Head to Jurassic Park or Back to the Future with the latest Forza Horizon 5 update, which also includes a dark horse
Modern Horizons brings five cars released in the last couple years, but also brings some 80s and 90s gems.
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Forza Horizon 5 may have gone full retro in its last update, but it’s heading back to the present with the latest release — for the most part. The nextForza Horizon 5update is dubbed ‘Modern Horizons,’ and it includes up to 10 new cars for players to add to their garage alongside the usual bevy of other content additions and improvements. As always, we also got a tease for what’s comingnextfor the ongoing live service racing game.
Playground Gamesdetailed the Forza Horizon 5: Modern Horizon update in the Let’s Go! stream below, but I’ll be including everything you need to know in this article. As always, the update is dropping on a Tuesday (June 18, 2024 to be specific) with the new Modern Horizons Festival Playlist kicking off on the following Thursday (which would be June 20).
Here’s everything you need to know about the Forza Horizon 5: Modern Horizons update.
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There are some excellent new cars for the Forza Horizon 5 car list in the Modern Horizons update, like the Dark Horse Mustang, Toyota’s fan-favorite GR Yaris, and some choice electric vehicles from Hyundai. For many, though, the highlight of this update will be the Universal Icons Car Pack, which includes some sweet vehicles from legendary franchises.
The distinct red lights on K.I.T.T. are fully functional, and all three of the Time Machines will have unique and accurate audio when reaching 88 MPH. There’s a lot of attention to detail here that should make the relatively steep price of $9.99 more than worth it for fans. The Universal Icons Car Pack will be available for one of thebest Xbox racing gamesfrom June 18, 2024.
Playground Games also teased the next Forza Horizon 5 update, which will apparently feature a Coffee Shop as part of the Evolving World. I have no idea what that entails, but it’ll be interesting to find out.
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