A Forza Horizon 6 Sound Effect Might Just Trigger Some Awful Memories For You
Forza Horizon 6 launched this week following a five-year gap between entries in the racing series. The game features an open-world setting in Japan and has already drawn player attention for an amusing easter egg embedded within it.
Players discovered that one of the vehicle horn sounds available in Forza Horizon 6 is the Microsoft Teams notification tone—a joke made possible by Microsoft’s ownership of the Forza franchise. The same sound effect was also included in Forza Horizon 5 and continues to generate mixed reactions from the gaming community.
For office workers and remote employees, the Teams notification sound has become synonymous with workplace stress and unwanted interruptions during video calls. The inclusion of this audio as a car horn serves as a self-aware reference to this shared modern workplace experience. While some players appreciate the humor in encountering work-related audio while gaming, others find it jarring or triggering, preferring to leave workplace reminders behind during gameplay. The easter egg demonstrates how even small details in games can resonate with players’ real-world experiences, creating moments of collective recognition and lighthearted frustration within the community.