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Updated · Windows Central · May 13
Xbox, Playground Games Unveil Forza Horizon 6 Launch Times, With 4-Day Early Access From May 15
Updated
Updated · Windows Central · May 13

Xbox, Playground Games Unveil Forza Horizon 6 Launch Times, With 4-Day Early Access From May 15

14 articles · Updated · Windows Central · May 13
  • Forza Horizon 6 gets its full global release schedule less than a week before launch, with Early Access starting May 15 at 12:01 a.m. local time in most regions.
  • U.S. Xbox players get in slightly earlier by clock time—9:01 p.m. PT on May 14 for Early Access and 9:01 p.m. PT on May 18 for the full release—while Steam unlocks at 12:01 a.m. local time.
  • Premium Edition buyers can start racing four days before the standard launch, which arrives May 19 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Steam, with day-one access on Xbox Game Pass.
  • Xbox users can also use the 'New Zealand trick' by switching console region settings, potentially opening the game 12 to 16 hours earlier than U.S. local availability.
With a flagship Xbox title like Forza Horizon 6 coming to PlayStation, are console-exclusive games officially a thing of the past?
Beyond its stunning Japan setting, does Forza Horizon 6 offer true innovation or just more of the same successful formula?