Forza Horizon 6 launches next year on Xbox Series X/S and PC before coming to PlayStation 5, finally bringing the series to JapanThe map will blend Tokyo City with rural countrysides and mountain areas, featuring the series' signature seasonal changesPlayground Games hired Cultural Consultant Kyoko Yamashita to ensure authentic representation of Japanese culture and details Stop whatever you're doing. Put down that sandwich. Close that spreadsheet. Because after literal years of players begging, pleading, and creating elaborate petition campaigns, Forza Horizon is finally, FINALLY going to Japan.I know what you're thinking. You're thinking this should have happened ages ago. You're thinking that Japan, with its mountain passes, neon-lit city streets, and legendary car culture, was such an obvious choice for a Forza Horizon game that it borders on negligence that we've had to wait this long. And you'd be absolutely right. But let's not dwell on the past. Let's instead celebrate the fact that Playground Games has finally seen sense, and Forza Horizon 6 will take us to the land of the rising sun sometime next year.The announcement came via a teaser video that was, frankly, a masterclass in building anticipation. Easter eggs from previous Horizon installments scattered throughout like automotive breadcrumbs, before concluding with a shot of Mt. Fuji framed by cherry blossom trees. If that image doesn't make you want to fire up your Xbox immediately, check your pulse because you might be clinically dead. Now, Playground Games is being frustratingly coy about the specifics, which is understandable given the game won't arrive until sometime next year on PC and Xbox Series X/S, with a PlayStation 5 version following later courtesy of Turn 10 Studios. But they've shared enough to get us properly excited. The map will feature a variety of Japanese locales blended into a single open world, which is standard Forza Horizon practice. These games have never been one-for-one recreations of real places, they're more like greatest hits compilations of a country's most interesting bits smooshed together into a driving playground. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to start planning which cars I'm taking to Japan. This is going to be brilliant.
