The Japanese shop Neowing accidentally put a product page online for the new Need for Speed. You could see the packshot, screenshots and even a release date, but the site is now offline again.
The bigwigs at EA won’t be happy about that: Actually, the new Need for Speed shouldn’t be officially unveiled until today at 5:00 p.m., now a leak is at least partially destroying the excitement. On the website of the Japanese shop Neowing, a product page was online for some time, which was probably accidentally switched live. This resulted in the name of the new racer, along with the first pictures, the pack shot and even a release date.
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Accordingly, Need for Speed: Unbound will race to your PS5 on December 2nd. That was the only release platform that the shop had specified. Does this mean that publication on Lastgen is out of the question? Only the official reveal will be able to clarify that.
First screenshots of Need for Speed Unbound via Japanese retailer Neowing, which listed it early: https://t.co/q23uM1Ol7b
Launches Dec. 2. Currently only listed for PS5 (this is Japan—no Xbox physical edition). No PS4 version listed. Possibly new-gen-only? pic.twitter.com/aCWhuAh2oW
— Gematsu (@gematsu) October 5, 2022
While the cover is based on a gaudy look with comic elements and does not meet with so much opposition, the screenshots look different. Because here you can see realistic-looking high-end cars, but in front of them are figures in cel-shaded optics. Of course, not every hobby racer likes that and so the resentment in parts of the community is quite large. However, there are also some players who have no problem with the new style and even welcome it.
The Need for Speed series has already produced many a highlight – and some total failures that quickly disappeared again.
