Overview
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Sunday that Forza Horizon 6 is the most played early access in the series after the premium window opened Friday, May 15.
- A leaderboard screenshot for the early River Split Speed Trap, reported by DayOne, shows more than 1,191,886 participants during the paid period.
- Steam concurrent players peaked around 178,000 to 181,000 during early access, surpassing Forza Horizon 5’s prior Steam record.
- Early revenue estimates diverge, with a SteamDB-based floor of about $20 million on Steam alone and a separate report claiming more than $140 million across early sales.
- Reviews place the game at a 92 average on Metacritic, and the standard launch arrives Tuesday, May 19 with Xbox unlocking at midnight local time and Steam at 4:01 a.m. UTC.