It's becoming more and more common to see a game that was released a few years ago become available for purchase, followed shortly after by the servers shutting down. (If this results in no playability at all, there's a more serious problem: just think of The Crew…)
The game in question has already partially disappeared from Steam, for example, because the Forza Horizon 4 DLC can no longer be purchased due to expiring licenses. Microsoft didn't want to extend it, so Playground Games has already been partially halted, and this will be followed by the entire game being removed from stores in December. The latest Playist Festival, which started yesterday, runs until August 22, after which the playlist screen will no longer be available, only a list of previous events.
The landscape will be readable. Daily and weekly challenges will remain, and by completing them you can earn Forzathon Points, which can be used to obtain Backstage Passes and access to an ever-changing range of cars.
Attention Forza Horizon 4 players!
We have an important announcement regarding how the FH4 Festival playlist will work after Series 77 (July 25th – August 22nd) and its availability in digital stores after December 15th.
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– Forza Horizon (@ForzaHorizon) June 25, 2024
Today, only the basic, deluxe, and ultimate editions of Forza Horizon 4 are available until December 15, when they will be removed from Steam and the Microsoft Store. You can currently buy the game for €14 (around 5,600 HUF) on Valve’s digital store, and according to Playground Games, which is currently developing the Fable reboot, the game will be discounted on the Microsoft Store on July 14. The question, of course, is how long the servers and access will remain? The Crew was removed from stores in December and then became unplayable in the spring. According to Playground, it will remain downloadable, so its offline, online, and multiplayer functionality will remain the same.
Forza Horizon 4 isn't a very old game, as it was released for Xbox One and PC in October 2018, and was also among the opening titles for the Xbox Series in November 2020. So it's not so old that its status isn't sustainable, but the story is simply that Microsoft doesn't want to spend money on that. Let the men buy the new ones, shall we?
source: PCGamer
