Forza Horizon 6 Changes How Garages Work, and Players Are Missing the Open Road
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Forza Horizon 6 introduces customisable indoor garages, but players are finding that trading open-air driveways for sterile workshop interiors misses the immersive atmosphere of past games.
Playground Games brought home customisation to the franchise with Forza Horizon 6, introducing player-built garages and a track-building area called The Estate. While the new DIY garages offer plenty of freedom to place tools, sofas, and decor, they also represent a major shift in how players interact with the game world. Instead of pulling up on a sunlit driveway in Mexico surrounded by ambient nature sounds, players are now shuttled into quiet, sterile indoor spaces that cut them off entirely from the detailed landscapes outside.
In previous entries, homes like the coastal villa Buenas Vistas allowed players to admire their cars in Forzavista mode while listening to sea birds and waves. Horizon 6 features stunning locations, including an ultra-modern mansion with views of Tokyo City and Mount Fuji, but stepping inside to tweak a vehicle traps you in a blank, grey box. The shift trades authentic environmental immersion for modular player housing, leaving many to wonder if the new customisation options were truly worth the loss of those atmospheric driveways.
As digital economies and player housing become standard features across modern open-world titles, developers constantly balance creative freedom with atmospheric design. Playground Games has laid the groundwork for an interesting feature that could evolve in future updates, but for now, the transition from living outdoors to isolated indoor workshops is a stark reminder of how small details shape our connection to virtual worlds. You can read the original feature over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Tags: Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games, Racing Games, PC Gaming, Console Gaming
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun