Forza Horizon 3 crosses 9 million players on Xbox One and PC

Yesterday was quite an eventful twenty-four hours for Playground Games. Non but did Phil Spencer announce that the squad was joining Microsoft Studios, but the reveal of the new Forza Horizon 4 blew gamers away with its seasons and shared open-world vision.

Forza Horizon 3 is the highest-rated Microsoft game of the electric current generation and has garnered numerous accolades since launch. All the same, how many gamers have had the chance to endeavour it out? An interview between IGN and Ralph Fulton, Creative Managing director of Playground Games, revealed but that.

When asked about the success the studio has had with Forza Horizon 3, Fulton replied with the following statement.

I think, to date, more than nine million people have played Forza Horizon 3. Simply if you'd told me right back around the launch window that that was going to be how it panned out? That'due south astonishing. That was beyond wildest dreams territory for this team.

Nine million players is truly an astonishing figure and hopefully the team will feel even more success in the future. Continue in mind that this is a player count and shouldn't be equated to sales figures.

If yous're looking for a thrilling open-globe racing game, be sure to give Forza Horizon three a go. In our review we said that "this is the biggest Forza Horizon to appointment and it'due south not merely the best Forza game, information technology's one of the best games you tin purchase on the Xbox I. Playground Games outdid itself...and Microsoft has something truly spectacular here. The appeal of Horizon is wider than a circuit based racer, and this massive, glorious representation of Australia is something to behold. It is truly a work of fine art."

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