{"id":1936625,"date":"2026-05-15T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1936625"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:02:01","slug":"forza-horizon-6s-first-festival-playlist-rewards-revealed-begins-may-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1936625","title":{"rendered":"Forza Horizon 6\u2019s First Festival Playlist Rewards Revealed, Begins May 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With Forza Horizon 6 available now to those who\u2019ve purchased the more expensive premium editions \u2013 and May 19 for the standard edition \u2013 developer <a href=\"https:\/\/forza.net\/news\/forza-horizon-6-series-1\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playground Games has outlined the first batch of free reward cars<\/a> that will become available for players when the Festival Playlist functionality is switched on come May 21.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Series 1, dubbed \u2018Welcome to Japan\u2019, will run from May 21 to June 18 and make 10 new cars available to collect, listed below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z EDITION (earn 20 points during the Summer Season)<\/li>\n<li>2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR (earn 40 points during the Summer Season)<\/li>\n<li>1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (earn 20 points during the Autumn Season)<\/li>\n<li>1991 Honda CR-X SiR (earn 40 points during the Autumn Season)<\/li>\n<li>2019 Subaru STI S209 (earn 20 points during the Winter Season)<\/li>\n<li>2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks points (earn 40 points during the Winter Season)<\/li>\n<li>1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V (earn 20 points during the Spring Season)<\/li>\n<li>1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 (earn 40 points during the Spring Season)<\/li>\n<li>2008 Mazda Furai (earn 60 points over the course of the whole &#8216;Welcome to Japan\u2019 series)<\/li>\n<li>2010 Nissan 370Z (earn 120 points over the course of the whole &#8216;Welcome to Japan\u2019 series)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Forza Horizon 6: Festival Playlist Series 1 Reward Cars<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 5 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This structure ought to sound pretty familiar to anyone who participated in the playlist structure in Forza Horizon 5, though Playground has reiterated there has been a change to the format, noting that Forza Horizon 6 will be introducing \u201cunique secondary rewards to the Festival Playlist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">According to the team\u2019s latest post, \u201cSeries History Rewards\u201d will include \u201cexclusive cars that are unlocked based on the lifetime Playlist Points that you have obtained from playing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s not entirely clear how this will work in practice, so we\u2019ll have to dig into it next week. Forza Horizon\u2019s Festival Playlist structure has copped criticism for embracing its FOMO sensibilities a little too seriously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you haven\u2019t already, you can <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/forza-horizon-6-review\">check out IGN\u2019s review<\/a> for a deep dive into what makes this 10 out of 10 speedster the best open-world racer in the business and, if you\u2019re already laying rubber all over Japan but need some pointers on where to find its pesky <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/forza-horizon-6\/Treasure_Cars\">treasure cars<\/a> and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/forza-horizon-6\/Barn_Finds\">barn finds<\/a>, we\u2019ve got you covered there, too.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. You can track him down on Bluesky @mrlukereilly to ask him things about stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With Forza Horizon 6 available now to those who\u2019ve purchased the more expensive premium editions \u2013 and May 19 for the standard edition \u2013 developer <a href=\"https:\/\/forza.net\/news\/forza-horizon-6-series-1\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playground Games has outlined the first batch of free reward cars<\/a> that will become available for players when the Festival Playlist functionality is switched on come May 21.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Series 1, dubbed \u2018Welcome to Japan\u2019, will run from May 21 to June 18 and make 10 new cars available to collect, listed below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z EDITION (earn 20 points during the Summer Season)<\/li>\n<li>2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR (earn 40 points during the Summer Season)<\/li>\n<li>1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (earn 20 points during the Autumn Season)<\/li>\n<li>1991 Honda CR-X SiR (earn 40 points during the Autumn Season)<\/li>\n<li>2019 Subaru STI S209 (earn 20 points during the Winter Season)<\/li>\n<li>2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks points (earn 40 points during the Winter Season)<\/li>\n<li>1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V (earn 20 points during the Spring Season)<\/li>\n<li>1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 (earn 40 points during the Spring Season)<\/li>\n<li>2008 Mazda Furai (earn 60 points over the course of the whole &#8216;Welcome to Japan\u2019 series)<\/li>\n<li>2010 Nissan 370Z (earn 120 points over the course of the whole &#8216;Welcome to Japan\u2019 series)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Forza Horizon 6: Festival Playlist Series 1 Reward Cars<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 5 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This structure ought to sound pretty familiar to anyone who participated in the playlist structure in Forza Horizon 5, though Playground has reiterated there has been a change to the format, noting that Forza Horizon 6 will be introducing \u201cunique secondary rewards to the Festival Playlist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">According to the team\u2019s latest post, \u201cSeries History Rewards\u201d will include \u201cexclusive cars that are unlocked based on the lifetime Playlist Points that you have obtained from playing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s not entirely clear how this will work in practice, so we\u2019ll have to dig into it next week. Forza Horizon\u2019s Festival Playlist structure has copped criticism for embracing its FOMO sensibilities a little too seriously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2021719738 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you haven\u2019t already, you can <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/forza-horizon-6-review\">check out IGN\u2019s review<\/a> for a deep dive into what makes this 10 out of 10 speedster the best open-world racer in the business and, if you\u2019re already laying rubber all over Japan but need some pointers on where to find its pesky <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/forza-horizon-6\/Treasure_Cars\">treasure cars<\/a> and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/forza-horizon-6\/Barn_Finds\">barn finds<\/a>, we\u2019ve got you covered there, too.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. 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