2 days Ago By Laurent Giret
Forza Horizon 4, the penultimate episode in the Xbox-exclusive open-world racing game series will be . While the game will no longer be available to purchase after that date, it will remain playable for gamers who own it, though some live content will soon be going away. Games in the Forza series usually remain available to purchase for four years until licensing agreements with partners for cars and music expire.
Forza Horizon 4 was an exception as the game was originally released on Xbox One back in October 2018, but it was then re-released for Xbox Series X|S consoles in November 2020. That’s probably when developer Playground Games chose to extend its existing licensing agreements with partners throughout 2024. Sign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.
99) as a special welcome gift! With a on Metacritic, Forza Horizon 4 was the best Xbox Games Studio title released during the Xbox One generation. It received praise for its dynamic weather system and changing seasons altering the game every week, two gameplay changes that returned in Forza Horizon 5 back in 2021. The two DLCs for Forza Horizon 4, Fortune Island and Lego Speed Champions have already been delisted on Steam and the Microsoft Store, but they remain available through .
The Steam version of the game is , which catapulted it to the #5 position in the list of best-selling games as of thi.
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