Based on one gaming analyst, the best-selling new PlayStation 5 sport primarily based on copies bought is Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 5. Microsoft launched the sport on PS5 on the finish of March this yr, and it just lately eclipsed 3 million copies bought on PS5 to grow to be the console’s best-selling sport of 2025, based on Alinea.
The analysis firm mentioned the current sale on Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, which introduced the worth all the way down to $45, helped the sport surpass 3 million gross sales on Sony’s platform.
Alinea added that Forza Horizon 5 is a juggernaut on Xbox, reaching greater than 45 million gamers on Xbox One and Xbox Sequence X|S by means of gross sales and Game Go downloads. The sport is reportedly performing nicely on Steam, too, reaching 6.5 million copies bought, Alinea mentioned.
The corporate additional predicted that the inevitable Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PS5 on day one. Microsoft has not introduced any new Forza Horizon video games, nevertheless.
Alinea’s report went on to assert that the PS5 and Steam variations of Forza Horizon 5 have generated practically $400 million in income. The analysis agency mentioned Microsoft’s ongoing technique to launch its video games on different platforms is a part of the corporate’s transition “from a console platform holder to a third-party writer.” Microsoft is just not getting out of the {hardware} enterprise, although, having already confirmed it is making a brand new {hardware} platform with AMD. Nevertheless, Alinea mentioned the corporate’s subsequent system “will not actually be a console,” however as an alternative could possibly be a “console-like gaming {hardware} mission.”
“Microsoft most likely will not market the following Xbox as a PC, however in performance, it would doubtless get nearer than ever–a console that runs like a PC, integrates deeply with Home windows, and helps cloud/hybrid gaming,” Alinea mentioned.
Microsoft has partnered with Asus for the Xbox Rog Ally line of transportable programs launching this yr. Microsoft was at one level reportedly contemplating launching its personal Xbox machine, however that is not the plan, it appears.