The premium edition gives you access 4 days early,do you think we will we be able to install the full game a day or so before that date?I know some games allow that,not sure its been a thing with the Horizon games.
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My experience is that games are downloadable at midnight (in your time zone - New Zealand gets it first) of launch day, so if you have a fast internet connection you will be amongst the first paying customers to play. If you don’t, you’re in for a long wait. There’s also usually a Day One Update that could be as large as the initial download, so more time waiting.
Perhaps the timing of this launch will be at the same time worldwide, as their trailers have been, so nobody would be tempted to reset their Xbox home location to NZ.
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I remeber resetting my timezone to New Zeland for 5 
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For Eastern Standard Time it’s 12:00 am on Xbox Series X
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I am pretty sure that pre download was available for FH4 and FH5, yes there is always a day 1 patch. but the base game is pre installed before early access
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Preload became available May 4th:
Turn up Your Airwaves with the Horizon Festival’s Biggest Line-Up Yet
Forza Horizon 6 is now available for preload on Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Xbox app and Steam. You can now download the game in its entirety and ensure you’re all set to experience the breathtaking landscapes of Japan as soon as the game is available to you. On Xbox Series X, you will need to have at least 135GB of available storage (130GB on Xbox Series S), and on PC, 160GB and an SSD is required.