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The official Forza Motorsport website has been updated with an FAQ for the upcoming PlayStation 5 version of the fifth entry in the Forza Horizon series. According to the details shared, in addition to a PSN account, players will need to link to a Microsoft account in order to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5. This process begins the first time the game is booted up on the console.

Upon launching Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, players will be asked to sign-in with their Microsoft account and link it to the PlayStation Network account they log into on their console. Linking a Microsoft account to a PSN account is on a title-by-title basis and permanent. Players have the ability to unlink the Microsoft account to that PSN account, for Forza Horizon 5, but will be constrained to re-linking to only that specific and originally linked Microsoft account.

Furthermore, the FAQ clarified that Forza Horizon 5 for PS5 will not carry over save files from versions of the game released on other platforms. This is also the same behavior between the Xbox and Steam versions, where game files are separate and not synchronized. Players can, however, publish User Generated Content (UGC) on one platform and download it to play on another. However, they won’t be able to edit it unless they’re playing on the save profile it was originally created on. PS5 players can also enjoy all the UGC shared by other players from the Xbox and Steam versions of Forza Horizon 5. Additionally, some online statistics, such as leaderboard scores, are synchronized if players log into the game using the same Microsoft account.

Forza Horizon 5 On PS5 Will Require A Microsoft Account To Play

Xbox Game Studios and Playground Games' racing game, Forza Horizon 5, will require a Microsoft Account in order to play on PS5.

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[TheBomb]

Excepted!

 

[Topher]

 

[M.W.]

Well, duh

 

[Skifi28]

Time to boycott, I guess.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Are Microsoft going to be complete shithouses with all their first party PlayStation games?

I’m not going to need to deal with this crap on Doom am I?

 

[kazuyamishima]

 

[Sooner]

Same as EA, Ubisioft, etc

 

[Panajev2001a]

Time to boycott, I guess.

People that were screaming about PSN logins for Sony’s games on PC are weirdly quiet…

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[SweetTooth]

Expected. No big deal...just keep them coming MS.

 

[Guilty_AI]

C'mon sony bros, this is the moment you say "it only takes 5 minutes" "it's just an account"

 

[Sooner]

C'mon sony bros, this is the moment you say "it only takes 5 minutes" "it's just an account"

Ok. It only takes 5 minutes. It's just an account.

 

[HRK69]

 

[Panajev2001a]

C'mon sony bros, this is the moment you say "it only takes 5 minutes" "it's just an account"

I already have one, it is not a problem for me . Now best friends and you start campaigning for PSN mandatory logins for their own PC ports ?

 

[Guilty_AI]

Now best friends and you start campaigning for PSN mandatory logins for their own PC ports ?

nah, i'm not some corpo's little bitch

 

[VolticArchangel]

Except, this isn't anything new?

Didn't they force Playstation to do it by partnering up with Nintendo for crossplay and crosssave on Minecraft, some years ago, on Xbox One and Switch? Sony initially refused to allow it fearing it will increase Xbox MAU and DAU counts from PS4 users.

They even released a "Better together" ad on YouTube, with only Xbox and Switch.



I can't find the official video on their channel (probably hidden by now) but that caused massive negative PR for Sony and they cave in to allow MS account integration on Playstation.

This is the updated Better Together trailer with all 3 consoles.



Basically MS used crossplay as a PR tool to armtwist Sony into allowing account integration. Lmao

This has been a practice for all MS games with GAAS elements for quite a while. Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush recently had it too I think. Nothing new.

 

[GHG]

I already have one, it is not a problem for me . Now best friends and you start campaigning for PSN mandatory logins for their own PC ports ?

I would have thought he would have wanted to start a review bombing campaign for the Forza horizon games on PC due to this, but alas.

 

[Panajev2001a]

nah, i'm not some corpo's little bitch

So you are in this thread to protest MS’s move?



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Anytime really… yeah thought so .

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Ybarra always felt this was the main hangup from getting Gamepass on Playstation when he was still at Xbox

 

[Guilty_AI]

So you are in this thread to protest MS’s move?



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Anytime really…

i mean, i'm all for it, i myself don't buy their crap on PC because of it.

 

[Panajev2001a]

I would have thought he would have wanted to start a review bombing campaign for the Forza horizon games on PC due to this, but alas.

This thread is great to bookmark for the next time people throw a fit about PSN logins… .

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I am only interested in the amount of people added to the players count.

 

[Senua]

 

[Kings Field]

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

I have no problem with this whatsoever (same with PSN on PC), but way to inflate XBL MAU, my dudes.

Plus isn’t Minecraft on PS requires this already, at least for online play?

 

[LordOcidax]

Cross save?

 

[poppabk]

People that were screaming about PSN logins for Sony’s games on PC are weirdly quiet…

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Err not that I gave a shit about the PSN requirements but maybe because it doesn't impact them because they are on PC?

 

[bitbydeath]

i mean, i'm all for it, i myself don't buy their crap on PC because of it.

Do you buy games on steam? Because they’re the ones that started needing a login to play games. If anyone should be boycotted it’s them.

 

[Panajev2001a]

i mean, i'm all for it, i myself don't buy their crap on PC because of it.

So you are boycotting MS games too?

 

[Guilty_AI]

Do you buy games on steam? Because they’re the ones that started needing a login to play games. If anyone should be boycotted it’s them.

Most of my library is on GOG, and i always make sure the game's i buy on steam can be played offline

 

[GHG]

Err not that I gave a shit about the PSN requirements but maybe because it doesn't impact them because they are on PC?

3rd party account logins being a requirement have an impact on everyone regardless of platform becuase of the precedent it sets.

If people are happy to lap it up in certain instances then publishers everywhere are taking note and will not hesitate to introduce it elsewhere when they see fit.

It's pretty simple, if you are against it on one platform (or when it involves a certain publisher) then you should be against it everywhere.

 

[Venom Snake]

C'mon sony bros, this is the moment you say "it only takes 5 minutes" "it's just an account"

But it really is. I use it to play Minecraft on ps5, no big deal.

 

[Guilty_AI]

So you are boycotting MS games too?

Always have been ever since i tried buying Forza games on their store. Whatever i own of them now was either a gift or bought long ago.

 

[Sorcerer]

Are Microsoft going to be complete shithouses with all their first party PlayStation games?

I’m not going to need to deal with this crap on Doom am I?

Perhaps we will be fortunate enough to not only be required to sign up for a Microsoft account but a separate Bethesda account as well.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Game pass is next

 

[Guilty_AI]

Ok. It only takes 5 minutes. It's just an account.

But it really is. I use it to play Minecraft on ps5, no big deal.

Expected. No big deal...just keep them coming MS.

no wonder y'all having to pay to play online

 

[CLW]

Is [email protected] taken?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Why the drama? Isn't this a standard practice? It's annoying and creates friction until a company feels the need to generate positive PR, at which point they drop the requirement (of cof PS and Ubisoft )

 

[Venom Snake]

no wonder y'all having to pay to play online

My money is not your problem mate.

 

[rkofan87]

2k had us do it for sp top spin.

 

[rofif]

lol fuck off. Even ubisoft games dont require login on ps5

 

[Jormatar]

Nice try Microsoft. They may take my soul but they can never take my pride.

 

[panda-zebra]

Hope for those buying that it's more reliable than the Minecraft one that seems to shit the bed every couple of months for whatever reason and require arsing around to just get the game to play.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Well, that will save me a couple of $.

Thanks MS!

 

[Mister Wolf]

Everything is an Xbox.

 

[Guilty_AI]

My money is not your problem mate.

Well, enjoy paying for basic features and the death of physical disks that actually work offline i guess

 

[Scrawnton]

Sony Fanboys to PC gamers when Sony requires PSN Login: WhATs tHE BiG dEaL it's just ANotHer STep. quIT beINg EntITled.

Sony fanboys when Microsoft requires a login when buying Xbox games on PS5: FUCK YOU MICROSOFT!!!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Sony Fanboys to PC gamers when Sony requires PSN Login: WhATs tHE BiG dEaL it's just ANotHer STep. quIT beINg EntITled.

Sony fanboys when Microsoft requires a login when buying Xbox games on PS5: FUCK YOU MICROSOFT!!!

Says no one.

I don't see any Sony fans complaining about this. It's trivial. The PC fanboys though? Yes, whiney AF