The servers will, hopefully, continue to be accessible online for the foreseeable future.
Another noteworthy game is going to be removed from digital marketplaces in the near future. Playground Games, the developer of Forza Horizon 4, has announced that the game will be removed from the Microsoft Store and Steam on December 15. This will mean that it will no longer be available for digital purchase on either the Xbox or computers. It is possible that you will still be able to acquire a physical copy.
Up to the point that the game is delisted, Xbox will hold frequent sales on both marketplaces for the game. On Steam, the basic version is presently available at a discount of eighty percent ($12). On the 14th of July, Forza Horizon 4 will be available for purchase on the Microsoft Store.
The reason for the delisting, according to Playground, is that licensing arrangements have expired. In addition to a large number of licensed tunes, Forza Horizon 4 features digital versions of a large number of real-life automobiles. It is unfortunate that it is being taken off the market, especially considering Xbox’s professed dedication to game preservation and the fact that Forza Horizon 4 was highly received. However, until creators are able to secure licensing for deeply embedded components of their games for an indefinite period of time, delisting is a sad inevitability. This is yet another compelling argument in favor of playing Forza Horizon 5, the fantastic sequel, if you haven’t done it before.
Forza Horizon 4’s Festival Playlists are coming to an end, according to an announcement made by the design studio, which is currently occupied with the development of Fable. When Series 77 goes live on July 25, the final one will begin, and it will come to a conclusion on August 22 the following year. Your opportunity to gain achievements that are connected to the Festival Playlist will come to an end as of this moment. After the conclusion of Series 77, the only thing that will be possible to do on the playlist tab is to browse the history of the festival playlist. However, there will still be opportunities to participate in daily and weekly events.
Despite the fact that all of the downloadable content for Forza Horizon 4 has already been removed from the market, including a Lego-themed expansion pack, there is some good news for anyone who purchased any of the expansions and were using Game Pass to play the open-world racing game. If you had a subscription to Xbox Game Pass that was active and fully paid (that is, the subscription was not discounted) on June 25 and you had purchased Forza Horizon 4 downloadable content, you will be given a token that you can use to redeem for the base game. It is possible that it will take some time for your ticket to arrive in your Xbox Message Center, but Playground assures you that you will have until June 25, 2026 to redeem it.
Despite the fact that the game’s servers will continue to be accessible online for the foreseeable future, there is one more glimmer of hope in this otherwise gloomy situation. With the exception of Festival Playlists, Forza Horizon 4 will continue to be playable in its normal manner, including modes that allow for online multiplayer competition.