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- Forza Horizon 6 has been officially announced for 2026 and will take the series to Japan.
- The game’s art director has confirmed that Forza Horizon 6’s open world will be the series’ most extensive to date.
- Moreover, the open world will be denser, and Tokyo is the largest city in the series’ history.
Microsoft finally unveiled a teaser trailer for Forza Horizon 6 at the recent Xbox Tokyo Game Show. With a 2026 release slate, information about the game is currently minimal. However, Playground Games has suggested that it might be their most ambitious release in the series so far.
As such, the studio has also confirmed that the Forza Horizon 6 Japan setting will be the largest open-world setting across all entries.
Why it matters: Forza Horizon games are hailed for their scenic representations of real-world locations. While bigger open worlds don’t equal good quality in most titles, the case isn’t valid with Forza Horizon games.
In an interview with GamesRadar, art director Don Arceta for Forza Horizon 6 said the following:
I think this map that we’ve created for Japan, or Horizon’s version of Japan, is big, but also dense. There’s always something around the corner for you to discover and see. But yeah, it’s bigger.
Usually, Forza Horizon maps can be pretty bland, with empty roads and minimal urban areas. For the sixth entry, they aim to address this concern, stating that as they expand, they will also become denser, and Japan will be filled with activities for players to engage in.
Regarding Tokyo, Arceta also calls it the ‘biggest city’ to date, and it’ll be exciting to see what the city holds for players. Japan has been deeply rooted in car culture, and it is a setting fans have long demanded from Playground Games, ever since they created the first Forza Horizon game.
Forza Horizon 5 had double the map size of its predecessor, so that the sixth entry might be going on another scale. This jump in scale was made possible by Forza Horizon 6 being a true next-gen title and Playground Games fully adapting to the Xbox Series’ hardware.
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