“Each of the 11 unique biomes will transition through the seasons differently,” Xbox Wire said, referencing the changing-seasons feature introduced in 2018’s Forza Horizon 4, set in the United Kingdom.

“If we wanted to be the biggest, then we felt we also needed to offer the most diversity and contrast as well,” Mike Brown, Forza Horizon 5’s creative director, told Xbox Wire.

Don Arceta, the game’s art director, said Playground developers have visited the source locations and are using photogrammetry to create terrain and landmarks that are appropriately sized and spaced apart.