Release Notes
New Features (Available from January 28)
- Cinematic Start Screen Selection
- Festival Playlist Voting (From January 30 onwards)
"Midnight Muscle" Limited Timed Series Features (Available from January 30 to February 28)
- Returning Neon Airstrip Evolving World and Drone Show
- Returning Evolving World Neon H Collectible and Neon Tank Photo Decorations
- Returning Neon Decorated Races
- Returning Extended Nights
- 1 Series Car Collector Accolade
Bug fixes and changes (Available from January 28)
- Retroactively marked the Series 40 Horizon Track Day “ISO 200” Treasure Hunt Challenge as completed
- Fixed an issue with the Horizon Backstage where cars in the Backstage Shop were not ordered by the date they were added
- Fixed an issue with the 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GTR where the widebody kit front splitter couldn’t be painted
- Fixed an issue with the 2014 Ford UTE where the lamps were incorrectly showing a ‘’CH_1’’ when braking
Cinematic Start Screen Selection
Available from January 28, players will be able to select their favorite Start Screen video from a curated list of favorites. Your selected cinematic will replace the traditional “Welcome to Mexico” default screen every time you boot the game. Players will be able to choose the following cinematics:- Welcome To Mexico (Standard)
- Welcome to Colorado (FH1)
- Welcome to Europe (FH2)
- Welcome to Australia (FH3)
- Welcome to the UK (FH4)
- Italian Automotive
- Horizon Retrowave
Festival Playlist Voting
From January 30 onward, our community will vote between two previous Festival Playlists they want to replay next month! Head over to the “Playlist Vote” section (which replaces the Coming Soon section) and vote for one of two previous Festival Playlist options. The one with the most votes will be available to play in Forza Horizon 5 for the next 4 weeks. Voting starts on the first week of each series. The winner will be announced with a dedicated screen as week 4 starts The first Playlists available for voting will be Italian Automotive and High Performance, make sure to cast your vote before time ends! For more information, please take a look at our dedicated blog post.Race Under the Neon Lights
Buckle up and start your engines to race underneath the neon lights decorating racing events this series.
To enjoy the neon-lit scenery, the extended night cycles make a triumphant return as well!
Aeródromo en la Selva becomes shrouded in lights once more as neon decorations and the Drone Show from Midnights at Horizons returns to this iconic location.
If those features aren’t as bright for you, there’s still more coming. The Neon Tank Photo Decorations are coming back for Photo Challenges during the four weeks of Midnight Muscle. Travel to the Horizon Street Scene Outpost in week four to find and smash the Neon Cube Collectible!
