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The Verge’s Tom Warren, who’s been covering Microsoft and Xbox for many years, has shared his perspective on the absence of Forza Horizon 6 on PS5.
Responding to a post postulating about the racer not arriving until 2027, Warren also thinks it won’t come to Sony’s console this year.
The game is officially still pencilled in for 2026 on PS5, and there has been no confirmation of a delay. However, as mentioned below, there’s only a few months of 2026 left, and it is feeling less and less likely it’ll turn up before the new year.
I’ve also seen it suggested elsewhere that developer Playground Games is now all-hands-on-deck for its other title, Fable, which is scheduled for February 2027. It’s very possible the PS5 port of FH6 has been sidelined while it completes work on the fantasy RPG.
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Original Story: In January of this year, it was confirmed that Forza Horizon 6 would indeed be coming to PS5, albeit at a later date than the Xbox and PC release.
We’ve been waiting ever since to learn exactly when the port would arrive; currently, the only official information is that the PS5 version is scheduled to arrive in 2026.
Obviously, the amount of 2026 left is shrinking, and it’s left me wondering what’s going on.
The thing is, since the announcement in January, things have changed quite a bit for Xbox, which has now recommitted to releasing a selection of console-exclusive software, such as Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution.
It’s also now decided against showing the logos of other platforms in trailers for multiplatform games, so it’s sort of doubling back a bit on how it had previously positioned itself.
That being said, Xbox’s Matt Booty did say that it will not go back on any previously announced PS5 ports, and indeed it did bring Halo: Campaign Evolved to PS5 in July. Games like Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, then, are still in the works for Sony’s machine.
It’s also worth noting that Forza Horizon 5 has been one of Xbox’s most successful PS5 launches, selling millions of copies since its arrival in 2025, according to analysts. Skipping FH6 on PS5 would be leaving a significant pile of money on the table.
I expect Forza Horizon 6 isn’t cancelled, but at this point in time, I start to wonder whether it’ll slip into 2027. September and October are overwhelmingly busy, November’s a GTA 6 exclusion zone, and December is never a great month to release any game.
Then again, it could be one of those things where it quite suddenly gets a date, and the date is super close.
It looks like Gamescom won’t be the place for any PS5 news, but there’s still Tokyo Game Show in September (Xbox has confirmed a broadcast) and, possibly, a State of Play in which Forza Horizon 6 could pop up.
