Xbox Game Pass PC FH4 ánd FH5 progress possible to continue on Steam ?

Hi, I hope you're doing great out there despite the issue that you're experiencing. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regard to your concern.

As per Forza Support:

Your save file which includes progress and in game items on Steam is completely unique and separate from any pre-existing save file that’s associated with your Xbox Live gamertag, due to technical limitations. This includes user generated content like liveries, layer groups, blue prints, etc... However, there are a few exceptions:

1. Leaderboards are one per gamertag. May the best profile win.

2. Clubs are one per gamertag. Join once, play anywhere.

3. Share codes can be used anywhere.

4. Backstage passes and Forzathon points are linked to the gamertag.

5. Gift messages that have already been redeemed on another platform with your gamertag are not resent to the Steam version.

For your reference, here's the link from Forza Support: https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/ar...

I believe the TC is trying to add The Windows App version of FH5 to the Steam launcher as a none steam game. This isn't possible.

Unfortunately due to the DRM the Xbox App installed games still use, it's not possible to add these games to your Steam launcher as none steam games.

GoG Galaxy does allow you to add games from any PC launcher, including the games from the Windows Xbox App.

If you want to stream the Xbox App version of FH5 via steam, you should still be able to by this by launching Steam in Big Picture mode and then minimising to the desktop.

On the other hand if your question was about transferring the game from Windows to Steam then that's not possible. If you want to own FH5 on Steam, you'll need to buy the Steam version.

It's difficult to say with FH4 and Steam. FH5 works fine because Steam was part of the initial programming and integrated into it from the start...with FH4, Steam was crowbarred into an already 2 year old game and they did an absolutely appalling job of it...to this day, online basically remains broken as it can take an hour or more to complete a set of 3 races. So, it really could be any of those things that solved it or it was just luck.

Anyway, glad you have resolved it and can play the game...despite it's issues, FH4 is still a good and fun game to play...in many ways it is better than FH5

As the Independent Advisor has noted (with their copy'pasting the information from the Forza website), Steam and Xbox are separate saves...apparently it is too difficult to integrate into the system (it's the same with FH5). I am not entirely surprised as they just crowbarred Steam into FH4 without much thought into it...FH5 is, essentially, FH4 with a makeover so it's no surprise there either. Maybe FH6 might finally allow it.

Unfortunately, far as I know, there is no way to botch a MS Store save into a Steam save.

Well, according to the FAQs from when Steam released FH4 (and presumably the same for FH5):

"Gift messages that have already been redeemed on another platform with your gamertag are not resent to the Steam version."