Could THIS be BIG NEWS for Forza Horizon 6?

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Summary

TLDREric Ship discusses the implications of Playground Games' announcement revealing Fable's launch has been delayed to 2026. He considers how this delay could free up the schedule for the next Forza Horizon game, potentially allowing it to launch in 2025 without direct competition, enhancing both titles' sales performance. He points out the development history of the Forza series and raises concerns regarding the effectiveness of the ForzaTech engine being used for both titles, suggesting that issues with the engine could affect development timelines. Additionally, he considers the looming presence of Grand Theft Auto 6, which could overshadow Forza Horizon 6 if they were to release around the same time. Overall, he contemplates the strategic decisions Microsoft might make concerning game releases in light of these factors.

Takeaways

  • 🎮 Fable delayed to 2026!
  • 🚗 Next Horizon game may drop in 2025.
  • ⏳ Playground has two separate teams working.
  • ⚙️ ForzaTech engine could be problematic.
  • 📅 Release strategy affected by major titles.
  • 🛠️ Concerns over engine performance persist.
  • 🎉 Optimistic outlook for Horizon fans.
  • 🔍 Competition with GTA 6 a major consideration.
  • 🥇 Spacing out launches could benefit both games.
  • 📈 Microsoft may adjust plans based on market conditions.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:08:35

    Eric discusses the recent announcement from Playground Games regarding the delay of Fable to 2026, which may impact the release of Forza Horizon 6. He notes that Playground has two different teams for Fable and Horizon, and suggests that the delay could allow Forza to release in 2025 without conflicting with Fable. Historically, Forza games have had a two to three-year development cycle, and with Fable's delay, Horizon 6 could be positioned to launch this year without overlapping releases. However, he also raises concerns about potential game engine issues, suggesting that delays could be stemmed from challenges in using the new ForzaTech engine, which has had performance issues in other games. He questions if Microsoft is hesitant to release Horizon 6 in 2025 due to the impending release of Grand Theft Auto 6, which could overshadow its launch. Eric concludes by urging viewers to speculate whether Fable's delay will influence Horizon 6's release timeline and invites comments on the topic.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • What is the new release date for Fable?

    Fable is now set to launch in 2026.

  • How long did previous Forza Horizon games take to develop?

    Forza Horizon games typically took 2 to 3 years to develop.

  • Could the delay of Fable affect Forza Horizon 6's launch?

    Yes, it could create a clearer release window for Horizon 6.

  • What challenges might Playground Games face with the Forza Horizon engine?

    There may be issues with the latest ForzaTech engine impacting development.

  • Is there a concern about competing with other major games?

    Yes, especially with Grand Theft Auto 6 releasing in 2025.

  • When was the last Forza Horizon game update?

    Forza Horizon 5 has concluded its newly themed monthly updates.

  • What should players expect from the next Horizon game?

    A potential release in 2025 without conflicts with Fable.

  • Why is there speculation about the launch date of Horizon 6?

    Due to Fable's delay and potential issues with the development engine.

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  • 00:00:04
    yo what's cracking everyone Eric ship
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    triple one here so recently over on
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    playground Games official X account they
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    posted something very interesting which
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    reads we know how excited you are for
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    fable and in order to make the best game
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    possible for our players we're going to
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    take a little more time and launch in
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    2026 now of course as most of you know
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    playground games are the Developers for
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    both Fable and for Horizon internally
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    the studio is comprised of two
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    completely separate teams although I
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    can't 100% confirm whether or not this
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    is entirely true as perhaps some
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    individual developers are working on
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    both IPS but at large yes there are two
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    separate internal teams and you might be
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    asking how is the delay for fable big
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    news for the next Horizon title well
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    although playground games has not
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    officially announced the next Horizon
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    game yet I I think it's safe to assume
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    that it is coming but it's just a matter
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    of when if we won the clock back and
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    look at all of the Forza Horizon titles
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    that has been launched from Horizon 1
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    through to Horizon 4 each game only took
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    2 years to develop while Horizon 5 took
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    three and if we were to go by the same
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    time frame as Horizon 5 we would already
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    be 3 months into Forza Horizon 6 but of
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    course that isn't the case now if we
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    were to take playground game's most
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    recent post with an optimistic
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    perspective then fables delayed to
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    launch in
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    2026 clears the window for the next
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    Horizon game to release anytime this
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    year without the worry of playground
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    game's own titles clashing and what I
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    mean by this isn't necessarily from a
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    workload standpoint as mentioned earlier
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    that there are two separate internal
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    teams but more so from a players and
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    sales performance standpoint
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    hypothetically let's say that the next
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    Horizon game was to release during the
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    same time frame as Fable in
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    2025 even though they aren't the same
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    genre there may be players who perhaps
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    love both these series but only have
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    enough time to really invest in one thus
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    essentially forcing players to choose
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    which ultimately just hurts how both
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    their titles will perform at launch so
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    why Clump up the release dates when they
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    can just space them out allowing players
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    that love both franchises a chance to
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    enjoy them with the next Horizon game
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    releasing in 2025 while Fable launches
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    in 2026 to me that just makes the most
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    sense then you factor in that fortza
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    Horizon 5 will no longer introduce any
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    more newly themed monthly updates with
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    new content from this point onwards
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    essentially marking the end of the
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    game's life one has to think surely with
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    fables delay 2025 has to be the year for
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    Horizon 6 right I just can't see see how
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    Microsoft would not want the next
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    Horizon game to come out this year I
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    mean sure they do have Horizon 5
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    launching on PlayStation 5 this April
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    with the addition of one more in-game
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    update but that should really be used
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    only as an opportunity to give
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    PlayStation players a taste of what Xbox
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    and PC players have been experiencing
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    for years it shouldn't shift the team's
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    Focus nor the time frame as to when the
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    next Horizon game launches and an X
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    Factor to consider is with aeto Corsa
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    Evo planning to introduce a huge free
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    roam map based in Germany with the
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    nurburg ring included who knows what
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    kind of a beast that game could become
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    as it continues to grow also so to me if
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    I was looking at all these factors such
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    as Horizon 5 ending aset corser possibly
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    becoming a true rival to the series as
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    the years go by the launch of horizon 5
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    on PlayStation possibly used as an
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    appetizer for what's next should the
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    next Horizon game not be available on
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    PlayStation on day one and of course the
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    delay of their own project moving to
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    2026 there really is no better time to
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    announce and launch the next Horizon
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    game this
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    year however there's always a
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    pessimistic perspective how does the
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    delay of fable possibly affect Forza
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    Horizon 6 negatively well could this be
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    a game engine issue I mean we know that
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    the upcoming Fable is being developed
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    using the latest for Tech game engine
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    and to hear that the game is now delayed
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    for another year could possibly mean
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    that working with the latest forch
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    engine is more problematic than
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    anticipated maybe it's not the most
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    efficient game engine to make a title on
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    WE of course don't exactly know but any
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    delay of a highly anticipated game is
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    never good news and with the next
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    Horizon game rumored to only launch on
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    current gen consoles it's most likely
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    also going to be running on the exact
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    same game engine and so far for Tech
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    hasn't really proved itself to be any
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    good thus far take a look at Forts and
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    Motorsport the game has been played with
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    issues after issues it launched with
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    many bugs and glitches even after the
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    game was already delayed once
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    graphically it almost looks like a step
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    backwards compared to Horizon 5 with its
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    dull Reflections the optimization is
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    poor especially on PC and overall is a
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    game engine that just hasn't proven
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    itself to be a major step forward like
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    many of us had thought so could the same
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    thing be happening right now with
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    Horizon 6 during its quiet developmental
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    phase perhaps playground games is still
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    trying to figure out how to utilize
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    their latest game engine to its full
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    potential which is why they've been very
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    quiet about the next Horizon game what's
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    also interesting to note is that Xbox
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    has been announcing many of their
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    biggest titles way ahead of time we
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    already know Gears of War eeday is
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    releasing at some point Fable was
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    announced way back in 2020 fors and
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    Motorsport was talked about since 2019
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    with its first trailer debuting in 2020
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    so why so secret about Horizon 6 now
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    going by the fabal news and how forsome
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    Motorsport is currently performing it
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    could be a couple of more years before
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    we might see any traces of the next
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    Horizon game publicly and we haven't
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    even addressed the biggest elephant in
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    the room yet and that is is of course
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    Grand Theft Auto 6 with the 2025 release
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    date pretty much official now does
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    Microsoft even want to take on a
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    behemoth like GTA as big as the Forza
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    Horizon series is do they want to take
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    the Gamble and go totto Toe with
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    arguably the most highly anticipated
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    game over the last decade like I said
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    just because two games are not from the
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    same genre doesn't necessarily mean that
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    they aren't competitors any game that
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    takes plays away from their own title to
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    play another is a competitor whether
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    it's directly or indirectly and because
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    Grand Theft Auto can also become a
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    driving game at times depending on how
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    you play the series is it worth for
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    Microsoft to go all right we're going
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    ahead and launching Horizon 6 around the
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    same time as GTA 6 I mean for gamers
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    that have all the time in the world this
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    would be awesome but what about those
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    who have time to only invest in one game
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    are they going to choose Horizon 6 over
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    GTA 6 that may be a very difficult sell
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    and when you factor in all of the
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    projects from the latest for tech engine
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    taking over 5 years to develop with one
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    still trying to amend a whole bunch of
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    issues perhaps
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    2025 just isn't the year for Horizon
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    fans but anyways what do you guys think
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    will fables delay play any role as to
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    when Forza Horizon 6 will launch is
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    Microsoft perhaps aing many huge games
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    releasing in 2025 due to Grand Theft
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    Auto 6 or perhaps the next Horizon game
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    was never planned to release anytime
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    soon share us your thoughts down in the
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    comment section below as I do read all
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    of your comments guys but anyways if you
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    in the next video peace
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