Forza Horizon 6 (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
YesterdayWed, 17th Jun 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Premium Owners Urged To Check Xbox 'Offers & Credits' For Free Rewards
007 First Light owners will also want to keep an eye on it
Back in September of 2025, Xbox added a new feature called "Offers and Credits" where you could access free gift cards and other specific benefits in one place, and it's getting talked about again this week because of Forza Horizon 6. If you happened to pre-order either the Forza Horizon 6...
Tuesday16th Jun 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Update Now Live On Xbox & PC, Free Car Being Given To All Players
It's the "Series 2" update
In the midst of everything that was going on last night in regards to potential Xbox studio closures, the folks over at Playground Games unveiled the "Series 2" update for Forza Horizon 6, which includes some quite significant tweaks. Looking at the patch notes, arguably the most notable thing here is that they've...
Friday12th Jun 2026
News Xbox Announces New System Update To Address Forza Horizon 6 Save Issues
"Targeting a rollout starting June 12"
Back at the start of June, we reported on a problem that was plaguing some Forza Horizon 6 players in which their save files were either getting corrupted or disappearing entirely, and both the Forza Support team and Team Xbox are now working hard to "help improve these issues". A dedicated post on the
Monday25th May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Seemingly Sold Almost 5 Million Copies Before Its Opening Weekend
New Steam player record also set
Even before its main Xbox Game Pass release, it feels like we spoke a lot about Forza Horizon 6's success - notably some impressive early access numbers, high review scores and
Friday22nd May 2026
News Four 'Areas Of Improvement' Are Already Being Worked On For Forza Horizon 6
Three related to PC, and the fourth related to Drivatars
We're only a few days into the life of the ultra-successful Forza Horizon 6, and the development team have already outlined four areas of improvement they're working on! The big one here relates to Drivatars. There's been feedback from fans over the past few days that Drivatars are too...
Wednesday20th May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Smashes Concurrent Player Record For Xbox Game Studios On Steam
Finishing first place
Less than a week ago, we spoke about how popular Forza Horizon 6 was proving to be in early access on Steam - and to no-one's surprise, that's continued with the full release. In fact, Playground's new racer has now become the most-played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam in terms of concurrent players; a massive achievement for...
Tuesday19th May 2026
News Two New Xbox Series X|S Backgrounds Added To Celebrate The Launch Of Forza Horizon 6
Display your love for FH6 on launch day!
Loving a bit of launch day Forza Horizon 6 on your Xbox Series X|S console? Well, you can now show that love off via a pair of beautiful new dynamic backgrounds that animate some of the game's gorgeous key art. To be clear - one of these dynamic backgrounds has actually been available for just over a week...
News Forza Horizon 6 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What's Coming In Season 1
Details on the first Festival Playlist & Car Pass
Forza Horizon 6 is officially available worldwide, including a day one Xbox Game Pass release! Yep, the Standard Edition of Playground's new racer is out now for all after a good few days of paid early access, and Game Pass Ultimate players can jump in and see what Horizon Japan has to offer. As...
Monday18th May 2026
News Xbox Execs Congratulate Forza Horizon 6 Dev On 'Exceptionally Rare' Success
"Very proud of the teams..."
Believe it or not, Forza Horizon 6 isn't even out in its Standard Edition guise yet - despite some amazing reviews being put out there and hundreds of thousands of early access players jumping in already. And now, even some of the Xbox bosses are congratulating the development team before the game's
News Forza Horizon 6 'New Zealand' Trick Is Going Viral For The Full Xbox Launch
Yes, it'll be playable early on XGP via New Zealand
We've known for years now that Xbox has a "New Zealand trick" that allows you to change your region and get access to loads of new games at the same time as everyone in New Zealand — a trick that's become very popular over time. If you want to risk it, Forza Horizon 6 buyers and Xbox Game Pass...
Friday15th May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access
Worth paying a premium for?
It's well-documented at this point that Microsoft first-party games such as Forza Horizon 6 launch day one for Game Pass on Xbox and PC - yet despite that, some releases still perform very well outside of the subscription service. And, well, that seems to be happening with Playground's new open-world racer, and we're not...
Thursday14th May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
How the Xbox versions stack up
Here we go, everyone! Forza Horizon 6 news is dropping all over the place today (including our review!), and therefore we've finally got some official footage from both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions to share with you. As we often do, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube for this early...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Horizon 6
The verdict is in
With the Forza Horizon 6 embargo lifting earlier today, it's no surprise that an absolute ton of reviews are flooding in for Xbox's first-party title, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave it a 9/10 in our review: But what about everyone else? We've had a quick browse around the web to see what the critics are saying about...
Wednesday13th May 2026
News The Top Two Best-Selling Games On Steam Right Now Are Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles
Making bank on Steam too
You'd be forgiven for thinking that whenever a game launches into Xbox Game Pass on day one, it probably doesn't sell too well outside of the service - and while that certainly can happen, it's not always the case. Sometimes games are just so popular that they shift plenty of standalone units too, and that seems to be the...
News Forza Horizon 6 Progression Methods Detailed, Including A New 'Horizon Play' Feature
Three main ways to progress
In the build up to Forza Horizon 6, much has been said about the game's progression after concerns about campaign structure following Forza Horizon 5 - and just ahead of launch, the team at Playground Games has gone into more specifics about how you'll progress at Horizon Japan. The studio has split progression into...
Monday11th May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Vows 'Strict' Action Against People Playing The Leaked Version
Playground Games issues a statement
As you may have heard, Forza Horizon 6 has already started to leak across the web, with initial reports suggesting the leak was caused by an accidental release of unencrypted files by FH6 developer Playground Games. However, Playground Games has issued a statement this evening that claims the leak was "not the...
Friday8th May 2026
News Xbox Partners With LEGO For Two New Forza Horizon 6 Sets, Complete With In-Game Bonuses
Pre-orders available now in some countries!
LEGO and Forza Horizon fans, this one's for you! Xbox has partnered with LEGO to offer two brand-new Forza Horizon 6 sets based on the Ferrari 488 PISTA and Dodge Viper GTS-R, with both of them releasing for £59.99 / $64.99 on August 1st, 2026. The Ferrari 488 set is made up of 882 pieces and is...
Monday4th May 2026
News Six Cars Are Being Given Away As Loyalty Rewards In Forza Horizon 6
How many are you eligible for?
In addition to today's Forza Horizon 6 news about the game going gold and the performance details being revealed for the Xbox Series X and Series S versions, we've also learned about six loyalty reward cars being given away for free. Basically, if you've played a bunch of Forza games in the past using your current...
News Forza Horizon 6's Full Resolution & FPS Details Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
All the visual & performance info you need
It's official! Forza Horizon 6 has gone gold today, and therefore we've got some confirmed resolution and frame rate details for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of the game (PC deets were already revealed recently). We now know that Forza Horizon 6's Quality Mode will run at a native 4K...
Friday1st May 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Download Sizes Revealed On Xbox & PC, And They're Huge
Get ready to clear some SSD space!
It's May 1st today, folks, which means it's officially Forza Horizon 6 month! Yep, Xbox's next big open-world racer is right around the corner - and today, the game's download size has been revealed across console and PC. Get ready for a pretty big install, Forza fans. Forza Horizon 6 clocks in at roughly 144GB on...
Tuesday28th Apr 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Reveals New Details On Events, Progression & Post-Launch Plans
Via a new Discord Q&A
Ahead of launch in just a few weeks' time, Playground Games has given us some new details on what we can expect from Forza Horizon 6, via an official Discord Q&A. Thanks to IGN, the major points from this Q&A have now been shared - including details one some of the game's new events, when certain features will be unlocked, and
Monday20th Apr 2026
News Xbox Unveils New Controller And Headset For Forza Horizon 6
Pre-orders go live today!
We've got a new Xbox controller and headset coming our way for Forza Horizon 6! Both of them have now been officially unveiled, with pre-orders starting today ahead of a May 19th release — they retail at £84.99 / $89.99 and £124.99 / $134.99 MSRP respectively. Let's start with the controller, which is your standard...
Monday13th Apr 2026
News Xbox Unveils Full List Of 57 Achievements For Forza Horizon 6
"FH6 launches with 57 achievements, worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore"
We're just over a month away from the release of Xbox's Forza Horizon 6, and following our hands-on preview last week, Xbox and Playground Games have now revealed the full list of 57 achievements included in the base game. As you'd expect, there's a lot of variety here, and...
Wednesday8th Apr 2026
News Playground Games Reveals Forza Horizon 6 Map, Here's How Japan Looks In-Game
Welcome to Horizon Japan
With Forza Horizon 6 previews landing today — including our very own here at Pure Xbox — Playground Games has gone ahead and revealed the overhead map for Horizon Japan, which the team says is "our most dense and vertical map yet". We'll throw a link to their social media post showing an overview of the map down below,...
Tuesday31st Mar 2026
News Xbox Has Already Given Forza Horizon 6 Access To A Few Lucky People
Look out for previews next week
We're getting closer and closer to the first major Xbox first-party release of 2026! Forza Horizon 6 is just around the corner, releasing on May 15th for early access and May 19th for the full release, and some people are playing it already. Last night, various content creators started taking to social media to...
Wednesday25th Mar 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 PC Specs Revealed, Ray Tracing & ROG Xbox Ally Compatibility Confirmed
Here are all the details
Ahead of launch on Xbox Game Pass this May, Playground Games has detailed the key PC specs required for Forza Horizon 6, including confirmation of ray tracing features and ROG Xbox Ally compatibility for its new open-world racer. The team has provided detailed PC specs for Minimu
Friday20th Mar 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains How Turn 10 Has Helped Since Dropping 2023's Forza Motorsport
The track racer is no longer getting major updates
IGN's most recent look at Forza Horizon 6 focuses on the improvements made to cars and customisation this time around, and there's an interesting nugget of information here regarding Turn 10 Studios and how they've helped out with this year's Forza Horizon game. Indeed, Turn 10 recently scaled back...
Wednesday18th Mar 2026
News Playground Games Says Ditching Xbox One Will Help Forza Horizon 6's Post-Launch Plans
FH6 "has more potential" in terms of updates & DLC
With the last few Forza Horizon entries, the team at Playground Games has made a big effort to provide post-launch support — with new expansions, seasonal content and plentiful updates — and it sounds as though leaving Xbox One behind with Forza Horizon 6 is going to allow the team to be even...
Tuesday17th Mar 2026
News Forza Horizon 6 Brings Back Seasonal Weather Changes, But Playground Has 'Learned From' FH4
Winter will be more forgiving overall
In another look at Forza Horizon 6, the IGN First program has gone into a bit more detail on the seasonal weather changes coming to Playground's new open-world racing title, with a bit more context from members of the dev team as well. In short, seasons are back in a bigger way than ever in FH6; taking more...
Monday16th Mar 2026
News LEGO Batman Switches Release Date, Will Now Launch Next To Xbox's Forza Horizon 6
Interesting choice
We've got a little release date switch to bring to your attention! The highly-anticipated LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will now be releasing a week earlier across all platforms, launching on May 22nd, 2026. This actually brings it in-line with Xbox's release of Forza Horizon 6, which launches on May 19th. LEGO Batman...
