Forza Horizon 4 is now available on Steam with Xbox cross-play

Just as promised, Microsoft has brought its hit racing title Forza Horizon 4 to Steam, letting players on another PC storefront have a crack at the game that originally launched on Xbox One and Windows via the Microsoft Store back in 2018.

Three versions of Forza Horizon 4 are available now on Steam, offering various extras depending on which package is picked up. All expansions and DLC can also be found as separate purchases on the Steam store page. Here"s a breakdown of what"s included in each edition and their pricing:

Standard Edition digital bundle $59.99/£54.99/€ 69.99:

  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Formula Drift Car Pack

Deluxe Edition digital bundle $79.99/£69.99/€ 89.99:

  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Formula Drift Car Pack
  • Car Pass

Ultimate Edition digital bundle $99.99/£84.99/€ 99.99:

  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Formula Drift Car Pack
  • Car Pass
  • Best of Bond Car Pack
  • Welcome Pack
  • VIP
  • Fortune Island
  • LEGO® Speed Champions

Also like most other Xbox Game Studios-developed launched on Steam, the Forza Horizon 4 release supports full cross-play with players on the Xbox ecosystem (Microsoft Store PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass, and mobile cloud play) which still sports millions of monthly racers according to developer Playground Games. However, other than leaderboards and clubs, no progress will be carried over to the Steam version for those who want to hop over from another platform.

Here are the minimum and recommended requirements:

Minimum Recommended
Windows
  • OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher
  • CPU: Intel i3-4170 @ 3.7Ghz OR Intel i5 750 @ 2.67Ghz
  • GPU: NVidia 650TI OR AMD R7 250x
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
Windows
  • OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher
  • Processor: Intel i7-3820 @ 3.6Ghz
  • GPU: NVidia GTX 970 OR NVidia GTX 1060 3GB OR AMD R9 290x OR AMD RX 470
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 100 GB available space

Since this is the first Forza game to enter Steam, Playground Games has also devised a handy welcome guide for new players. Meanwhile, a 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is up for grabs for anyone, across all platforms, who logs into the game before March 14 10AM PDT, with it coming as a speedy welcome present.

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