forbes	O
,	O
Erik	O
Kain	O
attributes	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
to	O
its	O
at-launch	O
availability	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
,	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
its	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
support	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2021	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Accessibility	O
Best	O
Sports/Racing	O
Game	O
Players	O
 '	O
Voice	O
2022	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Best	O
Technology	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Art	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
25th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
