The official Forza Horizon account has confirmed in a social media post that the latest installment of the racing game — Forza Horizon 6 — will fully support cross-save functionality across all available platforms for the first time in the series’ history.
The cross-save functionality expands beyond just Xbox and Xbox on PC entitlements to fully support the feature on Steam and PlayStation, as well.
Thanks to cross-save and cross-play, you can play anywhere with anyone! pic.twitter.com/kwqL4GGjckFebruary 4, 2026
Cross-platform support, including cross-play for multiplayer and even cross-save functionality, isn’t new for Microsoft-owned game studios. Microsoft and Xbox invested in cross-platform environments with its Xbox Play Anywhere initiative, which allowed players to purchase a game on Xbox or Windows PC and own that game on both platforms.
Cloud saves and shared accounts further bolstered Play Anywhere, giving players the freedom to pick up where they left off in a previous gaming session, regardless of platform.
Microsoft’s own Call of Duty series also fully supports cross-entitlements, including shared access to purchased cosmetics regardless of which platform the content was originally purchased on. However, it remains unclear if Playground Games will allow for DLC content to transfer between platforms the same way that Call of Duty does.
What is safe to assume is that cross-save compatibility means that your in-game progress — unlocked cars or cars purchased with in-game currency, traded cars, race progress, and player level — will carry with you regardless of where you decide to pick up and play.
Forza Horizon 6 is expected to have more than 550 cars in its roster when it launches on May 19, so if you unlock cars on Steam, you can still access them if you play the game on a PlayStation 5 or ROG Xbox Ally X the next time you launch the game.
Playground Games has previously confirmed that cross-play is also supported in Forza Horizon 6. If part of your squad is on Xbox, but you have that one lone PlayStation fan in your group, you’ll still be able to play Forza Horizon 6 together — you’ll just have to wait until the game launches on PS5 later this year.
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