Forza Horizon 5 Patch Adds Badges & Custom Racing To Online Play

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Playground Games released a new Forza Horizon 5 patch which added badges and custom racing to online play among other general improvements and bug fixes. The open-world racing game is among the highest-rated in the franchise, improving from previous iterations with technical innovations, upgraded graphics, and new systems for players to explore. It launched with critical acclaim, winning both critics and consumers by fixing some of Forza’s biggest problems. Despite its success, Playground Games seems to remain committed to improving the game with continued content updates and patches.

Forza Horizon 5’s Series 5 update arrived in early March, bringing a larger prop selection to EventLab, the PR Stunt Carnival to the Horizon Stadium, and more cars for players to earn. The updates also addressed some player concerns, fixing bugs such as problems with Photo Mode and Headlights. Most notably, the Series 5 updates introduced sign language accessibility features to the game, supporting both the American Sign Language and British Sign Language for over 300 cinematics. The update was a huge step forward in making Forza Horizon 5 the most accessible racing game. Playground Games had already provided other accessibility features, such as the ability for players to adjust the game for multiple forms of colorblindness.

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According to the Forza Horizon 5 patch notes (via Forza Support), the developers have added badges and custom racing to online play, in addition to several general improvements and bug fixes. Horizon Open now includes custom races, which allow players to matchmake with like-minded players. These players will now be able to set different racing