PC gamers who have been waiting patiently for Electronic Arts to launch the reboot of the Need For Speed series will get their wish on March 15, the newly-announced official release date. The rebooted arcade racing game launched for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles in the fall of 2015.
The PC version will include features such as an unlocked frame rate and support for 4K displays. It will also contain all of the improvements that have been released for the console versions, including its Icons and Legends updates. It will also add Manual Transmission support, which will be offered to the console ports via a free update.
EA added:
"With the release on PC we're also adding steering wheel support for a selection of wheels from Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec. As with Manual Transmission this is a decision taken based purely on Community feedback. We're dedicated to bringing you the best Need for Speed experience possible and your feedback has been playing a huge role in that."
Members of the recently-launched EA Origin Access subscription program will be able to play a free trial of the Need For Speed PC reboot on March 10.
Source: Electronic Arts
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Need for Speed reboot finally races over to PC gamers on March 15
I want a racing game which includes day and night, full customization, police chase, open world.
Is there such game, captain?
Yeah. GTA V
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Its a shame their skipping retail(usually means its time for them to rethink their ideas of where to take the franchise)
I wasn't into games much when I became older, meaning when i was 10 and over exceptions were all the half life series unreal tournament 1999 and need for speed. Looking forward to this.
The best Need For Speed experience would have to include a cockpit view.... #FAIL
What do they mean by REBOOT? As in, going back and redoing the first version I played on the 3DO console? That was the ONLY nfs I've liked. Holy **** that was like 22 years ago. Each car had such different handling characteristics, and the courses were long and scenic. NFS 2 might as well have been a different franchise as it turned into fast paced arcade style play, and I've never liked it since.
Lol they did do a patched version on 2 with 10mb network play
Look at that graphics! It's from DICE again, but still, looks like drawn by pastels to me-the reflection, lighting and all, but still great!
Well their the only studio from ea thats doing native x64bit
Unlocked framerate and 4k are not features, just like x86 compatibility is not a feature. These are assumed components of PC games.
Agreed. It would be nice to see a writer of integrity who does not feed into martketing BS and repeat it like a parrot but ask WTF are you talking about EA?!
Will we be able to play as cop in this? That's one thing I always enjoyed doing in Rivals.
No
Whew, I was worried the PC folks would miss out on the epic disappointment!
I wish they would release games via the Windows Store
System requirements?
Minimum requirements are pretty low... A dual core processor along with 8800GT and 4 gigs of Ram..
And a persistent Internet connection.
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so now "unlocked" framerate is a thing? a feature? lol
Yeah I'm not sure WTF that means either lol. Since when has FR ever been restricted in game settings...
NFS Rivals ?
A lot of recent game have been doing this. Locking their games to 30 or 60 so people that have 144hz monitors can't get their benifits. Also a lot of their older titles from the series fall into this area of locking the frames.
Background track - " Dish x7..." - hell yeah
Dat, dat background track!
Get low - Lil jon ft. The Eastside Boyz
Are they now recycling their copyrighted content?
If you still buy EA games, you have nobody to blame but yourself.
LOLWUT
The most pathetic reboot so far on any series. "Turn your brain off and you may have a blast with it"!
Which games count as reboots, vs. sequels? It's hard to say something could be the worst without knowing the parameters of the category.
This is a reboot. That was stated by EA and it's obvious by its name. But they did nothing to ruin yet another one of the once great franchises. This game is worthless, I've played on PS4 and the PC version is no different. And the whole "car customization is back" is a blatant lie. The options are extremely limited, and there's nothing in the game that makes up for it. Not to mention the world map is tiny compared to the great NFS games from 10 years ago, and specially compared to what you would expect from a game in 2016
I still don't think this is worse than the second NFS: Most Wanted.
And Hot Pursuit (2010) is even worse than both. But regardless, the point is EA hasn't done it right since 2006, and that is pathetic.
yes...yes..yeS...yES...YES YES YES
I just want a game like most wanted. Story driven. Hope they bring it.
Yes I also appreciate that. Mw is still rocking today even after 11 years of lunch. The game is itself thin but the story is just............ MIND BLOWING.
Most wanted was the best nfs ever.
They should do a new version where all they do to it is improve the graphics and add more challenge series events.
They did a reboot of Most wanted....I thought it sucked. It was too dark...
It was great, nothing beats the satisfaction of destroying police cars in the first Most Wanted. Maybe only the rage of catching spike strips after you did the number of infractions, involved the required amount of police vehicles and scored the bounty. Quite a few keyboards suffered while playing that game
Agreed! Most wanted reboot would be amazing!
Most wanted was free for PC. Don't know if it still is.
NFS Most Wanted is free on origin for limited time
Will they ever release NFS no limits to the WP ?..... I wish
Me+
Only in the dreaming..haha
Underground 2 with Asphalt 8 controls and handling would be nice to have on mobile. Drifting would be nice.
The day they do is the day they release it for n3ds/wii u
Waiting for NFS-The run 2
Doubt it