Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground has confirmed the worldwide launch instances for the hotly anticipated racing recreation, each for its early entry launch and the total launch.
Affirmation comes after Forza Horizon 6 suffered a major leak on PC that led to the sport being made out there to pirates effectively earlier than launch. Playground and father or mother firm Microsoft have been working to plug the leak, and even issued pirates with lifetime {hardware} ID bans. Some had puzzled if the leak would alter Forza Horizon 6’s launch plans, maybe with it being introduced ahead, however that isn’t the case.
As confirmed in (*6*), Forza Horizon 6’s early entry launch goes forward as deliberate on Could 15, though on Xbox it’s playable on the night of Could 14 on the west coast to be able to align with the jap timezone.
Steam entry for everybody begins at 12:01 am with the U.S. Japanese time zone. It is a international launch sample, Playground mentioned, so the Steam launch will likely be aligned to Japanese time. Full timezone particulars are under.
Early entry is accessible solely to those that purchase the Premium version. As a first-party Microsoft recreation, Forza Horizon 6 launches day one on Recreation Cross (PC and Final) on Could 19. Preload went dwell on Could 12 throughout all platforms (Steam, Xbox Sequence X and S, and the Xbox app for PC – a PS5 model is on the best way, though it is due out later this 12 months). In the meantime, Forza Horizon 6 is ‘Verified’ on Steam Deck and different gadgets, together with the Xbox ROG Ally and Ally X.
Forza Horizon 6 Xbox early entry international launch instances:
Thursday, Could 14, 2026:
PT (Seattle):
CST (Mexico Metropolis):
Friday, Could 15, 2026:
ET (New York):
BST (London):
CEST (Paris):
JST (Tokyo):
KST (Seoul):
AEST (Sydney):
NZST (Auckland):
Forza Horizon 6 Xbox international launch instances:
Monday, Could 18, 2026:
PT (Seattle):
CST (Mexico Metropolis):
Tuesday, Could 19, 2026:
ET (New York):
BST (London):
CEST (Paris):
JST (Tokyo):
KST (Seoul):
AEST (Sydney):
NZST (Auckland):
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Forza Horizon 6 PC by way of Steam early entry international launch instances:
Thursday, Could 14, 2026:
PT (Seattle):
CST (Mexico Metropolis):
Friday, Could 15, 2026:
ET (New York):
BST (London):
CEST (Paris):
JST (Tokyo):
KST (Seoul):
AEST (Sydney):
NZST (Auckland):
Forza Horizon 6 PC by way of Steam international launch instances:
Monday, Could 18, 2026:
PT (Seattle):
CST (Mexico Metropolis):
Tuesday, Could 19, 2026:
ET (New York):
BST (London):
CEST (Paris):
JST (Tokyo):
KST (Seoul):
AEST (Sydney):
NZST (Auckland):
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