Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly had its earlier PlayStation 5 launch window scrubbed, with the celebrated Xbox racer not prone to launch in 2026.
That is in accordance with The Verge senior reporter Tom Warren, who wrote on X/Twitter at this time that he not anticipated the port to reach earlier than the tip of this yr. IGN additionally understands this to be correct.
As of but, nevertheless, Xbox has not formally introduced any change to its plans to launch Forza Horizon 6 on PS5. IGN has contacted the corporate for remark.
Current months have seen a noticeable shift in emphasis by Xbox, as the corporate pulls again from a few of its multiplatform efforts. Logos for the PS5 and Change 2 are noticeably absent from a few of Xbox’s latest recreation trailers (after their inclusion was dubbed a “miss” by Xbox boss Asha Sharma again in Could). A month later, it was reported that Xbox had pulled a trailer for Halo: Marketing campaign Developed from Sony’s June PlayStation State of Play broadcast on the final minute. And, after all, each Gears of Conflict: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution have now been confirmed to be everlasting Xbox console exclusives.
Sharma beforehand mentioned that the corporate would honor the multiplatform launch of any title it had beforehand introduced — corresponding to for Forza Horizon 6, or the just-released Halo: Marketing campaign Developed. Nonetheless, no promise was made for when these ports would truly arrive, or how they’d be prioritized or promoted.
There is not any suggestion that Forza Horizon 6’s PS5 port has been scrapped outright, then (and certainly, the sport will probably promote very effectively when it hits Sony’s console). However a delay would definitely match with Xbox’s latest shift in focus, again to selling its personal consoles as the start line to play its personal video games, and a push for the rest of this yr on October’s Gears of Conflict: E-Day.
#ForzaHorizon6 is coming to @Playstation, and one of the best half is that wishlists at the moment are open! pic.twitter.com/t3OJVBBr7T
— Forza Horizon (@ForzaHorizon) January 22, 2026
After which, after all, there’s the GTA 6 subject. After October, few video games are daring match their launch round what’s prone to be the best-selling recreation of the console era, not to mention this yr. The November launch of Rockstar’s long-awaited blockbuster, is closely tied to Sony and its PS5 console by means of advertising and marketing offers. Even the stellar Forza Horizon 6 would probably greatest keep away from such a hubbub.
Each time Forza Horizon 6 does arrive on PS5, although, followers of Playground Video games’ racing collection have rather a lot to look ahead to. “The brand new normal in open-world racing is right here, and it’s a gundamn masterpiece,” IGN wrote in our Forza Horizon 6 overview, which returned an ideal 10/10 rating.
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