Playground Games has laid out how progression will work in Forza Horizon 6, reintroducing a tiered festival wristband system to steer players through the campaign. You begin the adventure in Japan and must prove yourself via early qualifiers and an invitational to start climbing the wristband ranks, while top-tier vehicles remain gated until later stages. The studio also hinted at a lighter diversion: a side activity where your character can moonlight as a food delivery driver.

  • Starting point: Players arrive in Japan as newcomers aiming to join the Horizon Festival and must work through initial events to advance.
  • Wristband progression: Earning your first band requires completing the Horizon Qualifiers and an Invitational, and there are seven bands total to unlock higher-tier content.
  • Vehicle gating: The wristband system controls access to better cars and festival races — the most powerful hypercars are unavailable until much later, after a high-tier band is obtained.
  • Campaign pacing: The return of the festival mechanic is intended to give players a clearer, more meaningful sense of progression compared with recent entries in the series.
  • New side content: Beyond races and events, Playground teased a quirky side mission where you can take delivery jobs, adding a casual, roleplaying-style distraction between main objectives.

Source: Pure Xbox

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