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Changes in Forza Horizon 4’s Festival Playlist and Delisting from Digital Stores. | Forza

Cars. Competition. Creativity.

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On December 15, Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted from stores and Xbox Game Pass. This means the game and its additional content will no longer be available for purchase. 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.

If you played Forza Horizon 4 through Xbox Game Pass and purchased DLC content for it, worry not: by having an active, full-paid (not discounted) Xbox Game Pass subscription on 6/25 you will be eligible to receive a game token if you have purchased any extra content for Forza Horizon 4 through your Xbox Message Center. Codes will start to be delivered in the following days, please bear in mind that it might take a while before you get your token.

DLC is getting delisted today

Starting today, June 25; Forza Horizon 4’s DLC will get delisted from platforms, meaning that only Forza Horizon 4 Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate versions will be available for purchase from this day until delisting happens.

FAQ's from the official website. If you played the game on game pass and bought any DLC, you will be given a token (code) to redeem a copy of the game to keep permanently. They did the same before delisting the Forza 7.



Q: Will I still be able to play FH4 even after it gets delisted?

Yes, you will still be able to enjoy playing the game including its multiplayer and online functions.

Q: When will the final Festival Playlist happen?

It’s scheduled to start on July 25 and end on August 22

Q: What will happen to the game after the final Festival Playlist ends?

Every car that was previously Festival Playlist- exclusive will now be available to obtain via Backstage Pass. You will be able to complete daily and weekly challenges as well as Forzathon Live Challenges to earn points and obtain Backstage Passes.

Q: I’m an Xbox Game Pass player, what will happen to the DLC I purchased for the game?

If you own any DLC for Forza Horizon 4 and a fully paid Xbox Game Pass subscription you will receive a game token completely free.

Q: Why are you delisting the game from digital retailers?

Due to agreements with licensing and other partnerships ending.

Q: What will happen to physical copies of the game that are bought after delisting?

Those copies will still work as normal with the changes to the Festival Playlist we have detailed here: aka.ms/FH4Delisting

Q: Does this mean you are shutting down online servers and features?

No, even after the Festival Playlist ends and the game is no longer available at online retailers, you will still be able to use every offline and online feature of the game.

 

[64bitmodels]

and I'm gonna do the same thing I did for motorsport 7 on delisting and buy it

 

[adamsapple]

and I'm gonna do the same thing I did for motorsport 7 on delisting and buy it

If you buy any DLC, they'll send you a code for the full game to own permanently.

 

[BennyBlanco]

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.

Before the delisting date, the Festival Playlist’s flow will change as follows:

• Starting July 25, we will have the final series for the game in Series 77 which will include the last Festival Playlist that ends on August 22.
• After Series 77 ends on August 22, you will no longer be able to access the playlist screen, except to see the festival playlist history. When booting the game, you will be taken to the Festival Site screen rather than the Festival Playlist.
• Even though there won’t be any more Festival Playlists after Series 77 (August 22), you will still be able to see the Forza Events screen which will include a selection of daily and weekly challenges. Completing these challenges and Forzathon Live Events will earn you Forzathon Points that you can exchange for Backstage Passes.
• We will update the Backstage Pass Cars list with all the remaining cars that have previously been Festival Playlist Exclusive after Series 77.

Changes in Forza Horizon 4’s Festival Playlist and Delisting from Digital Stores. | Forza

Cars. Competition. Creativity.

forza.net

Sucks. Hopefully they firesale it on Steam before they pull the plug. Great game.

 

[Draugoth]

All hail the all digital future

 

[Mr Moose]

Changes in Forza Horizon 4’s Festival Playlist and Delisting from Digital Stores. | Forza

Cars. Competition. Creativity.

forza.net

Sucks. Hopefully they firesale it on Steam before they pull the plug. Great game.

80% off.

 

[tusharngf]

got the game on steam and had 60hrs of playtime. Its fun and rewarding but map was a big downgrade for me.

 

[Punished Miku]

All hail the all digital future

It's been removed from retail stores for some time now. This is as good as it gets with licenses like this. They do a great job of telling everyone months in advance and heavily discounting it. I got Forza 7 for like $10.

If you buy any DLC, they'll send you a code for the full game to own permanently.

When does that happen? Pretty sure I got the expansions for 4 and 5.

 

[BennyBlanco]

80% off.

$20 for the ultimate edition is tempting but might as well wait at this point. Still got the summer sale and fall sale.

 

[TVexperto]

on

If you buy any DLC, they'll send you a code for the full game to own permanently.

steam?

 

[SirKicksalot]

So there's no way to get that random Hot Wheels DLC and the treasure map on Steam now?

 

[adamsapple]

on

steam?

No, looks like that only applies to the game pass versions.

 

[BennyBlanco]

So there's no way to get that random Hot Wheels DLC and the treasure map on Steam now?

Have to buy the ultimate edition

 

[Mr Moose]

So there's no way to get that random Hot Wheels DLC and the treasure map on Steam now?

Notice: Forza Horizon 4: Hot Wheels™ Legends Car Pack is no longer available on the Steam store.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Have to buy the ultimate edition

Those DLC are separate from that edition.

 

[Punished Miku]

Q: I’m an Xbox Game Pass player, what will happen to the DLC I purchased for the game?

If you own any DLC for Forza Horizon 4 and a fully paid Xbox Game Pass subscription you will receive a game token completely free.

That's absolutely incredible customer support. Hell yeah. Didn't realize that was literally listed 5 months out so you even know that before the sale. No one else does this.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Those DLC are separate from that edition.

They are included, you just can’t buy them independently of the bundles anymore

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I have the base game on disc, but it's my least played Forza Horizon to date (around 20h of playtime) so I don't think I'll bother with getting the DLC.

 

[acm2000]

All hail the all digital future

this is pretty much exclusively an issue with games that are balls deep in licenses, the amount of contracts involving in making these sort of racing games must be a headache.

 

[NeverYouMind]

I am still playing Forza Horizon 3, which was delisted in 2020. I imagine that digital codes will be available for at least a decade after, but at great personal cost.

I have the base game on disc, but it's my least played Forza Horizon to date (around 20h of playtime) so I don't think I'll bother with getting the DLC.

You are really missing out on Treasure Island. It has a fantastic map with great events. Even Lego is sort of worth it for the large oval track.

 

[Mr Moose]

They are included, you just can’t buy them independently of the bundles anymore

Thats LEGO.

 

[bender]

Nuking the DLC without forewarning sucks.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

You are really missing out on Treasure Island. It has a fantastic map with great events. Even Lego is sort of worth it for the large oval track.

Eh, I'm okay with that, tbh. l'll get my Forza Horizon fix from FH3 and FH5.

 

[ManaByte]

All hail the all digital future

Car licenses are not in perpetuity

 

[Orbital2060]

If you buy any DLC, they'll send you a code for the full game to own permanently.

Codes will start to be delivered in the following days, please bear in mind that it might take a while before you get your token.

 

[Kacho]

Ha! I was thinking about when this would happen a week ago. Thanks for the heads up. Copped on Steam and installing on the Deck now.

 

[M1chl]

Shit I probably had it from gamepass thanks for heads up. Fucking music industry

 

[Nydius]

Fucking music industry

Music industry?

This is due to car licensing agreements expiring, like the past Forza delistings.

OT: I’ll wait and see what the sale looks like next month. If Ultimate Edition is down to $20 on the Xbox store like it currently is on Steam, I’ll probably pick it up. Might be an unpopular opinion but I like FH4 more than FH5 (with exception to FH5’s hot wheels DLC).

 

[M1chl]

Music industry?

This is due to car licensing agreements expiring, like the past Forza delistings.

I am fairly certain that given how some games have to patch it to remove certain songs, this is also large part of the delisting.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Eh, I'm okay with that, tbh. l'll get my Forza Horizon fix from FH3 and FH5.

I get my fix from all three. Love the soundtrack and Bond cars in 4 too much to not play it. The tire traction and simulation handling option do feel off compared to the other two though. Using the best tires and automated handling does the job well enough.

 

[R6Rider]

I actually bought this late last year and man...it got boring so damn fast.

Based on this timeframe FH5 will be removed in 2027.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Well, time to buy on Steam. The price for the UE is nice. It sucks that you can't transfer MS Store saves to Steam version

 

[Little Chicken]

Great game, liked how they incorporated changing seasons.

 

[adamsapple]

They did the same for the last time a Forza Motorsport was delisted and everyone got their codes. They're good for it.

 

[GHG]

One of my few purchases via the windows store but I'll grab the Steam version now, thanks for the heads up.

 

[graywolf323]

the Hot Wheels car pack wasn’t included with the Ultimate Edition yet they removed all the DLCs for sale already without warning

did they removed the Hot Wheels Pack dlc? :: Forza Horizon 4 General Discussions (Opinon, Feedback, Discussions)

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[fatmarco]

It's a very Microsoft thing to have their best, most highly rated and played exclusive franchise be unsellable only 6 years after each of its releases.

Licenses or not, it's genuinely crazy to have games in this day and age be that ephemeral, and for a system that's got little else as far as high profile exclusives, that any new Xbox owners will miss out on Horizon 1, 2, 3, 4 and eventually 5 is just an insane situation. That's five 9/10 games in the trash for them.

It's not to be confused with the situations with Gran Turismo or basic Forza, where each iteration is meant to be the roughly the same game but an iterative improvement. Each Horizon has its own unique identity, aesthetic and content. Each time one of these games gets delisted its a significant cut to the library and value of the Xbox brand.

 

[Fatbody]

So I’m one of those that played it on gamepass and paid for the expansions, but my current subscription is lapsed. Can I today just buy a month of GP Core and get the token? I wish they were clear on that.

 

[KaiserBecks]

So, which dlc is the cheapest? If they’ll send you a key to the full game after it’s delisted, that sounds like a pretty good deal (yes, I realise this only applies to Gamepass users).

 

[Shake Your Rump]

any new Xbox owners will miss out on Horizon 1

This is backward compatible. It's the only one I own and it's fantastic! Who needs Horizon 5. Although I played Horizon 4 demo and it essentially felt identical to Horizon 1, just in a different location. Even the beginning races were the same.

Also, every game in the Horizon series is available on retail disc. No one is missing out on anything.

Now, Motorsport 4 is some bullshit. It's the same period as Horizon 1, and they didn't bother with backwards compatibility. It's fine. I have an Xbox 360.

 

[adamsapple]

So I’m one of those that played it on gamepass and paid for the expansions, but my current subscription is lapsed. Can I today just buy a month of GP Core and get the token? I wish they were clear on that.

I think you might need to buy console game pass, not core.

So, which dlc is the cheapest? If they’ll send you a key to the full game after it’s delisted, that sounds like a pretty good deal (yes, I realise this only applies to Gamepass users).

The smaller car packs have been delisted, the cheapest option right now is the Lego pack $17.99

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[Solrac]

is 5 much better than this one?

 

[Fake]

 

[SEGAvangelist]

So if you played on Game Pass and bought any DLC, you get the game for free I guess?

 

[T4keD0wN]

One of my few purchases via the windows store but I'll grab the Steam version now, thanks for the heads up.

I was thinking of doing the same, but apparently the saves dont transfer despite the need to log to ms account.

 

[dotnotbot]

Couldn't they announce DLC delisting in advance? Ffs

 

[NeverYouMind]

is 5 much better than this one?

Cars list, music, events, and tracks not so much. Car handling and tire traction is definitely improved though. Rear wheel drive has never been better.

 

[adamsapple]

Cars list, music, events, and tracks not so much. Car handling and tire traction is definitely improved though. Rear wheel drive has never been better.

And goes without saying, better technically as well.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I think I might buy the game outright and save the main game token I get for a nice sale a year or so after it's delisted.

 

[Fart Knight]

Good riddance