Overview
- Steam's PC preload, which went up Sunday without encryption, exposed roughly 155GB of Forza Horizon 6 files to anyone who knew where to look.
- Piracy groups grabbed the build, produced cracked copies, and made the full game playable offline before launch.
- Clips and screenshots spread on social media and streaming sites, with Reddit removing posts that tried to share download links.
- Playground Games re-encrypted the Steam files after the error, and a verified screenshot shows a content creator receiving an account ban set to last until December 31, 9999.
- The racer is still slated for Premium early access on May 15 and full release on May 19, and neither Microsoft nor Playground Games has issued a broad public statement.