A New Assetto Corsa Is Drifting Its Way To 2024

gameranx.com:

A new Assetto Corsa game is planned for release next year.

This news come from MauroNL, who managed to grab a screencap of a half-year report from Assetto Corsa studio Kunos Simulazioni.

In MauroNL’s own words:

“The Assetto Corsa franchise has sold over 28 million units as of December 31, 2022. Revenues for the franchise have exceeded €104m since its inception in 2014.

The “second version” of Assetto Corsa is planned for a Spring 2024 release.”

Older gamers may think of Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo as the older, venerable sim racing games in the industry, but Assetto Corsa, hitting a decade old next year, is on their level as one of the best in the genre.

The developers at Kunos Simulazioni grit their teeth on other sims like netKar Pro and Ferrari Virtual Academy, but what really put them in the road to success was the studio’s proximity to the Vallelunga Circuit, where they now literally hold offices in a pit garage.

While Polyphony and Turn10 have their own spin on how racing games should be played, Kunos focused on making Assetto Corsa as realistic a sim as possible. For this reason, Assetto does not have racing campaigns, and it doesn’t have you collecting cars from the poorest to the best.

Instead, you jump straight into whatever car you like, to one of the most extensively detailed simulations you can buy. Not only the graphics, but the physics of the vehicles, including the tires, were recreated with laser-scanning technology.

Assetto Corsa’s other big ace in the hole is extensive support for mods and peripherals. You can import your own 3D models of your own vehicles in the game, with a simply WYSIWYG editor. Furthermore, you can add your own widgets and plugins using the same languages and tools Kunos used