Leak: Forza Horizon 6 hits PS5 in 2027, Xbox denies GTA 6 streaming deal, $111B games merger

Forza Horizon 6 reportedly slips to January 26, 2027 on PS5, Xbox denies exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights, and Skydance merges its game studios after a $111 billion deal. Everything that happened in games in the last 24 hours. 🏎️ Forza Horizon 6: The PS5 version would cost about $69.99, like on Xbox, even though Playground denied a delay on September 7. Forza Horizon 5 reportedly sold over 5 million copies on PS5, bringing in more than $300 million. ☁️ GTA 6 streaming: The denial came from Matthew Ball, Xbox's head of strategy, on X. In November, Game Pass Ultimate cloud play gets capped at 15 hours a month. 🎬 Rockstar North: Co-head Rob Nelson told IGN that heist getaways can feel like scripted missions, with a partner driving while you shoot at police. The PEGI 18+ rating mentions sex scenes and occasional fetish scenes. 🎮 Game Pass: Battlefield 6 sold over 7 million copies in three days. A Plague Tale: Requiem, Donut County and Pacific Drive also leave on October 15. 🏢 Skydance: The merger was announced in a memo from president Andy Gordon obtained by Variety, with Josh Silverman taking over global products and publishing. CEO David Ellison warned it will require tough decisions. 🛒 Battle.net: Sharma said Battle.net already retains almost as many users as Steam. The CD Projekt Red partnership that brought The Witcher 3 to the store is also set to grow. 🔫 Perfect Dark: The footage, obtained by MP1st, reportedly came from a visual effects artist's work files. Bloomberg reported that Take-Two nearly rescued the game before the deal with Microsoft fell apart. 🗺️ Uncharted: MP1st says the new game is led by Shaun Escayg, director of The Lost Legacy, and would come after Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. North made his comment back in August at a Gamergy panel in Puerto Rico.