Forza Horizon 5 may have accidentally outed the surprise...
Update: Surprise! The rumours — in this case, the promotional material released early, and in-game — were true! The Forza Horizon 6 release date is indeed 19 May.
The news came alongside a new teaser trailer, which is below.
Original story [15 January 2026]: The Forza Horizon 6 release date looks to be 19 May, outed by an in-game prompt promoting the sequel as seen inside Forza Horizon 5. Oops.
The prompt was screenshotted by Twitter user @XBOXF10 (hence the watermark on the image below). In it, the prompt details that those who either pre-order the Forza Horizon 6 Premium Edition (or upgrade their Xbox Game Pass version to Premium) will receive four days of early access to the title starting 15 May.
After a bit of math, that means the regular ol’ edition of the game will be available from 19 May.
Pre-orders, via the prompt, will also receive a “pre-tuned and exclusive” Ferrari J50.
Forza Horizon 6 will take place in Japan, and was first announced back in September 2025. The title will be an Xbox console exclusive for a limited period of time before heading over to PS5.
It should be noted that the prompt no longer appears in Forza Horizon 5 and could be fabricated; we’ll likely find out either way as Microsoft is planning to showcase the upcoming sequel on 23 January here in Australia.
If the prompt is true, expect Forza Horizon 6 from 19 May on Windows PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, alongside Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. A PS5 release will follow later.
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