One of Microsoft’s biggest first-party Xbox franchises is the racing series Forza, with its publishing wing Xbox Game Studios releasing both the competitive sim racer Forza Motorsport and the open-world arcade-style title Forza Horizon.
Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games’ next entry in the latter subseries that’s coming to Xbox and PC later this year (and PS5 at some point after that), is scheduled to get a deep dive at the upcoming Xbox Developer Direct showcase on January 22. This is also when it’s expected that Microsoft will reveal the title’s official release date — but notably, a new leak may have just spoiled that detail entirely.
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The message also says that the Premium Edition will net you a Forza Horizon 6 VIP Membership (in Forza Horizon 5, this gave you exclusive cars, credit boosts, access to special events, and more), a Welcome Pack, the game’s Car Pass, a Time Attack Car Pack, an Italian Passion Car Pack coming post-launch, and two DLC expansions coming down the line.
It also notes that all Forza Horizon 6 preorders will be rewarded with “a pre-tuned and exclusive” Ferrari J50 at launch, and that the game itself will feature over 550 cars to “discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan” with in “Forza Horizon’s biggest open-world driving adventure yet.”
The pop-up looks quite official and very real, so there’s a strong likelihood that it’s not fake. With that said, it’s entirely possible that it is fake, so take this information with a grain of salt as you would with any other leak.
The player that posted the screenshot says that “It appeared when I left the garage and before I started taking delivery of my car,” but “did not appear when I tried again.” The Windows Central team hasn’t been able to get the pop-up to appear in Forza Horizon 5 either, suggesting that — assuming it’s real — it was intended to go live in-game after Forza Horizon 6 was shown at Developer Direct, but erroneously appeared in this fan’s game due to a glitch.
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