Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted later this year

One issue which many video game developers have come across at some point is the need to delist their games from digital stores due to expiring licensing agreements. One of the biggest culprits of this are racing games. Many fans of the Forza series were hoping that 2018’s Forza Horizon 4 might not suffer the same fate due to prior statements from Microsoft themselves. Unfortunately, the game is now set to be delisted later this year.

Making the announcement on their blog, the team at Playground Games shared the unfortunate news: “Due to licensing and agreements with our partners, Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted from digital platforms (Microsoft Store and Steam) on December 15, 2024. This means the game and its additional content will no longer be available for purchase through online stores.”

While some achievements will become unachieveable, the team revealed that “players who already own the game and its content will be able to download and play it as normal, including its offline, online, and multiplayer features; physical copies of the game purchased after this date will also work and will be able to use online features.”

While not necessarily a surprising outcome for the game, back in late 2022 a Forza representative did claim that “we’re not planning on delisting Forza Horizon 4 anytime soon!”

It’s arguable whether a year and a half later would be considered soon, but regardless it is a shame to see pretty much every racing game ultimately succumb to the same fate.

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