The setting for the next Forza Horizon game has seemingly leaked via a car company, following a tease from Microsoft’s Phil Spencer.
Xbox might be synonymous with Halo and Gears Of War, but Forza Horizon is arguably the company’s strongest franchise (if you don’t count Call Of Duty) in the current console generation.
This is evident following Forza Horizon 5’s launch on PlayStation 5 in April, after the acclaimed game sold two million copies in one month. The original game came out on Xbox Series X/S and PC almost four years ago, in November 2021.
An inevitable sequel is presumably on the horizon (sorry), and thanks to a now-deleted post on Instagram, we might know what the setting will be.
As posted on Reddit, an Australian car import company called Cult & Classic posted a picture on their Instagram Stories showing someone from the Forza Horizon team taking photos of cars ‘for the next installation in the series’ (we’re assuming they meant instalment).
The vehicles in question are Kei cars, which are small cars predominantly seen on expressways in Japan. The caption states a team member has flown out to use the cars ‘as the basis for their digital versions’ because ‘there are no late-model Kei cars in America’.
Considering Kei cars are rarely seen outside of Japan, it makes sense that developer Playground Games would be scanning the cars for a Japan-set entry – a location which has been highly requested by fans.
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After the post circulated online, the Cult & Classic account swiftly took down the picture too, suggesting it may have been an accidental slip.
Forza Horizon 6 hasn’t been technically announced, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed earlier this year a new Forza game will be released in 2026.
Speaking during the Xbox Games Showcase, Spencer said: ‘I’m excited to share that players will get to celebrate 25 years of Xbox with a new Fable, the next Forza, Gears Of War E-Day, and the return of a classic that’s been with us since the beginning.’
While ‘the next Forza’ could technically mean a new Forza Motorsport title, the last entry in that series came out in 2023 – so another Forza Horizon should be next.
Forza Horizon 5 was set in Mexico, with previous entries spanning the UK, Australia, the US, Italy, and France.
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