Forza Horizon 5’s Día de Muertos update is now available to download, and the Tsuru is here
Day of the Dead brings plenty of decorations, new achievements, and nine more cars.
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UPDATE Oct. 10, 2023:The accompanying update for Forza Horizon 5’s Día de Muertos celebration is now rolling out to all players across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Xbox and PC Game Pass. There are plenty of new features and improvements available now, such as new achievements, a drift camera, more EventLab props and enhancements, and more.
The Festival Playlist and its reward cars, including the highly anticipated Nissan Tsuru, kick off on Oct. 12. If you can’t wait that long, the Tsuru is already available as a starter car in The Eliminator. There’s also the new Super Speed Car Pack available to purchase with four additional high-performance vehicles.
You can find the full changelog for the Forza Horizon 5 Día de Muertos update onForza’s website. Our original article continues below.
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The highly-anticipated launch ofForza Motorsport (2023)means little forForza Horizon 5, which continues to enjoy healthy post-launch support. This month, players are getting a themed update celebrating Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with a whole range of decorations and new content. Players are also finally getting the most requested car in Forza Horizon’s history: the Nissan Tsuru.
This month, players can join in the Día de Muertos celebrations, earn new cars through the Festival Playlist, celebrate the release of Forza Motorsport, and increase their Gamerscore with a host of new achievements. Oh, and Forza Horizon 5 is getting yet another Car Pack DLC with four more additions to theForza Horizon 5 car list… for those who are willing to pay for it.
You can check out the Forza Horizon 5 Let’s Go! stream detailing the changes, or just scrolla little bit furtherto get my concise summary of the new features.
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Forza Horizon 5: Día de Muertos will release as a free patch update on Oct. 10, 2023, with the accompanying Festival Playlist kicking off on Oct. 12. Players will be able to access most of the new content short of the Festival Playlist in the two-day interim, as well as purchase the Super Speed Car Pack to add those vehicles to their collection.
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With these updates, Forza Horizon 5 maintains its position at the top of thebest Xbox racing games, but it’s obviously getting some competition from its younger sibling now. Forza Motorsport (2023) is now available on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC in early access, but officially launches to all players and on Xbox Game Pass on Oct. 10, 2023.
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