In short: With a successor still in development, Microsoft has announced that Forza Motorsport 7 and its DLC will be phased out of sale on the MS Store soon and will also be unavailable through Xbox Game Pass. The game is currently on sale until September 15, after which only existing owners will be able to play / download the game, access multiplayer and other online services.
Initially marred by a frustrating loot box system, Forza Motorsport 7 came with a plethora of cars and tracks, and it remains one of the finest “simcade†racers available today. For racing / driving fans who still haven’t tried it out almost four years later, now is a good time to do so, as the game will soon reach its “End of Life” status.
In his official announcementMicrosoft notes that FM7 will also be removed from Xbox Game Pass, with a token system in place for players who have purchased DLC on the subscription game service. These tokens will be distributed until August 2 and will allow continued access to the game for XGP players. Those who do not receive a token will need to contact Xbox Support.
2017 isn’t exactly long ago, but it looks like licensing limitations on real-world cars and tracks are at play here, forcing new game sales to end and creating a small gap where no new titles are available. Forza Motorsport will only be available to purchase digitally. The next installment from Turn 10 Studios, simply called “Forza Motorsport,†will likely arrive sometime in 2022 given the November 9 launch date of this year for Playground Games’ upcoming open-world Forza.
While Forza Motorsport 7 stubbornly remains a Microsoft Store exclusive to this day, unlike Forza Horizon 4 which hit Steam earlier this year, there’s a pretty tempting 75 percent offt on the MS Store with enough time (until September 15) for players to get behind the wheel.
