Xbox’s Forza Horizon 5 Is Selling Extraordinarily Well on PS5, Surpasses 1.2 Million Copies Since Launch
Microsoft finding big success on Sony’s system
Image: Push SquareForza Horizon 5 and PS5 always felt like a match made in heaven â especially when you consider that PlayStation is very light on arcade racers these days, and has a large captive audience in Europe where the genre tends to perform well.
Itâs not exactly surprising to see Alinea Analytics estimate sales of around 1.2 million units as of 5th May, then, which roughly accounts for around one week of sales. The racer officially launched on 29th April for Sonyâs system, but did have a period of premium early access as well.
Whatâs perhaps most extraordinary about these numbers is that Microsoft is flogging Forza Horizon 5 at full-price to PS5 players, despite it being almost four years old at this point. It proves that the appetite is high for the game, and that the Redmond firmâs multiformat release strategy is working; the companyâs been dominating PlayStationâs sales charts.
Alinea Analytics has previously analysed the sales data of Microsoftâs other PS5 ports, and determined that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is actually selling faster on PlayStation than on Xbox â although obviously Game Pass impacts the results of the latter format.
According to the data firm, Sea of Thieves took almost a year to achieve sales of around 1.8 million units, so Forza Horizon 5 is already almost there in under a month.
Of course, we want to caveat all of this by noting that we still donât know how Alinea Analyticsâ methodology actually works. Itâs touting accurate and reliable results, but until we know how it determines these numbers, perhaps donât take them as gospel just yet.
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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. Heâs an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
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