2022’s Need for Speed Reportedly Only Hitting Current-Gen Systems
Video game insider and Games Beat reporter Jeff Grubb has commented on this holiday’s expected entry in publisher Electronic Arts’ franchise. The game is still unannounced, but the reporter stated that it may only be available to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 (and presumably PC) owners.
The news comes via Video Games Chronicle, who transcribed the premium Giant Bomb podcast Grubbsnax where Grubb revealed the news.
“ is still coming this year… that’s true,” he said. “That game should be coming in November. If you are a fan who has bought a next-gen console, here’s some news; it’s next-gen only. They are shifting to next-gen only.”
EA has previously stated that the game would arrive on older consoles and PC as well as the latest machines, but it’s entirely possible that this changed over the course of development. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S systems were released in late 2020, but most new releases since then have remained cross-compatible with older systems, including EA’s and suite of sports games. However, EA’s upcoming remake is also slated for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, which is more evidence showing that the publisher is ready to ship current-gen-only games.
Criterion Games will be the developer behind the helm of the new racing game, which is now expected in November of this year. The developer previously worked on the franchise as well as two games in the early 2010s.
The most recent games were developed by Ghost Games, a company that was restructured into EA Gothenburg when development duties shifted back to Criterion. The makers of and are now an engineering support studio, the same role it was initially founded for in 2011.
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