Turn 10 has announced that it’ll be shutting down Forza Horizon 1 and 2’s online servers on August 22, 2023.
Online functionality such as matchmaking and leaderboards, as well as browsing and downloading online user-generated content won’t be available after the shutdown date. This content includes liveries, vinyl, tuning setups, and photos. However, the single-player experience in both games will remain playable.
Turn 10 notes that the reason for the closure was that both games have a very small player population. Additionally, due to the age of these games and their services, access to online functionality even before August 22 isn’t guaranteed.
Forza Horizon 1 & 2 online services are closing down on August 22, 2023 https://t.co/1zCVtTZJ5E
Single-player experience will remain playable.
Matchmaking, leaderboards, and browsing/downloading of online user generated content will go down pic.twitter.com/ErKbdCABEB
— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 23, 2023
Forza Horizon 2’s online service closure will impact both Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of the game, as well as the standalone Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious. Players who have already purchased Forza Horizon 1 or Forza Horizon 2 can continue to download them even after the closure date.
Both games are also backward compatible on Xbox Series X|S, and this functionality will be unaffected by the server closure and players will still be able to access the single-player content.
George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He’s been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.
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