The First Forza Horizon Was Temporarily Available To Buy Online Yesterday

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The original Forza Horizon briefly showed up on the Xbox store yesterday with some able to buy the game before it disappeared (as spotted by VGC). This has led fans to speculate that the game could be making an official reappearance.

Developed by Playground Games, the first Forza Horizon dates from 2012 and was a critically acclaimed triple-A release for the Xbox 360. However, the game hasn't been available to buy for some time since it was removed from sale in 2016 so it's sudden unexpected appearance on the Xbox store was quite the surprise.

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The original Forza Horizon saw players taking part in street races in the US state of Colorado. Later games would dramatically expand the range of drivable area with subsequent entries heading to Europe, Australia, Great Britain, and Mexico – but it all started with the more modest range of the western US state (which in real life is larger than the United Kingdom, but anyway).

Social media users reported that they could purchase Forza Horizon from the Xbox Store on Saturday, but later the same day the game had been removed once again. It's unknown whether this was an accident or an indication that it's being prepped for an official re-release. As VGC explained, Forza games must be removed from sale some years after their launch since the third-party licenses that enable the use of real-world cars, race course, and other aspects, begin to expire. For example, Forza Motorsport was taken down from sale in September 2021, a mere four years after it launched.

However, if users were quick enough to buy Forza Horizon yesterday they should have access to the game indefinitely. One lucky buyer showed off the