Forza Horizon Crushes Japan’s Complex Terrain with 360 Tech

Forza Horizon tackled Japan’s diverse geography and culture using deep research and 360-degree cameras to deliver an authentic driving experience.

Key takeaways

• Why Japan’s Complex Landscape and Culture Made Forza Horizon’s Next Setting a Daunting Challenge
• Playground Games didn’t hesitate to call Japan the most formidable Forza Horizon location to date. For a studio that’s already reconstructed Colorado, the Côte d’Azur,...
• The complexity isn’t limited to geography. As The Guardian Tech reports, the team grappled with decades of player expectations shaped by other games. Japanese settings...
• Forza Horizon’s developers had avoided Japan for years, not because the fanbase didn’t want it—community requests were relentless—but because they doubted their pipeli...

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