Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 Requires a Microsoft Account

Forza Horizon 5 players on PS5 will still need a Microsoft account, despite there being no cross platform saves enabled
Forza Horizon 5 players on the PS5 will still need a Microsoft account, despite there being no cross platform saves enabled.
Forza Horizon 5 On PS5 Requires A Microsoft Account
According to the game's PS5 FAQ page, Forza Horizon 5 will ask players to link their Microsoft accounts when it boots up for the first time on the console. Players already need a PSN account when logging into their console, so a Microsoft account is just another step in the process.
Microsoft Account Required for Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5
Playground Games dropped a FAQ for their coming port of their fast-paced arcade racing title ‘Forza Horizon 5‘. Among the questions, this one is a particular standout about the game on PlayStation:Q: Do I need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5?
Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 Requires a Microsoft Account, as Other Xbox Games on Sony’s Consoles Do
Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5 requires a Microsoft account, the company has confirmed. Confirmation comes from a FAQ posted to the Forza support website: “Yes, in addition to a PSN account you’ll need to link to a Microsoft account in order to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5. This process begins the first time you start up the game on your console.”
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Linking a Microsoft account to a PSN account is on a title-by-title basis and permanent. Players have the ability to unlink the Microsoft account to that PSN account, for Forza Horizon 5, but will be constrained to relinking to only that specific and originally linked, Microsoft account.”
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