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Forza Horizon 6 Launches on Game Pass, Becomes Most-Played Title

5/20/2026

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Forza Horizon 6 Launches

Forza Horizon 6 launched on Xbox Game Pass on May 19, 2026 after early-access began May 15, 2026.
The launch wave adds Echo Generation 2, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Remnant 2 to Game Pass.
Dead Static Drive joins Game Pass Premium and Ultimate on May 20, while five titles—including Persona 4 Golden—leave the catalog on May 31, 2026.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Forza Horizon 6 is the most played Game Pass title and has a Metacritic rating of 92.

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Game Pass Expands

Game Pass refresh adds racing, survival horror, absurd simulation, co-op shooter and cozy survival titles.
Forza Horizon 6 launches in Japan with 550+ cars and Horizon CoLab tools for events.
Dead Static Drive, dubbed “Grand Theft Cthulhu,” blends 1980s road-trip storytelling with Lovecraftian horror.
Pigeon Simulator casts players as government pigeons locating paranormal anomalies in a co-op extraction game.

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Forza Horizon 6 Launches

Forza Horizon 6 launched on Xbox Game Pass on May 19, 2026 after early-access began May 15, 2026.
The launch wave adds Echo Generation 2, Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Remnant 2 to Game Pass.
Dead Static Drive joins Game Pass Premium and Ultimate on May 20, while five titles—including Persona 4 Golden—leave the catalog on May 31, 2026.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Forza Horizon 6 is the most played Game Pass title and has a Metacritic rating of 92.

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