Forza Horizon 6 leak not a "pre-load issue," Playground Games claims as dev bans entire bloodlines for playing pirated copies

Forza Horizon 6 surfaced on Steam before launch without encryption, and Playground Games said it was not caused by a preload mistake.

SteamDB suggested the build likely came from someone with early access rather than a public release issue.

Playground Games is responding with broad anti-piracy enforcement, including franchise-wide and hardware bans.

The leak points to a serious build-security breakdown and raises concerns about review copies, early access access, and publisher-platform trust.