Forza Horizon 6 hasn’t even been formally introduced by Microsoft, and but, a doable leak might need revealed the racing recreation’s setting: Japan. An Australian automotive import firm reportedly posted and then deleted an image on Instagram that confirmed a developer scanning Japanese kei automobiles.
The Cult and Classic put up was noticed on (*6*), with Forza Horizon followers extrapolating that the Japanese kei automobiles (which are not present in America) strongly trace at Japan for the sport’s setting. Nevertheless, there are a few causes this principle may very well be misguided. For example, Forza Horizon developer Playground Video games is predicated in the UK, so automobiles not being obtainable within the US has no bearing on scanning for the group. Moreover, why would not the dev member simply fly out to Japan as an alternative of Australia to scan a kei automotive, which roughly interprets to mild car?
The newest entry within the collection, Forza Horizon 5, was set in Mexico and is definitely the best-selling recreation on PS5 this yr, per gaming analyst Alinea. The previous Xbox unique arrived on Sony’s system in April. In truth, it is simply one of many Xbox-owned video games promoting nicely on PS5, alongside Doom: The Darkish Ages and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle.
The Forza Horizon collection hasn’t had an entry set in Japan up to now. The franchise started with a location based mostly on Colorado within the US, adopted by France and Italy with Forza Horizon 2. The third entry was based mostly in Australia, whereas the fourth took the racing recreation to Playground’s dwelling in Nice Britain.
For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s Forza Horizon 5 assessment. Although it is 4 years outdated, the sport nonetheless has probably the greatest open worlds to discover in 2025.