Forza Horizon 6 is now official, having been announced at Tokyo Game Show 2025. While not much has been revealed about the project just yet, its reveal confirmed several recent rumors about the next Forza Horizon game.
Chief among those is the setting of Forza Horizon 6, which leaked online back in August 2025, when Australian car importer Cult and Classics prematurely shared that Playground Games was scanning some Kei cars for its next FH entry. Since these miniature motor vehicles originated in Japan, car enthusiasts took that to mean the Forza Horizon 5 sequel would be set in the Far Eastern country.
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Forza Horizon 6 Confirms Japan Setting and Release Window
The assumption has now been proven correct after Forza Horizon 6 was officially announced as part of the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast. The September 25 event yielded a brief CGI teaser that established the game's setting by showcasing a garage full of Japan-specific imagery, then transitioned into a landscape shot of Mount Fuji. No gameplay was shown, but Microsoft did share the Forza Horizon 6 release window, committing to launching it in 2026.
Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Version Already Confirmed
Forza Horizon 6 will initially launch on the Xbox Series X/S and PC. A PlayStation 5 version is also in the pipeline, Microsoft said. The upcoming series entry was rumored to be coming to Sony's current-gen console ever since Forza Horizon 5 found tremendous success on the PS5, selling 2 million copies within months of its late April 2025 debut. There's still no word on pre-orders, but PC gamers can already wishlist Forza Horizon 6 on Steam.
Forza Horizon 6 Platforms
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Platform |
Release Window |
|---|---|
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PC (Steam | Xbox Store) |
2026 |
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Xbox Series X/S |
2026 |
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Xbox Game Pass (PC, Ultimate) |
2026 |
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PlayStation 5 |
Post-release, likely 2027 |
Apart from the Mount Fuji general area seen in the TGS 2025 teaser, Forza Horizon 6 will also feature urban environments, including Tokyo City, Playground Games has confirmed. The studio acknowledged years' worth of player requests for a Japan-set Forza Horizon game, confirming this contributed to the decision on where to take the series next. Japan's strong car culture was another factor cited by the studio.
Narrowing Down Forza Horizon 6 Release Window
While Microsoft did not commit to a release window more concrete than 2026, the likely Forza Horizon 6 launch timeframe can be narrowed down with some context, both current and historical. The absence of detailed availability information, coupled with the fact that 2026 is fast approaching, suggests a release in the second half of next year is more likely than the first. Notably, the first five entries in the series all launched between October and November of their respective release years. Barring delays, Forza Horizon 6 will most likely arrive in the lead-up to the 2026 holiday season, traditionally the most lucrative period of the year for video game publishers.
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