But Forza Horizon 5’s accessible gameplay and numerous customization options translate well to smartphone size. I hooked up my iPhone 12 Mini to the Backbone One controller and played a game via Console Streaming, and I was pleasantly surprised by the fit. Forza Horizon 5’s most basic activities are pretty simple. Select a point on the map or join a race and follow the big blue driving line to reach your destination.
Forza Horizon 5 is a great showcase for Xbox Series X. The cars are incredibly beautiful, and I loved enjoying the game’s lush and colorful landscapes while zipping through the streets of Mexico to the sounds of classical music. He’s one of the rare games that really shows what the newest Xbox is capable of on a console that has few famous exclusive games. It turned out to be a great mobile game too the graphics are nice and fun to watch on the big screen.
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But if you do blow the hairpin, just hit the rewind button and you’ll have another chance to smooth out the curve. The game’s core structure lends itself well to pick-up-and-play sessions. Forza Horizon 5’s sprawling map is littered with races and activities, but most events only last a few minutes. So even if you only have 15 minutes to play, you can easily get something done. Console streaming has been pretty solid for me. I’ve only seen a handful of framerate issues, but that may be because I live in a studio and rarely stray a few feet from my Series X and Wi-Fi router.
The lines are easy to see even on the iPhone 12 Mini screen, and you can usually follow them without any problems. The controls are also not complicated. Most of the time I only care about the throttle, brake his lever and navigating with the left stick. All of this can be managed in Backbone One’s small layout. Forza Horizon 5’s generous rewind feature also reduces the potential frustration of playing on a phone screen. An ideal line helps, but I definitely missed some corners because I didn’t see enough ahead.
There were a few times when I felt like the choppy performance was getting in the way of racing, but I turned the difficulty down a bit in the settings to make things a little more forgiving.Forza Horizon on Xbox Cloud Gaming We didn’t get to try 5, but if you want to see how it feels, check out Forza Horizon 4.