Playground Games Confirms Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Version is Still on Track for 2026
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Playground Games has confirmed that Forza Horizon 6 is still launching on PS5 later this year, shutting down recent delay rumors with a potential release date announcement expected soon at the Tokyo Game Show.
Playground Games has officially shut down recent rumors suggesting that the anticipated PlayStation 5 port of Forza Horizon 6 has been quietly pushed back. Addressing the community in a recent development update, the studio reaffirmed that the open-world racer is still scheduled to launch on Sony's console later this year. While the team stopped short of sharing an exact release date, the confirmation comes as a relief to cross-platform players who had started to wonder about the game's timeline due to a prolonged silence from the developers.
Fans have been speculating about a potential slip out of 2026 ever since the title made a massive splash on PC and Xbox earlier this year. According to recent platform data reported by Eurogamer, the game has been a massive commercial powerhouse, easily ranking as one of Steam's top-earning new releases of 2026. Given the massive financial and player-count success of previous Xbox migrations to PlayStation, expanding the Horizon festival to a new audience makes complete business sense.
With the Tokyo Game Show arriving soon, many in the community are expecting a formal release date announcement to drop during the event. Since the game was originally unveiled at TGS last year with its much-anticipated Japan setting, returning to the same stage for the PlayStation launch details would close the loop perfectly. Players can already wishlist the title on the PlayStation Store while they wait for the official drop.
Playground Games has built a stellar reputation for delivering polished open-world experiences, and the latest entry continues to dominate streaming feeds and community discussions. As cross-play and multi-platform releases become the standard blueprint for modern blockbusters, getting this heavy hitter onto Sony hardware will only expand the game's active social ecosystem.
Tags: Forza Horizon 6, PlayStation 5, Playground Games, Racing Games, Xbox
Original article: Eurogamer