Playground Games is issuing franchise-wide bans for playing Forza Horizon 6 early

Earlier this week, Forza Horizon 6 fully leaked, allowing pirates to download the unencrypted game files and even access online services before release. Now, Playground Games is handing out lengthy bans for anyone accessing the game early.

In a statement released online after players reported lengthy ban periods, Playground Games confirmed that the game has leaked, and that it is taking “strict enforcement action” against those accessing the game.

“We are taking strict enforcement action against any individuals found accessing this build including franchise-wide and hardware bans. We encourage fans to sit tight for the game’s release on May 19.”

Interestingly, Playground Games also claims that the game leaking was not due to an issue with pre-loading the game. That would indicate that they believe the game files leaked via a reviewer or a content creator with privileged access.

KitGuru Says: The most interesting part about this is the denial that the leak came via pre-loading the game. So far, all signs had pointed towards that being the case.

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