Forza Horizon 4 – Forza - Playground Games – Microsoft Studios – Unity - Unreal Engine - Xbox One – Microsoft Windows – Xbox One X - PS4 – IndieCade – video games – eSports - Gamescom – E3 – PlayStation – LA Games Conference Forza Horizon 4 is an open world racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It will be released on 2 October 2018 on Xbox One and Windows 10 after being announced at Xbox's E3 2018 conference. The game will be set in a fictionalized representation of the United Kingdom. It is the eleventh instalment in the Forza series and the fourth title in the Forza Horizon spin-off series. Forza Horizon 4 features over 450 licensed cars and a route creator, enabling players to create their own races. The game takes place in a synchronized shared world, compared to the AI driven Drivatars from its predecessors, with each server supporting up to 72 cars. The game is also playable in offline mode. Players have the opportunity to buy properties from across the map, which unlock new items and gameplay perks. The game features a dynamic weather system that also depicts the change of season. The game world changes depending on the season: for example, lakes will freeze over in winter and allow players the ability to explore regions of the game world that would be inaccessible during other seasons. The seasons are fixed across the game's servers, meaning that all players will experience the same conditions at the same time.