Forza Horizon 6 will reportedly launch for PlayStation 5 on January 26, 2027, according to reliable investigator billbil-kun. The report also claims Microsoft plans to release the game both digitally and physically on PS5, with pricing set at €69.99 in Europe and £59.99 in the UK. Microsoft and developer Playground Games have not officially confirmed the January date, so the information should still be treated as a report rather than a finalized announcement.
The details were published by billbil-kun through Dealabs, where the investigator said the PS5 version is expected to receive an official release-date announcement very soon, potentially this week. Preorders are reportedly set to follow shortly after that announcement. The report does not currently establish whether PS5 players will receive a Premium Edition or any early-access period similar to the versions previously sold on Xbox and PC.
A January 2027 release would represent a change from Microsoft’s earlier public timeline. Playground Games announced in January that Forza Horizon 6 would launch for Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 19, 2026, while stating that the PS5 version was scheduled to arrive later in 2026. The company’s official Forza website still lists the PlayStation version as coming “later this year,” meaning the reported January 26 date has not yet replaced Microsoft’s existing public guidance.
The reported timing also adds another chapter to conflicting information surrounding the PS5 release. More recent reporting had suggested the port could slip into early 2027, despite Microsoft’s previously stated 2026 window. Billbil-kun’s claim is more specific, putting the game on PlayStation roughly eight months after its Xbox and PC debut and giving the platform a concrete date if the information proves accurate.
The physical edition is another notable part of the report. According to Dealabs, the disc release would arrive on the same day as the digital version, rather than following later. The reported €69.99 and £59.99 pricing also matches the standard-edition positioning already used for the Xbox release, while a US price of $69.99 has been suggested but was not directly confirmed in the report.
Forza Horizon 6 launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC in May and takes the open-world racing series to Japan. Playground Games describes Tokyo as the largest city created for a Horizon title so far, while the wider map combines dense urban environments with rural areas and a strong emphasis on Japanese car culture. The game includes more than 550 real-world vehicles and continues the franchise’s Festival-based progression structure.
The PS5 release is part of Microsoft’s broader expansion of Xbox-developed games onto Sony’s console. That makes the reported physical version particularly notable, as Microsoft would be giving PlayStation owners a conventional boxed option alongside the digital release. It also arrives during a period in which PS5 is receiving an increasing number of games previously associated primarily with Xbox, while projects such as original Xbox emulation on jailbroken PS5 systems have separately highlighted growing crossover between the two platforms’ ecosystems.
Until Microsoft or Playground Games makes an announcement, January 26, 2027 remains unconfirmed. Billbil-kun has an established record of accurately revealing release dates, pricing and retail information ahead of official announcements, but plans can still change before publication. If the reported announcement window is correct, official confirmation of the PS5 date, preorder timing and available editions may arrive within days.
