Microsoft will pull the plug on Forza Horizon 1 and 2 servers on August 23

Microsoft will close the servers of the first two Forza Horizon games on August 23. According to developer Turn 10, these games are rarely played and this way the studio can focus on its most recent games.

The single-player mode of both games will remain available, but in two months it will no longer be possible to view online rankings, search and download player content and race with other users online. Turn 10 writes further that, ‘due to the age of these games and their services, access to online features before the closing date cannot be guaranteed’.

The first Forza Horizon game was released in 2012 for the Xbox 360, and the second was released two years later for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Closing the servers applies to all versions of the games.