Forza Horizon 5 rewinds the clock with some 90s classics and new ways to earn old reward cars
Now’s the time to nab those elusive cars with the return of Horizon Backstage.
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Oct. 7, 2024 —Playground Games has now released the ‘Back to the 90s’ update for Forza Horizon 5 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC platforms. In addition to the new content and Horizon Backstage feature, the update features a sizeable number of bug fixes (mostly centered around the recently added Hide & Seek gameplay mode). While the bug fixes and non-Festival Playlist related additions go into effect immediately, the Back to the 90s Festival Playlist and new reward cars won’t go live until this Thursday. You can find the full changelog atForza.net.Our original article continues below.
Playground Games has announced the plan for 2024’s spooky season, and it’s sadlynota horror-themed update forForza Horizon 5(maybe we’ll see it at the end of the month). Still, we do have news on what the next release will be for FHD, and it’s dubbed ‘Back to the 90s.’ Yup, it’sanother nostalgia-filled update, but how exciting this release is will depend on who you ask.
The update news comes courtesy of the latest Forza Let’s Go! stream fromPlayground Games, and lets us know that a variety of fixes and improvements, four new 90s-era cars, and a returning feature that car collectors will love are all heading to Forza Horizon 5 across Xbox and PC in the near future.
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Let’s skip the pleasantries and get straight to the meat of today’s announcement. Here’s what’s coming in the Forza Horizon 5 ‘Back to the 90s’ update.
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That’s it! The Back to the 90s update joins the more modest releases we’ve seen for Forza Horizon 5 recently, and there’s no new Car Pack DLC to add even more vehicles to the car list. Hopefully, we’ll see some more exciting updates for FH5 in the future, but this will still be a great update moving forward for those eager to fill out their collection with all the cars they missed.
It also gives the community some more control over the Festival Playlist Seasonal reward cars, since the one that was normally a “random” car will now be a Backstage Pass for the cars the community votes on. I’m glad there are now achievements for the Hide and Seek mode, too, as it felt odd when none were added alongside the new game mode. In any case, the Forza Horizon 5 ‘Back to the 90s’ update will be dropping soon, and its Festival Playlist will be kicking off soon after.
If you’re curious what’s coming next, Playground Games teased the ‘Horizon Track Day’ update coming next month, which will feature new cars, cosmetics, collectibles, and EventLab props.
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