Forza Horizon 6's PS5 release has been delayed from 2026 to January 26, 2027, with the launch now coinciding with a new expansion and a Premium Edition offering five days of early access.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Playground Games first revealed <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/865355/forza-horizon-6-xbox-developer-direct-2026">earlier this year</a> that <em>Forza Horizon 6</em> would be arriving on PS5 in 2026, but the launch is now being pushed back. I <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/991178/microsoft-patch-tuesday-record-breaking-ai-notepad">reported last month</a> that there would be a delay to early next year, and <em>Forza Horizon 6</em> is now officially debuting on January 26th, 2027.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The delay means the PS5 version will now coincides with a new expansion for the game. Playground Games will also sell a Premium Edition of <em>Forza Horizon 6</em> on PS5 that offers up to five days of early access ahead of January 26th.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Forza Horizon 6</em> first debuted on Xbox and PC on May 15th, and the new expansion will also be available to these platforms in January …</p>
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# Forza Horizon 6 is being delayed on PS5 to January 2027
Source: [https://www.theverge.com/news/989314/forza-horizon-6-ps5-release-date-january-2027-delay](https://www.theverge.com/news/989314/forza-horizon-6-ps5-release-date-january-2027-delay)
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Playground Games first revealed[earlier this year](https://www.theverge.com/news/865355/forza-horizon-6-xbox-developer-direct-2026)that*Forza Horizon 6*would be arriving on PS5 in 2026, but the launch is now being pushed back\. I[reported last month](https://www.theverge.com/tech/991178/microsoft-patch-tuesday-record-breaking-ai-notepad)that there would be a delay to early next year, and*Forza Horizon 6*is now officially debuting on January 26th, 2027\.
The delay means the PS5 version will now coincides with a new expansion for the game\. Playground Games will also sell a Premium Edition of*Forza Horizon 6*on PS5 that offers up to five days of early access ahead of January 26th\.
*Forza Horizon 6*first debuted on Xbox and PC on May 15th, and the new expansion will also be available to these platforms in January\. The previous instalment of the series,*Forza Horizon 5*,[proved popular](https://www.theverge.com/news/636178/microsoft-playstation-store-ps5-xbox-games-preorder-chart)on PS5, after Microsoft released it on Sony’s console[last year](https://www.theverge.com/news/603420/forza-horizon-5-ps5)\.
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