Forza Horizon 6’s Customization Improvements and Crazier-Than-Ever Forza Edition Cars | IGN First - IGN

We know that Forza Horizon 6 will arrive with 550 cars on day one, which is the largest number of cars at launch for any previous Forza Horizon game. That number will obviously only continue to grow over the next several years. After all, Forza Horizon 5 arrived with just over 500, and now sports around 900. Whether it’s something brand new to the series, or a previously-seen car cleared for a return appearance, Forza Horizon 6 will no doubt grow weekly. As we’ve learnt in the past, the Forza team is never not building cars. However, moving forward from the Xbox One and Xbox One X generation of consoles has given Playground Games the opportunity to finally pull the trigger on a number of improvements to vehicles; improvements which touch every single car. “So there’s work we’ve done across our whole suite of vehicles in carrying them forward,” explains production director Mike Bennett. “So, for example, if you look at our headlights and taillights, we’ve got a new refraction-based shader on them, which gives them this really authentic look of depth and feel. “Also, with things like where you have the more polycarbonate-style headlights, there’s a sort of rainbow refraction effect t

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