naiwa 2026-05-26

The ability to destroy crops during races divided the gaming community into two camps.

After the official release of Forza Horizon 6 on May 19, 2026, a discussion erupted in the Japanese social media segment. It was initiated by the blogger Varna_Vtuber, who refused to buy the game after seeing racing cars freely driving through flooded rice fields in the Japanese countryside. In his opinion, this demonstrates disrespect for the labor of farmers and Japanese agricultural culture.Part of the audience supported the criticism, pointing to the special historical role of rice cultivation in Japan and the realism of the graphics, which made the scenes of crop destruction especially unpleasant. However, most participants in the discussion defended the game, reminding that the destruction of cultivated lands had been part of the series before — in Forza Horizon 5, racers also sped through cornfields in Mexico and agave plantations.Notably, the Japanese farmers themselves generally did not see a problem with this and continue to play on Xbox Series X|S and PC. The developers from Playground Games, in turn, tried to maintain a balance: Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, and cherry blossom trees in the game are completely indestructible. Despite the controversy, the launch was successful — within three days the audience exceeded six million players.
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