Playground confirms Forza Horizon 6 still coming to PS5 this year

Rumours around Forza Horizon 6 have been circulating for a couple of weeks now, with claims that the PS5 version had quietly slipped out of 2026. The idea was that Microsoft’s renewed focus on exclusives had pushed the PlayStation release down the priority list. That never lined up with what Playground had been saying publicly, and now we have direct confirmation that the rumour was simply wrong.

“If you’re planning your trip to Discover Japan on PlayStation 5, stay tuned,” a statement on the game’s official website reads. “Forza Horizon 6 will be releasing on PS5 later this year, and you can add the game to your Wishlist on the PlayStation Store to be notified of availability.”

With that in mind, an announcement later this month seems likely, followed by a launch in October. That window gets the game out ahead of Call of Duty and GTA 6, both of which will dominate the holiday charts as usual. Forza Horizon 6 should find a sizeable audience on PlayStation too, as the Japan setting is a strong hook.

Looking further ahead, future Forza Horizon titles aren’t guaranteed to follow the same multi‑platform path. Microsoft’s renewed push for exclusives could easily pull the series back into the Xbox ecosystem. However, Forza Horizon is also one of the most expensive franchises in Microsoft’s catalogue. Car licences alone cost a fortune, and the soundtrack adds another layer of licensing fees. It’s exactly the kind of project that benefits from wider availability, especially now that racing games aren’t really system sellers. Players tend to pick consoles based on single‑player exclusives, not online‑focused open‑world racers, and the really serious racing fans have largely moved on to PCs and sim rigs

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