Subj : It may have leaked early, but Forza Horizon 6's first trailer con
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 25 2025 13:15:12

It may have leaked early, but Forza Horizon 6's first trailer confirms Japan 
setting and a 2026 release

Date:
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:12:04 +0000

Description:
Playground Games has officially announced that the next entry in its Forza 
Horizon series will be set in Japan, and it's launching in 2026 for Xbox and 
PC.

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======================================================================Forza 
Horizon 6 has been officially announced, despite being revealed ahead of time 
by Microsoft The next entry will be set in Japan It's arriving in 2026 

Playground Games has officially announced that the next entry in its Forza 
Horizon series will be set in Japan, and it's launching in 2026 for Xbox and 
PC. 

 Forza Horizon 6 was unveiled during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 today with 
a short cinematic teaser trailer showing the license plates and locations 
from previous installments before finally revealing Japan as the setting for 
the next game. 

Unfortunately, the video only lasted one minute, so there's not much we can 
gather from the announcement. However, Mount Fuji does make an appearance, 
suggesting the landmark will be a backdrop for one of the game's race tracks. 

Microsoft accidentally announced Forza Horizon 6 in an Instagram post on the 
official Forza Horizon account ahead of the event, with the caption "The 
Horizon Festival is heading to Japan. Coming 2026", so the announcement 
wasn't a total surprise for some. 

In a new Xbox Wire post, art director Don Arceta and cultural consultant 
Kyoko Yamashita discussed the new Japanese setting and how it will be 
reflected in-game. 

"For a long time, Japan has been top of Horizon fans wish lists, so were 
excited to finally be bringing this much-requested location to players in 
Forza Horizon 6 ," said Arceta. 

"Japan has such a unique culture  from cars, to music, to fashion  that make 
it perfect for the next Horizon setting. As with any Horizon title, we want 
to make sure we do the country justice in terms of authentic representation 
and Horizon open world playability  and now is the right time to realize that 
fully for players." 

The developers couldn't dive into the finer details, but they did confirm 
that players will be headed to "both natural and urban environments" in Forza 
Horizon 6 . 

"From the neon lights and towering buildings of Tokyo City  one of our most 
detailed and layered environments to date  to the serenity and natural beauty 
of Japans rural and mountain areas, we think players will be blown away by 
the open world of Japan that we have built," Arceta explained. 

"And while we are not necessarily trying to recreate Japan and its 
environments like for like, our goal has always been to capture the countrys 
unique cultural essence and present it back in the most Horizon way 
possible." 

For more, be sure to check out our Tokyo Game Show 2025 blog for live updates 
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figured out who's playing them



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/it-may-have-leaked-early-but-forza-horizon-6s
-first-trailer-confirms-japan-setting-and-a-2026-release


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