After excursions throughout France, England, and Mexico, Forza Horizon 6 is reportedly shifting the sequence over to Japan for its subsequent slice of automotive racing motion. In line with a number of leaks–and at the very least one now-deleted Instagram put up hinting at it–the subsequent chapter is about to be revealed subsequent month on the Tokyo Game Show.
That is in keeping with prolific leaker NateTheHate, and (*6*) has backed up this report by claiming that it has seen documentation “suggesting” Forza Horizon 6 might be formally proven off in the course of the annual gaming occasion.
Earlier this month, an Australian automotive import firm uploaded an Instagram put up exhibiting off a Playground Video games worker digitally scanning a uncommon compact Japanese automotive, including extra gas to the fireplace when the put up talked about that it was for a brand new Forza Horizon sport. The Tokyo Game Show takes place September 25-28, and Microsoft has up to now held devoted showcases in the course of the occasion.
Forza Horizon 5 launched again in 2021, and it noticed the sport’s titular competition transfer to Mexico and it was the best-selling sport on PS5 this 12 months, per gaming analyst Alinea. The sport was well-reviewed and featured lots of of automobiles to gather with frequent content material updates, finally reaching 50 million players across all platforms.
Lately, the cadence of these updates has slowed down, main many to suspect that developer Playground Video games was gearing up for a sequel, along with its work on the subsequent Fable sport. Japan has been a incessantly requested location for a Forza Horizon sport to happen in, because the nation has a wealthy historical past and appreciation for automotive tradition, automotive meets, and an notorious underground racing scene.
The rumors come after quite a few layoffs and the cancellation of a number of video games at Microsoft’s sport studios, and Forza Motorsport developer Flip 10 was hit significantly dangerous with reportedly 50% of its employees affected. The studio says that it nonetheless plans to assist the more-realistic counterpart to Forza Horizon, with a number of occasions for the sport having already kicked off not too long ago.