Two years on, Forza Horizon 5 is still being actively developed and fixed. This month, Horizon players are treated to the “High Performance” update which adds a new Oval racing stadium and more to the game. One of the most requested cars, the Huracàn STO, has finally been added to the game. Additionally, PC users have received a few optimizations with frame rates being fixed while driving the Audi e-Tron and through Valle de Foreneos Dunes. Here’s everything new.
Forza Horizon 5 High Performance update patch notes
New Features (Available from April 25th)
- Permanent Oval Circuit Road Race
- Also available with a dedicated Rivals Leaderboard
- 21 Accolades
- 3 Badges
- Removed requirements to bind ANNA/Forza Link when creating Custom Controller profiles
- (PC) Intel® XeSS Super Sampling is now available as a temporal up-scaling solution
- Skin tone colors for hearing aids & prosthetics
- EventLab Piñata Helmet prop
“High Performance” Series Features (Available from April 27th until May 25th)
- Freeroam Oval Circuit in the Stadium
- 4 Returning Speed Traps
- Horizon Baja
- East Resort
- Pantano Pass
- Tulum
- 2 Returning Speed Zones
- Green Hills
- River Run
- Piñata Helmet collectible
Unlockable Cars
- New To Forza
- 2019 #70 Porsche Motorsport 935
- 2020 Lamborghini Huracàn STO
- 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant
- 2021 Porsche MissionR
One of the bigger technical additions is the implementation of Intel XeSS. The alternative upscaling technique is known to have less ghosting and shimmering than FSR 2, making for a better experience on some systems. While many bugs have been fixed, the most notable is the ForzaThon Weekly Challenge progress bug being squashed. Incorrect road discovery has also been patched out, and so is the incorrect Anti-lag exhaust animation on the 2000 Nissan Silvia SpecR.
The developers have noted that the RocketBunny wide bodykit is displaying wrong animations which will be fixed in a future patch. For the complete list of bug fixes, readers can visit the Forza Blog here.
