Is Forza Horizon About To Become Xbox’s Main Forza Franchise?

Of course, Forza Motorsport still had its place in the Xbox lineup – after all, it’s been the platform’s exclusive sim racer since 2005 on the original Xbox. But, despite curiosity surrounding Turn 10’s 2023 reboot, FM for Xbox Series X|S just never really landed with the broader community, coming and going like a hot lap at Brands Hatch. There have been some great updates since and the game is in a decent spot right now, but we wouldn’t say there’s much enthusiasm for another entry, anecdotally.

And that brings us back to our initial question, is Forza Horizon going to become the main Forza franchise over at Xbox HQ? With Phil Spencer teasing another FH entry next year, and Turn 10 seemingly losing quite a few staff recently, that certainly looks to be the case. There’s a lot that Microsoft can do with future Forza Horizon iterations, but honestly, Motorsport just feels like it’s spinning its wheels right now. This could be the right time to retire the series, even if such an eventuality would have felt impossible just a few years ago.