Forza Horizon 5’s record Xbox launch
Game · 2021
Forza Horizon 5 reached over 10 million players in its first week, Xbox said.
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- Steam Charts peak concurrent players, November
- 80.7K
- As of Nov 30, 2021 · Steam Charts
- Seed to milestone
- 2 weeks
- Nov 4 ’21 to Nov 19 ’21
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- Mixed
- Gaming
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How it spread
Trace the originPremium early access began on November 4, followed by general release on November 9. Players discussed the game in forums and LG published a creator video. Xbox reported over 10 million players in its first week.
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Timeline (13)
June 2021
Xbox Wire precursor · Jun 13 ’21
Xbox announced a Mexico-set Forza Horizon 5 for Xbox, PC, Steam and Game Pass.[1]
November 2021
Playground Games seed · Nov 4 ’21
Premium early access began rolling out by region, with local releases on November 5.[2]
GTPlanet Forum users backlash · Nov 7 ’21
Players discussed being disconnected from online sessions.[3]
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- Steam Charts peak concurrent players, December“31250”31.3K[14]
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- Nov 7, 20213 days in
PC Gamer · Forza Horizon 5 has 800,000 players before release
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