How does it feel to drive the world’s greatest cars, through iconic streets and circuits, while avoiding crashes and jaw-dropping moments at every turn? Well, in a few months, you will be able to find out …
The entire EA and Codemasters team are excited to announce today that Grid Legends is coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on February 25, 2022 – and you can pre-order it now from PlayStation Store. Head there for full details on everything to come, including bonus content for the pre-order and a Deluxe Edition option for more expansions both on launch day and beyond.
Oh, and be sure to follow Grid Legends on PlayStation as well, to make sure you get all the latest news, gameplay, and more content straight to your console, as we’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks.
Race in the moment
But hey, that’s for the future. We’re ready to give you more details right now on what makes Grid Legends a truly unique racing experience – starting with a simple question. When playing an exciting and enjoyable game, what do you remember the most? Usually these are the ones that are unforgettable moments
The beauty of Grid Legends is that it is designed to deliver these amazing moments race after race, day in and day out. Of course, you’ll play your part in those moments – getting behind the wheel of over 100 of the world’s greatest machines and battling for glory against 21 other drivers, on over 130 breathtaking routes. Intense pack races are the essence of the Grid franchise, and Grid Legends takes it a step further. That, however, is just the beginning of how this runner consistently delivers those epic moments.
Thanks to hundreds of AI personalities, each with their own nuances and differences, and a race choreographer working behind the scenes to conjure shocks, you’ll never know what to expect in Grid Legends. Be prepared to squint through the smoke of an engine blowout right in front of you. Keep an eye out for the sky for a car soaring through the air after shredding a tire. Look for aggressive AI figures who intend to get a head start on you after trading paint with them earlier. Everywhere you look in a Grid Legends race, there is unpredictability and drama unfolding. That means more surprises and more of those unforgettable racing moments.
Spectacular race variety
What also helps create these cohesive instances of fun is the wide variety of experiences on offer in Grid Legends. The Codemasters team have used their decades of racing game know-how to pack more cars, locations, and ways to play than we’ve ever seen in this franchise.
Get ready to hit the hard pedal in anything from hypercars to big trucks, single seaters, drift legends, iconic prototypes and stadium trucks. Enjoy a wide selection of event types, including the Tense Eliminator, Electrifying Boost Races, and the Return of Sleek Side Drift Races. Hosting these vehicles and events is a massive roster of global venues, ranging from revered real-world racing circuits like Indianapolis, Suzuka, and Red Bull Ring, to unique city circuits like the New Roads of London and Moscow, or even the sprawling new high-speed Strada Alpina. Hundreds of events organized in multiple modes will be waiting for you, using eye-catching combinations of all that content – but we didn’t want to stop there.
Using Grid Legends’ Race Creator, you can take all of that variety and turn it into your own unique and amazing events. Rip out the racing rulebook and design something you couldn’t play anywhere else, controlling all key aspects of an event. Want to take on a real motorsport challenge, putting our fastest GTs in a 50-lap race around Indy? Dark. Fancy something a little more… out there? How about electric hypercars against big platforms, on the streets of London, in the snow? You got it! Just think of the chaotic and exhilarating moments you will experience through Race Creator.
We’ll soon have a lot more to share on what’s coming to Grid Legends, including new information on the groundbreaking history of Driven to Glory virtual production, the massively expanded career, and new online features that make multiplayer racing more exciting. than ever. However, all of these features flourish with that action-packed racing gameplay and the edge of your seat that you will feel every time you put rubber on the track. We look forward to seeing you create and experience these racing moments on February 25th.
