We look at the calendar to know what are the great driving games that are to come in this 2020. The engine is at its best.
2020 goes beyond being the year of the new generation. The driving genre lives in a kind of golden age promoted by the leading companies in the sector. Given the lack of knowledge of whether Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport will appear in the remaining months, the calendar is strong enough to speak of a year full of stars.
Regardless of the platform you have and how follower you are of the four or two wheels, everyone has their place through the projects that will come (and have arrived) in these twelve months. The motor world is in luck.
F1 2020
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Released: July 10
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Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia.
One more year the circus of Formula 1 lands in our homes. This time he does it with a special character. After the delay of the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 crisis, Codemasters has had to work under unusual circumstances. Both in the recreation of the two new circuits (Zandvoort and Hanoi City) and in the transfer of the real performance of the teams.
And it is that, according to our first impressions, being the last previous installment to PS5 and Xbox Series X has not made him rest on his laurels. To the playable improvements and artificial intelligence is added the My Team mode, in which for the first time we can create our own team, with everything that entails: management, hiring pilots … The possibilities are expanded in which it aims to become in the best installment of the saga.
Project Cars 3
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Launch: Summer 2020
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Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
Slighlty Mad Studios surprised us in early June with the reveal of their next job. Not so much for talking about Project Cars 3, but for the change in personality it has given. The brand leaves behind the seriousness that has characterized it to cover the widest possible audience. At times it seems Driveclub, while at others it maintains its essence of competition. So were the feelings of FreeGameTips after participating in its presentation.
The fundamental pillar with which delivery is sustained is the renewal of career mode. We will go through various categories by completing events of all kinds. Our car is the extension of ourselves on the asphalt, so it will play a fundamental role; We will be able to personalize it to the extreme, improving them and being able to change their category to accompany us throughout the trip. A multiplayer designed to compete instantly and the impulse of control by command underpin a kind of meeting point for lovers of driving.
WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
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Released: September 3 (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) | Undated (PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch)
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Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch
The official game of the World Rally Championship comes one more year from Nacon and KT Racing. Despite the fact that the British Codemasters have acquired the license from 2023, the current study has three opportunities to demonstrate its good work between dust and asphalt. Kenya, New Zealand and Japan join the official sections of the official calendar.
The team has focused on areas such as suspension, braking and weight transfer to improve driving sensations as well as expanding its career mode. Added to the licensed cars are 15 classics from other years that veterans will instantly recognize. There is room for improvement so that Kylotonn reaches the degree of realism that we can see in rivals such as Dirt Rally 2.0. Will this be the final installment?
MotoGP 20
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Launch: available now
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Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia
Milestone continues to polish the official MotoGP championship video game as every year. Since it is in your hands, the brand has gone beyond the three main categories. Moto E and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup have teamed up to offer as many options as possible. The truth is that the feelings of this year have been positive, as you can read in our Reviews.
And is that improvements in artificial intelligence and control polish have allowed us to witness the good work of the Italians this year. Of course, they still need to debug certain aspects, especially in the control. In any case, the effort for this edition has earned him to achieve the remarkable.
Assetto Corsa: Competizione
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Released: June 23 (PS4 and Xbox One) | already available (PC)
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Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
Assetto Corsa: Competizione is the official video game of the Blancpain GT Series, in which users will find races of speed, endurance and Spa-Francorchamps 24 hours. Kunos has been strengthened after its first title, although they still need to improve the strict part of the video game. As a simulator it is faultless, and all circuits are moved by laser techniques. Every imperfection in the asphalt shows in its path.
The drivers, teams and circuits are represented with the utmost fidelity, especially visually thanks to the excellent use of the Unreal Engine 4. At the wheel it is impeccable; You don’t have to have a super license to feel like a GT3 driver. It only remains to take care of the career mode and improve the multiplayer functionalities, something in which it has been widely surpassed by its rivals.
DIRT 5
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Released: October 2020 (PS4, Xbox One and PC) | No date (PS5, Xbox Series X) | 2021 (Google Stadia)
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Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia
The DIRT subsaga returns to the rampant races we saw in the second and third installments. Codemasters has already made it clear that the purist side will be under the nickname Rally, while the fifth numbered installment will feature a mix of ramps, mud, and tests that seem more typical of Motorstorm.
Few details are known at the moment, although it points to more than 70 unique routes around 10 different locations. The graphics engine will have a day / night cycle and variable weather in real time. Actors like Troy Baker and Nolan North will give voice to the protagonist faces of the trajectory mode. It will be one of the first games to take advantage of 120fps on Xbox Series X.
RIDE 4
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Released: October 8
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Platforms: PS4, Xbox One and PC
The RIDE franchise reaches its fourth installment following in the wake of the standard in the genre right now. Commercial motorcycling settles on half-world circuits introducing endurance racing. You will be able to take part in long distance races on board your favorite motorcycle. How could it be otherwise, the daily cycle and the changing climate are its main supporters.
Path mode changes structure. Now you can choose a regional league to be able to climb in competitions that require more skill, in addition to a suitable mount. RIDE is usually the extension of the improvements introduced every year in MotoGP, so it remains to be seen to what extent it affects the controls.
