Forza Horizon 6 is announced for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox

The game will be set in Japan and will arrive in 2026

During the Xbox transmission at the Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft and the playground games developer announced Forza Horizon 6 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.

The game, which will be set in Japan, will arrive for the first time on the PC series and Xbox in 2026, followed by the PlayStation 5 version some time later. It can also be played via Game Pass Ultimate.

“For a long time, Japan has been at the top of the list of Horizon fans’ orders, so we are excited to finally bring this place so requested to players in force Horizon 6”, explained Don Arceta, artistic director of the new game.

“Japan has such a unique culture – from cars, to music, fashionable – which makes it perfect for the next Horizon scenario. As in any title of Horizon, we want to make sure that the country represents authentically and we will provide the gameplay of the characteristic of the open world of Horizon – and now it is the right time to fully make it for players.”

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“Even if we are not announcing many details right now, we are excited to show fans the true amplitude of beauty – both natural and urban environments – and Japan has to offer,” said Arceta. “Of the neon lights and imposing buildings in the city of Tokyo – one of our most detailed and complex environments so far – to the serenity and natural beauty of the rural and mountainous areas of Japan, we believe that the players will be affected by the open world of Japan that we build.”

“And while we are not necessarily trying to recreate Japan and its environments identically, our goal has always been to capture the country’s unique cultural essence and present it as much as possible horizon.”

Arceta had to go to Japan with the team and the cultural consultant Kyoko Yamashita to help capture the details that may not be so evident when they only worked with the reference materials.

“The trip to Japan showed that the development team was really facing the country with the right level of curiosity and observation”, Yamashita commented. “During our field work in Tokyo, most of the group was visiting for the first time. After a few days, someone said:” With all this energy here, it is … silent “. This observation – the chaos organized with a surprising calm – showed me that they were not just looking at;

Source: Terra

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