Microsoft Bans DVS Squad for 69.9 Million Hours After Forza Horizon 6 Steam Leak

14 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · May 11

69,895,509 hours — effectively until Dec. 31, 9999 — was the ban issued to creator DVS Squad after he showed himself playing a leaked build of Forza Horizon 6.
Steam briefly exposed the full game files ahead of the May 19 launch after unencrypted data was uploaded to the store page, letting some users download the build before Playground Games removed access.
Cracked copies then appeared online, meaning pirates could access the full game; Eurogamer said it verified the circulating ban screenshot through DVS Squad's Discord server.
Microsoft has a record of harsh anti-piracy enforcement, including the 2009 Xbox modding ban wave and permanent bans for Gears of War Remake leakers.

Is a permanent hardware ban a just consequence when a publisher accidentally leaks its own game?

After a major title leaked on Steam, is any unreleased game truly safe from pirates?

Can subscription models like Game Pass truly defeat piracy where extreme punishments have failed?