Forza Horizon 4 is delisted. You cannot buy it on Steam or the Microsoft Store as of December 2024. Keys for the Ultimate Edition now sell for $300+ on third-party gray markets.
Important: This article is for educational and preservation purposes. The "verified" build is intended for owners of the original game who want a DRM-free, offline backup that will work forever, unlike the Microsoft Store version which requires periodic online check-ins.
The keyword UltimateEdition is not just marketing fluff. In the context of this verified build, it means the package contains zero missing content that requires downloading additional files.
A "verified" copy means the following critical files exist in your root folder: forzahorizon4ultimateeditionv14785640p verified
How to check: Compare your total folder size. A clean Ultimate Edition v1.478.564.0 should be 92.3 GB – 94.1 GB (larger if you have 4K video add-ons).
For the preservationist or the modder, "verified" means:
Stick with v1.478.564.0 (verified repack) if: Forza Horizon 4 is delisted
Switch to Official Store/Steam if:
The most confusing part of the keyword is 040p. Officially, Microsoft uses x64 or Win64. So, what is 040p?
Community Interpretation: In the preservation and repack scene, 040p is slang used by certain specific release groups to denote a "Patched-040-Perfect" build. Important: This article is for educational and preservation
All of these are non-critical and do not affect the core driving experience.
In the scene, “Verified” means that a trusted source (e.g., a known scene group or repacker) has tested the crack for:
Unverified releases of FH4 often suffer from:
v1.478.564.0 is verified to have none of these issues.