Last year's Need for Speed Heat wasn't the greatest return to form, but it did just enough to scrape a 7/10 in the Push Square review. It's a pretty good game, although developer Ghost Games will be taking more of a backseat for the franchise's next racing iteration as Criterion Studios heads up production. What's more, EA has now confirmed that the next Need for Speed title is in active development.
We have to assume that this will at the very least be a cross-gen game which comes to PlayStation 5 -- an experience which will build off of Need for Speed Heat. "Since the launch of Need for Speed Heat and as players continue to tear it up in Palm City, we’re listening to what you love about this experience, and what you all believe could be even better. With these insights, we have a terrific foundation to create the most expressive, most socially connected, action-packed game yet for Need for Speed fans and beyond."
Better yet is the fact that Heat will support cross-play functionality from tomorrow. That means you can start racing against other players on PC and Xbox One. The game will also be coming to EA Access on 16th June, allowing active subscribers to take to the streets at no extra cost.
What do you want to see from the next Need for Speed game? Don't run a red light in the comments below.
[source ea.com]
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I love Criterion games, however NFS heat was a very competent game. Not amazing by a long shot but easily the best NFS this gen (ok, that's not saying much lol)
Hot Pursuit (original and 2010) Underground, Most wanted, Shift... There's been some good games and with Forza taking the more sim style of open world racing there's a definite gap in the market for arcade racing, pimp my ride nonsense in the NFS universe. Looking forward to it
I’d love to see another Underground, especially set in the early 2000s with nitro, neon and Nissans.
Heat was quite good, I actually preferred it to Criterion's later games. Be interesting to see the new game, though hopefully its not 'always online'.
Really enjoyed heat wish there was more content though
Fantastic! I'll be there day one.
If I could have anything it would just be more cars.
They need to put the franchise to sleep.
Played the demo on EA Accces. It was ok, quite good fun. I quite like the risk element in whether to bank your money (or whatever it is) v competing in more races and risk getting busted.
cross play should be mandatory on all titles, but u should be able to toggle it on/off in the settings, like you can do with rocket league etc.
Haven't bought an NFS game since Shift 2 on PS3.
Always said another underground is what we need, on the second one had so much more customization than the first but both equally great games, carbon was good to, to be honest plenty of them have been great
Its a shame Sony never pushed the ps2 classics range on ps4...NFS Underground 1 & 2,& SSX Tricky...before EA found out about live service & mtx!!
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