Could Forza Horizon 6 Be Revealed This Weekend?

On Sunday, 8 June, Microsoft will host its annual summer Xbox Games Showcase. This is the big one, taking place in the traditional window of reveals once centred around E3 (RIP). 

If we are to see Forza Horizon 6 in 2025, it seems this will be its most likely reveal point. Yet, there's no evidence to suggest that it'll be happening.

That said, a recent seismic event in gaming may bring it to us sooner than expected. So then, where is Forza Horizon 6?

Will there be a Forza Horizon 6?

At the time of writing, there has been no confirmation that Forza Horizon 6 will even happen. It seems a no-brainer that it will happen at some stage, but we can’t 100 per cent say for certain.

If we are to hear anything this year, Sunday's Games Showcase seems the ideal time - but that's pure speculation from us at this stage.

We have previously reached out to Playground Games for a comment on Horizon 6, but have not heard back.

When will Forza Horizon 6 be released?

2024 came and went without Forza Horizon 6, leading us to wonder if 2025 will be the year. It's not yet out of the question, and a fairly seismic delay elsewhere has probably increased those chances.

Autumn 2025 was supposed to be the season GTA VI was finally released. That would've fallen in Forza's traditional release window and, if you're Microsoft, would you really have wanted to release your headline AAA open-world driving game alongside the most hotly anticipated open-world game of perhaps all time?

However, Rockstar Games has confirmed GTA VI will release on 26 May 2026. Given the general industry consensus is many developers were holding off on confirming releases to avoid launching near GTA, we expect many announcements in the coming weeks. Hopefully, Horizon 6 is among those.

It's worth keeping in mind that Playground Games is also working away on a reboot of the Fable series, however, it has been confirmed that it will be delayed until 2026. The fantasy RPG is apparently worked on by a separate team from Forza, although it remains to be seen if that will have any knock-on effect for Horizon 6.

Adding to that, Horizon 5's recent PS5 arrival could make it a strange move to release another title and potentially cannibalise sales of the new one just a few months on.

Where will Forza Horizon 6 be set?

So far, there’s been no concrete evidence as to where Forza Horizon 6 could be set. We can pretty much rule out Mexico or the UK as those have been the locations of the last two Horizon titles, and if there is to be a return to a former location, we’d expect an updated version of the original Colorado map more likely than anything.

Japan is always widely requested by the community, but for whatever reason, Playground Games has resisted those calls so far. It would mark the first time the series has visited Asia if that were to happen, and if we are to throw a little bit of fuel onto the fire, Horizon 5 had an influx of niche JDM cars coming to the game in late 2024. 

Although it’s likely nothing to read too much into at this stage, we hope it’s a sign Playground Games is gearing up for a trip to the land of the rising sun. That said, the series has also yet to make a trip to South America or Africa, which could be curveball options. Or Antarctica, if we’re covering all the bases, but it’s not exactly an ideal location for driving supercars.

Will Forza Horizon 6 be on PlayStation?

When Forza Horizon 5 launched in 2021, it would’ve seemed a silly question to ask if it would be available on PlayStation. Yet, in the year 2025, the unthinkable has happened.

Forza Horizon 5 is now available on PS5. No surprise, it's just as good as every other platform. At this stage, it would be a shock for FH6 not to land on Sony's console at some stage, if not on its release.