Forza Horizon 6 PS5 players finally have a date. Playground Games’ Japan-set racer arrives on PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, and pre-orders opened today on the PlayStation Store. Premium Edition owners get in five days early, on Thursday, January 21.
A firm date after “later this year”
Since the game launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC in May, Playground had only said the PS5 version was coming later in 2026. January 26 moves it into early 2027 but finally pins it down. Panic Button, the studio that brought Forza Horizon 5 to PS5, built this version with Playground and Turn 10 Studios, and a disc release is coming to retailers too.
The game unlocks at 12:01am local time. In the US, everyone gets it at 12:01am ET, so West Coast players can start at 9pm PT the night before. That’s Wednesday, January 20 for Premium Early Access and Monday, January 25 for everyone else.
Editions, prices, and the Ferrari J50
The Standard Edition is $69.99, the same price Steam lists for the PC version. The Deluxe Edition is $99.99 and adds the Welcome Pack and the Car Pass, which brings 30 extra cars. The Premium Edition is $119.99 and covers early access, VIP Membership, the Time Attack and Italian Passion car packs, the first expansion on January 21, and the second expansion when it arrives. Standard or Deluxe owners can buy a $59.99 Premium Upgrade later.
Any PS5 pre-order adds a pre-tuned Ferrari J50 to your garage once you finish the prologue. Ferrari built only ten J50s to mark 50 years of Ferrari in Japan.
Keep in mind that the PS5 version is a separate purchase. If you already own the game on Xbox or Steam, you don’t get a PS5 copy, and any car packs or expansions have to be bought again on each platform.
Cross-play, cross-save, and your progress
PS5 players will share the same game with everyone on Xbox Series X|S and PC, including the Steam version. Cross-play is on by default, and you can turn it off in the game or PS5 settings. Progress carries over through your Microsoft account, so a Steam or Xbox save follows you to PS5 as long as you sign in with the same account. You’ll need to link one on first launch, and that link is permanent for this game. You can unlink it, but you can only relink the same account.
Community creations come along too. EventLab races, Prefabs, garages and Estates, liveries, and tuning setups made since May are available from day one. Leaderboards and the Festival Playlist are shared across platforms, and the PS5 version launches with the same content as Xbox and PC, so the Drift Attack mode added in September is included from day one. Solo play works without a membership, but online multiplayer needs PlayStation Plus.
How it runs on PS5
Every PS5 gets a 4K 30fps Quality mode and a 60fps Performance mode. The pre-order trailer was captured on a base PS5 in Quality mode. The DualSense controller’s vibration and trigger effects are used for wheel slip, threshold braking, and changes in road surface. There’s also a full trophy list with a Platinum. The PS Store lists the game as rated E for Everyone.
The first expansion lands with it
The first Premium Expansion launches on January 21 for every platform, so PS5 Premium owners get it on their first day. It adds a new location, new gameplay, and more cars. It’s included with the Premium Edition, Premium Upgrade, and Expansions Bundle, and it’ll also be sold separately. A free content update for all players arrives alongside it, and Playground says it will share details closer to release.
If you’ve been waiting since May, Standard gets you the full game on January 26. The real question is whether five days of early access and the expansion are worth an extra $50 for Premium.