Forza Horizon 5 also marks the series' return to the Americas since its origins in 2012. That means we are shifting to right-hand-side driving in Forza Horizon for the first time since 2014, following Australia in Forza Horizon 3 and the UK in Forza Horizon 4, both left-hand-side (as in India) due to the shared Commonwealth roots. The in-game Horizon Festival takes players to Mexico this time around. It doesn't hurt Forza Horizon 5 - which is a great game in its own right. But that says more about the racing game industry that we will get to in a while. Cynics will complain about lack of game innovation: asset reuse, copy-paste, and old wine in a new country. The series' fifth chapter - available November 5 to premium customers, and November 9 for everyone else - is an iterative update. Forza Horizon 5 is a lot like Forza Horizon 4, which is not a bad thing. England-based game developer Playground Games, which has made every entry of the ever-improving Forza Horizon racing franchise since its inception more than nine years ago, doesn't mess with the formula that it delivered upon and honed over time on its predecessor. Forza Horizon 5 opts for that old adage: if it's not broken, don't fix it.

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