Forza Horizon 5 to Require Up to 116 GB of Storage Space, Preloading Begins Today

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Playground Games has confirmed the storage requirements for its upcoming open-world racer, Forza Horzion 5. The game will require 116 GB of storage on Xbox One and 103 GB of storage on Xbox Series X|S, Windows, and Steam. Playground explained that it was able to reduce the install footprint of Forza Horizon 5 on modern systems thanks to high-speed internal SSD storage.



Per Playground:



With the high-speed internal SSD storage found on Xbox Series X|S consoles, we’ve reduced the install footprint of Forza Horizon 5 on those systems by optimizing our assets for higher bandwidth streaming. That means a shorter download combined with super-fast loading times so you can seamlessly jump into the action as soon as you say “Let’s ¡Go!”



Forza Horizon 5 storage capacity requirements:



Xbox Series X|S: 103 GBXbox One: 116 GBWindows: 103 GBSteam: 103...

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[Grimlakin]

Yea downloading it now. This MFer is not small.

 

[Niner51]

One of the few games I ever pre ordered.

 

[MadMummy76]

LOL, MS Store, you probably need two weeks for pre-load.

 

[Grimlakin]

LOL, MS Store, you probably need two weeks for pre-load.

Nope it was maxing out my gigabit connection no problem.

 

[MadMummy76]

Nope it was maxing out my gigabit connection no problem.

And it stalled for me at 25%, and until then it fluctuated between 30-100mbit.

 

[Grimlakin]

And it stalled for me at 25%, and until then it fluctuated between 30-100mbit.

Huh interesting it was a rock solid download for me last night.

 

[MadMummy76]

Huh interesting it was a rock solid download for me last night.

I've always had terrible experience with ms store downloads. Their server network is probably less consistent around the world.