Xbox loses exclusives. Forza Motorsport 5 and 6 run on PC in 8K and 60 FPS

The fan-made Azimuth 1.0 project allows users to play Forza Motorsport 5 and 6 on PC with visuals unavailable on the original consoles and a performance increase of up to 40%.

Forza Motorsport 5 and Forza Motorsport 6 are now playable on PC via Azimuth 1.0 with support for up to 8K resolution, 60 FPS, HDR10, and ultrawide monitors. Optimizations promise a performance boost of up to 40%.

The new version of Azimuth has expanded its list of supported titles with Forza Motorsport 5 and Forza Motorsport 6. The tool executes the original game code on the x86-64 architecture, translating console DirectX 11.X into desktop DirectX 12. The project runs on Windows and Linux, including via Proton.

Azimuth supports resolutions up to 8K with supersampling, HDR10, 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios, as well as 60 frames per second. Available graphical settings include shadows, draw distance, reflections, and anti-aliasing. According to the creators, optimization reduces stuttering, speeds up texture streaming, and accelerates frame rendering.

The launcher automatically detects compatible games, allows for per-game graphics tweaking, and enables save game backups. It also introduces experimental support for force feedback steering wheels, H-shifters, and handbrakes.

The 1.0.2 update fixed Forza Motorsport 6 crashes on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards. Compatibility and performance still depend on individual PC hardware configurations.