Ever since Forza's first foray into open-world racing back with Horizon in 2012, it's gone on to define the series, outpacing the original mainline Motorsport series. That's certainly not slowing down with Forza Horizon 6, which takes the racing festival to Japan after over a decade of fan requests. I was already on board when Playground Games revealed FH6 would return to the wristband career mode, but when PC Gamer's Shaun Prescott gave it a test drive earlier this month, describing its Japan map as the "series' best yet", I'm more hyped than ever.
And I'm not alone in that, clearly, as gaming market data firm Alinea Analytics suggests that Forza Horizon 6 has already sold over 500,000 copies on Steam alone so far—and it's still a month away from launch. That equates to nearly $30 million in gross revenue before considering console sales, according to their data. As for launch day on May 19, it suggests that it'll race past two million sales on Steam within its first 24 hours. For context, Forza Horizon 5 bagged over 10 million players in its first week, a record for Xbox Game Studios, so it's already making headway.
