Like most racing games, you will need to take assists off to get the most out of your car, and to beat higher-level AIs. Stability control also slows the car and makes it harder to sustain drifts when racing off-road.

Difficulty: Stability Control - Always leave this Off.

Traction control does what it says (keeps you from spinning your wheels, especially at launch) but does so at a cost to acceleration, and this is vital when racing against higher AI difficulties.

Difficulty: Traction Control - Set this to Off, mindful that you may need to turn it back on when driving high-torque supercars.

The extra control is necessary if you’re taking off traction and stability assists, which we also recommend.

Difficulty: Steering - We like Simulation steering (over Auto-Steering, Assisted, or Standard).

We recommend the following options in particular, for those playing on a gamepad. Image: Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios via Polygonįorza Horizon 5 has lots of display, notification, and controller settings to set the game to your preference, and they’re available from the start menu before beginning the game. You need full control of the car to get the most speed out of it against higher AIs. Stability control should almost always be off. Before you start: Check your settings Traction control you may want to turn on or off depending on how powerful your car is. It may also be preloaded from Xbox Game Pass right now. local time to all subscribers of Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass for PC, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

9.įorza Horizon 5 is also available beginning Nov. It will unlock at 12:01 a.m., in your country’s local time, on Nov. Those who bought the Deluxe or Standard edition may begin pre-loading Forza Horizon 5 now. 9, on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC via both the Microsoft Store and Steam. The base game itself launches Tuesday, Nov. When is Forza Horizon 5 available? Image: Playground Games/Xbox Game Studiosįorza Horizon 5’s $99.99 Premium Edition gave early access to buyers beginning Friday, Nov. Our Forza Horizon 5 beginner’s guide will help you focus your first few hours to develop a good, multipurpose racing setup understand Forza Horizon 5’s progression, gameplay loop, and unlockables and how you can buy, paint and customize cars for looks and performance.

It’s a huge open-world racing game (the largest map in the series to date) with tons to do. 9 on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Windows PC.

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