Please refer to the release schedule below for details of when Forza Horizon 6 becomes available in your country.
On Xbox Series X|S and the Xbox app on PC, the game will unlock at midnight on May 15 in the eastern-most time zone of your region. On Steam, this unlock will happen globally for all players, regardless of region or timezone, at 00:01am U.S. Eastern time.
Xbox Series X|S and Xbox app on PC
Access begins at 12:01am in your local time zone. For countries with multiple timezones, everyone will have access to the game the moment the Eastern-most time zone reaches 12:01am. For example, US Pacific Time players will have access at 9:01pm which is 12:01am on the East coast. This is a “rolling midnight” release pattern.
Steam
Access for everyone begins at 12:01am with the US Eastern time zone. This is a global release pattern.
Dates and Game Editions
Due to the Eastern-most time zone factor, US West coast players see release dates of May 14th and 18th in the Microsoft Store, which correspond to the 15th and 19th for the East coast; a similar situation occurs in Australia.
Forza Horizon 6 Early Access (May 15)
- Included with Premium Edition and Premium Upgrade.
- Xbox and Windows: Starts May 15 at 12:01am* local time in your country.
- Steam: Unlocks globally at 12:01am EDT on May 15.
Forza Horizon 6 General Availability (May 19)
- Forza Horizon 6 Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition.
- Xbox and Windows: Releases May 19 at 12:01am* local time in your country.
- Steam: Unlocks globally at 12:01am EDT on May 19.
Play Forza Horizon 6 with Game Pass (May 19, or May 15 with Premium Upgrade)
- Included with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
- Available to play starting May 19 at 12:01am* local time in your country.
- Upgrade to the Premium Upgrade to play up to 4 days early.
Play Forza Horizon 6 on Xbox Cloud Gaming (May 19)
- Play Forza Horizon 6 on Cloud Gaming starting May 19 at 06:01am UTC.
- Forza Horizon 6 Early Access is not available on Cloud Gaming.
Everyone who pre-ordered Forza Horizon 6 or has Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass can pre-download the game and immediately begin playing once Early Access begins May 15 or with general availability on May 19.
Here are the download sizes for Forza Horizon 6 on PC and console:
- Xbox Series X: 135 GB
- Xbox Series S: 130 GB
- PC: 160 GB (SSD required)
* Forza Horizon 6 will unlock at 12:01am ET in all U.S. territories. For players located in U.S. western time zones this will be 9:00pm PT on May 14 for Early Access and 9:00pm PT on May 18 for general availability.