Forza Horizon 6

Mighty · 89 top critics · 60 articles · May 19, 2026

Playground Games · Xbox Game Studios

What critics said

The Horizon Festival has never looked or felt better. Forza Horizon 6 takes the series to new heights with its breathtaking Japanese setting, refined driving, and incredible attention to detail. Every time I’ve played, I’ve had so much fun exploring its world, capturing moments, and discovering new cars, and it’s a game I’ll continue to play for a long time to come. With its stunning presentation and endlessly enjoyable gameplay, Forza Horizon 6 still remains the racer to beat.

PC Gamer84

It's another Forza Horizon, for all its faults, but also its many, many triumphs. Forza Horizon 6 isn't an ambitious sequel, but its version of Japan is still a joy to race through.

IGN100

The new standard in open-world racing is here, and it’s a gundamn masterpiece.

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Forza Horizon 6 news

Forza Horizon 6 appears to have been quietly delayed on PS5

If it feels like Xbox has gone quiet on the anticipated PlayStation 5 port of Forza Horizon 6, that's because it has indeed been months since that version of the game was brought up. Forza Horizon 6 has always been slated for release this year on PS5, but new reports suggest that may not happen.

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Is Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 Still on Course for Release in 2026?

Late drive. 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. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Launch Reportedly Scrubbed for 2026

Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly had its previous PlayStation 5 launch window scrubbed, with the celebrated Xbox racer no longer likely to release in 2026.

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So, Erm, Where's Forza Horizon 6 on PS5?

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New, Temporary Time Attack Circuit Coming to Forza Horizon 6 for Four Weeks

The Horizon Mascot Party brings new cars, a new track, and new custom props.

IGN / Luke Reilly

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Forza Horizon 6 leaderboards are being wiped as Playground Games patches out exploits

The studio says it's necessary to make sure "everyone has a clean sheet"

VGC / Chris Scullion

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New Free Cars, Leaderboard Wipes Coming to Forza Horizon 6

New-to-Horizon Italian exotics join the garage as Playground begins resetting exploited leaderboards.

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Forza Horizon 6 'Italian Passion Car Pack' Now Live, And It's Free For Premium Owners

Four cars including the 2025 Ferrari F80. If you're a big fan of Forza Horizon 6, you may have noticed that Series 3 of the Festival Playlist began last night in the form of the "Italian Exotics" era, and there also happens to be a new DLC Car Pack that's gone live separately today. This is called the Italian Passion Car Pack, and it features four vehicles at a standalone price of £4.99 / $4.99. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6 'Italian Passion Car Pack' Now Live, And It's Free For Some Players

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Forza Horizon 6 Reportedly Tops The List Of Steam Releases For Gross Revenue In 2026

"Pulling revenue three times faster than Forza Horizon 5". In the midst of what's been a challenging week in Xbox land to say the least, we've noticed the folks over at Alinea Analytics reporting that Forza Horizon 6 appears to be the "top new game of the year by Steam revenue". We already knew that FH6 was doing well both in terms of sales and reviews, but this really highlights it - the Steam version has apparently driven revenues of $197.7M, including $4M in DLC and around $2M from the VIP me

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Xbox Rolls Out New 'Change' To Help Avoid Data Loss In Forza Horizon 6

Another new system update is reportedly available as well. As you may be aware, some Forza Horizon 6 players have been struggling with corrupted or lost save data over the past month-and-a-bit, and to Xbox's credit, they've been working extremely hard to try and rectify the issue permanently. It was back on June 12th that Xbox announced a new system update to address the situation, and now we've got another new "change" that aims to ensure that even if you run into data loss, it won't be as cata

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Forza Horizon 6 Review

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Forza Horizon 6 Removes Two Major Exploits In Latest Xbox & PC Update

They're still investigating the saving issues as well. We've got another new Forza Horizon 6 update! The latest one arrived last night (June 18th), and it's a hotfix that's intended to address two major exploits that Playground Games clearly isn't happy about. The first of these exploits was mentioned in our previous FH6 update article here at Pure Xbox, relating to a glitch with The Eliminator that saw players receiving hundreds of millions of credits for playing just one game of it. Anyone who

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Next Batch of Free Cars Confirmed for Forza Horizon 6

The Horizon Playlist Series 2, dubbed ‘Horizon Decades’, will run from June 18 to July 16, adding a bunch of free cars to Forza Horizon 6.

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Forza Horizon 6 ‘Series 2’ update tweaks opponent behaviour, makes road discovery easier

Levelling up in Horizon Play mode has also been made quicker

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Forza Horizon 6 Update Now Live On Xbox & PC, Free Car Being Given To All Players

It's the "Series 2" update. In the midst of everything that was going on last night in regards to potential Xbox studio closures, the folks over at Playground Games unveiled the "Series 2" update for Forza Horizon 6, which includes some quite significant tweaks. Looking at the patch notes, arguably the most notable thing here is that they've "improved" the difficulty balancing and adjusted how Driveatars behave at the start of races. A common complaint since launch is that the AI has been too ch

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Bank Balances Rolled Back for Forza Horizon 6 Players Who Used Exploit to Amass a Billion Credits

In response to an arcane but incredibly lucrative exploit discovered by Forza Horizon 6 players, Playground Games has confirmed most of those credits gained will be removed.

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Forza Horizon 6 review – Follow the blue line around Japan with me

The post Forza Horizon 6 review – Follow the blue line around Japan with me appeared first on GamesHub.

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Forza Horizon 6 players advised to apply new patch to avoid losing save data and progress

Playground Games is investigating an issue where "game save progress may be lost or reset" in Forza Horizon 6.

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Forza Horizon 6 PC players urged to check their Microsoft Gaming Services version, as Playground tackle disappearing saves

Following some instances of Forza Horizon 6 players losing saves and ending up having to start over from scratch, developers Playground Games are starting to roll out fixes. For PC folks, they're advising a check that the latest version of Microsoft Gaming Services is running, as the app is the way PC-centric fixes for the issue are being rolled out.

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Forza Support Team Recommends Xbox Players Disable Quick Resume for Forza Horizon 6

Lost save file issues in Forza Horizon 6 are currently being investigated but, for now, the Forza support team has a list of tips to hopefully avoid being struck with a lost save file.

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Forza Horizon 6 lets you take driving lessons like they do in Japan, thanks to a player’s surprisingly accurate recreation of Japanese driving school courses

Japanese Forza Horizon 6 released an Estate which accurately recreates the driving school course experience in Japan.

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Talking Point: What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?

Let's hear how you're getting on! Man, I'm enjoying Forza Horizon 6 so much. This is easily my favourite Forza game ever, and at the moment it's in first place for my Xbox Game of the Year. Not gonna lie though, I think GTA 6 will probably end up beating it! Nevertheless, I'm sinking a ton of free time into FH6 right now, and I'm curious to hear how you're all getting on with it on your end! Specifically, I want to know about the level you've reached and the number of cars you've collected so fa

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Forza Horizon 6 gets customisable interiors thanks to a modder who couldn't resist swapping the seats of their beemer

Forza Horizon 6's car customisation, while packing plenty of under-the-hood tweaks and a decent amount of bodykits, isn't as in-depth as the likes of the Need For Speed series usually offer. The inability to mess around with your ride's interior is one of the most noticeable omissions, to the extent it's an area newly-announced racer Clutch is looking to get a leg up on Playground's juggernaut in. In the meantime, a Forza modder's managed to get some basic interior customision up and running on

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'Lost 255 Hours Of Progress' - Forza Horizon 6 Players Warn Of Xbox & PC Saving Issue

With multiple potential reasons for it. Yesterday, I published an opinion piece talking about how great of an experience I've had using Quick Resume with Forza Horizon 6 on my personal Xbox Series X. That's all true — I have had an amazing experience with it during my 30 hours with the game — but I was also contacted by a couple of Pure Xbox members to advise me that it could be contributing to a saving issue that's been suffered by a few Forza Horizon 6 players so far. Looking into this further

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‘Bowie Knife99’ Mania Shows Why Forza Horizon 6 Should Care More About its Characters

A Forza Horizon 6 Drivatar has become a viral meme, and it also exposes why Playground Games should care more about its characters and narrative. The post ‘Bowie Knife99’ Mania Shows Why Forza Horizon 6 Should Care More About its Characters

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"Hoping we'll be spared" - The bowieknife99 saga in Forza Horizon 6 continues as the urban legend goes viral and Walmart bans the mysterious racer

Forza Horizon 6 is a blast, but there's a recurring 'drivatar' AI racer making things harder for many drivers. Their nickname is bowieknife99, and they've caused enough mayhem to become an urban legend of sorts. Now, the myth has gone viral.

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Feature: Forza Horizon 6 PC: Our Optimised Settings for Mainstream, Mid-Range and High-End Systems

One setting is the most important to tweak - while others are surprisingly inexpensive. Forza Horizon 6 on PC offers a significantly more user-friendly tuning experience than its predecessor, with a revamped menu that allows major adjustments without requiring a full game reboot. The inclusion of a live preview system, complete with real-time CPU, GPU, and VRAM monitoring, makes it much easier to see the immediate impact of individual settings. However, there are still a fairly overwhelming num

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Forza Horizon 6 players are being terrorised by the plague that is Bowie Knife99

"Justice for all the Bowie Knife victims."

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Forza Horizon 6 players are being tormented by 'drivatar' bowieknife99, but the real racer behind the bot remains a mystery

Forza Horizon 6 is a great time in an extremely detailed replica of Japan, but a single 'drivatar' is causing mayhem across the racing game, with the community now organising to end their reign of terror and learn more about their origins.

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Forza Horizon 6 Has Its Own Boogeyman, and Players are Terrified

The myth of a Forza Horizon 6 Drivatar known as bowie knife99 is sending shivers down the spines of other players.

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Forza Horizon 6 Seemingly Sold Almost 5 Million Copies Before Its Opening Weekend

New Steam player record also set. Even before its main Xbox Game Pass release, it feels like we spoke a lot about Forza Horizon 6's success - notably some impressive early access numbers, high review scores and lots of people hopping on the Steam version at once. In addition to all of this though, some early data from the folks over at Alinea Analytics shows incredibly encouraging sales figures for the new Xbox racer - and that's before this opening weekend that's just gone. According to the ana

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Forza Horizon 6 speeds into Steam's top 5 most played games with over 300k concurrent players

Drive it like it's stolen, even if it was in fact $70 (or $120 for the premium edition).

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Four 'Areas Of Improvement' Are Already Being Worked On For Forza Horizon 6

Three related to PC, and the fourth related to Drivatars. We're only a few days into the life of the ultra-successful Forza Horizon 6, and the development team have already outlined four areas of improvement they're working on! The big one here relates to Drivatars. There's been feedback from fans over the past few days that Drivatars are too difficult on higher settings and too aggressive, and while Playground Games hasn't committed to making any specific changes yet, they've confirmed they're

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Forza Horizon 6 Series 1 overview and the Festival Playlist challenges this week

Get the keys to the Mazda Furai and many more exclusive cars.

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Forza Horizon 6 Players Are Using Exploits to Farm Easy Credits and Unlock Every Car

Forza Horizon 6 players are exploiting certain parts of the game so that they can quickly and easily unlock every vehicle in the game.

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The best cars in Forza Horizon 6 for each race type

Get in the driver's seat of the best drift, road, and off-road cars, and floor it.

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Forza Horizon 6’s Japanese setting is so lifelike local players say going outside feels like “wow, they made Japan from Forza Horizon 6 in real life”

Bringing the stage of Playground Games’ racing series to Japan for the first time, it comes as no surprise that Forza Horizon 6 has been on Japanese gamers’ radars. Even prior to its launch, the game’s early map reveal generated a lot of hype for including the famous “holy sites” of street racing and Initial D, but now that the full game is out, local players are expressing awe at how truly “Japanese” Forza Horizon 6 feels, even down to the smallest details like the ridiculously spacious parking

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Forza Horizon 6 Smashes Concurrent Player Record For Xbox Game Studios On Steam

Finishing first place. Less than a week ago, we spoke about how popular Forza Horizon 6 was proving to be in early access on Steam - and to no-one's surprise, that's continued with the full release. In fact, Playground's new racer has now become the most-played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam in terms of concurrent players; a massive achievement for the team. Taking a look the very useful SteamDB stats page, Forza Horizon 6 managed a peak player count of 273,148 on launch day, May 19th. With th

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Forza Horizon 6 Now Available on XBOX Series X|S and PC

The post Forza Horizon 6 Now Available on XBOX Series X|S and PC appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Forza Horizon 6 is out, Valve update Proton Hotfix for Linux - initial thoughts

Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Forza Horizon 6 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What's Coming In Season 1

Details on the first Festival Playlist & Car Pass. Forza Horizon 6 is officially available worldwide, including a day one Xbox Game Pass release! Yep, the Standard Edition of Playground's new racer is out now for all after a good few days of paid early access, and Game Pass Ultimate players can jump in and see what Horizon Japan has to offer. As you're all probably well aware of what Forza Horizon 6 is and how you'd describe it, we're going to spend a bit of time here detailing what's coming to

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Forza Horizon 6 Features a Cheeky Pokémon Easter Egg

Forza Horizon 6 managed to slip in a sly reference to Pokémon.

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Feature: Xbox Invited Us To A Real Forza Horizon Festival, And There's Another One This Weekend

A fun time, even despite the rain! Last week, Xbox UK invited us to a special event to celebrate the launch of Forza Horizon 6, and so I decided to head over to Caffeine & Machine in Stratford-upon-Avon to see what kind of surprises they had in store. The event was open to the public (it was on Saturday), and so there was a nice buzz about the place — lots of people enjoying the game, photographing cars, having a drink-or-two and just embracing the vibe. In terms of Forza Horizon 6, there were s

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Xbox Execs Congratulate Forza Horizon 6 Dev On 'Exceptionally Rare' Success

"Very proud of the teams...". Believe it or not, Forza Horizon 6 isn't even out in its Standard Edition guise yet - despite some amazing reviews being put out there and hundreds of thousands of early access players jumping in already. And now, even some of the Xbox bosses are congratulating the development team before the game's Xbox Game Pass launch this week. Over the weekend, both Chief Content Officer Matt Booty and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took to the internet to congratulate Playground Games f

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Forza Horizon 6 'New Zealand' Trick Is Going Viral For The Full Xbox Launch

Yes, it'll be playable early on XGP via New Zealand. We've known for years now that Xbox has a "New Zealand trick" that allows you to change your region and get access to loads of new games at the same time as everyone in New Zealand — a trick that's become very popular over time. If you want to risk it, Forza Horizon 6 buyers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members should be able to access the game starting today, and it's not a process that's difficult to set up. Read the full article on purexbox.

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Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux

According to the developer of VKD3D-Proton, Forza Horizon 6 is "extremely broken" and needs some "horrible" workarounds to run properly on Linux. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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I didn’t think Forza Horizon 6’s custom garages would lead me to miss mucking about with my motor on Mexican driveways, but they have

There’s something about prying open the door of your majestic Ferrari 250 California or Reliant Supervan as waves gently lap against the shore off to your right and a blazing sun beats down on you from above that you don’t truly appreciate until it’s gone. Or, at least, that’s what I’ve found playing Forza Horizon 6.

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Forza Horizon 6 has hit a higher peak player count than Forza Horizon 5 and it's not even out yet

Meching money.

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Talking Point: So, Did You Cave And Buy Early Access For Forza Horizon 6?

Taking an early flight to Japan. Today is Saturday, May 16th, which means Forza Horizon 6 is out now in early access and has been for more than a full day at this point. Getting in via early access comes at quite the cost, we must admit, but the team at Playground is offering up some good stuff as part of its Premium Upgrade - including a pair of future expansions. We've been lucky and have had access to the game for a few weeks now, but we must say that we'd be pretty tempted to grab this other

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Forza Horizon 6 Is the Highest Rated Game of the Year, But Will Anything Beat It?

A high bar to clear. As things stand, Forza Horizon 6 is the highest rated game of the year. The open world racer, due out on the PS5 later in 2026, currently commands a 92 on aggregator Metacritic – the only title to achieve a score higher than 90 so far this year, although Resident Evil Requiem and Saros both came close. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Forza Horizon 6 Is Only Officially Playable Now to Those Who Bought Its Pricier Premium Edition, but It's Still Putting Up Big Numbers on Steam

Forza Horizon 6 has already reached an impressive player count on Steam despite its official launch still being days away.

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Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Why Shrines, Temples, and Cherry Blossom Trees Are Indestructible

Forza Horizon 6 makes cherry blossom trees and shrines indestructible — here's why.

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Forza Horizon 6's return to 'wristband progression' isn't the stand-in for a career mode I wanted it to be, but maybe that's for the best

Be car-ful what you wish for.

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Forza Horizon 6 will unleash the Wankel-powered Furai to kick off its Festival Playlist car additions

Forza Horizon 6 is out in full next week, so naturally Playground Games have already started to spool up the motors of its live-service events and car rewards. The Festival Playlist gets going on May 21st, and fittingly its first series will offer a chance grab one of the funkiest concept cars Japan have ever produced.

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Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access

Worth paying a premium for? It's well-documented at this point that Microsoft first-party games such as Forza Horizon 6 launch day one for Game Pass on Xbox and PC - yet despite that, some releases still perform very well outside of the subscription service. And, well, that seems to be happening with Playground's new open-world racer, and we're not even out of early access yet. Taking a quick look at SteamDB — the database that tracks sales numbers and player counts for PC titles — Forza Horizon

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Forza Horizon 6’s First Festival Playlist Rewards Revealed, Begins May 21

Includes the 2008 Mazda Furai.

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Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out

Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now.

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Round Up: Forza Horizon 6 Pulls Incredible Launch Reviews, PS5 Version Still to Come

92 rating on Metacritic. Forza Horizon 6 releases for Xbox Series X|S and PC next week, and the reviews for the initial launch version of the title suggest anyone picking up the PS5 version later in the year is in for a proper treat. From over 60 critic reviews, a Metacritic average of 92 considers it a "must play" following "universal acclaim". This is the same overall score attached to Forza Horizon 5, which was ported over to PS5 last year, and is widely considered one of the best racing expe

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Forza Horizon 6 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

How the Xbox versions stack up. Here we go, everyone! Forza Horizon 6 news is dropping all over the place today (including our review!), and therefore we've finally got some official footage from both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions to share with you. As we often do, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube for this early comparison, which is a channel that does a great job at sharing early looks for the Xbox Series X and S versions of lots of games. Read the full article on

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