As confirmed when the game was added to PS Plus Extra earlier this year, Need for Speed Unbound is being supported for a second year, and the first free content drop inspired by a past entry will be available today on PS5. With the theme of "Drift & Drag", Need for Speed Underground fuels three new modes: Drift, Drag, and League. The content is added for free, then there's an optional Premium Speed Pass for extra body parts and decals.
In the new Drift mode, you'll be able to utilise a new handling system specially for drift builds. There'll also be specific Drift playlists for free roam and PvP. Then, in Drag, up to four players can test their "manual gear shifts, strategic lane changes to dodge obstacles, and perfectly timed nitrous boosts". League Mode is then designed to enhance the single player free-roaming experience, as you'll be able to challenge other racers to head-to-head battles.
"This feature also introduces a community challenge, requiring collective effort to unlock the final boss and claim a new custom," a press release reveals. "With rivals showing up regularly and with new leagues on the way, this is where strategy, skill, and community converge, pushing players to earn their place among street racing legends." The update also introduces two new cars: the BMW M3 Competition Touring '23 and the Ford Mustang Dark Horse '24.
After the Drift & Drag update, the Cops vs. Racers content drop arrives between August and October, inspired by Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. A fourth volume — as the developer puts it — is also planned for the end of 2024. The game is still available on PS Plus Extra, so you can sample the base game and its post-launch updates now.
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This game was utterly fantastic as a street racer but had way too little single-player content that was also disconnected from your online character, that basically had the same content all over again - all causing really poor longevity, at least for me.
If they'd have released these updates quicker then they might still have my attention but this game has sadly been long removed from my SSD. I get why they've been made to stretch it out... both for the "trickle of content" publishers love so much to keep players invested and the fact this was done on a very small budget + team and so could not be done 'properly'.
It may sound like I'm just complaining but I'm mostly just sad cos I had really high hopes for the support of this NFS entry cos the core gameplay and style is just 🤌🤌 lovely.
Just release full games then move on please, cheers
@BigJoze they alreade moved on. 95% of team was moved to next Battlefield.
This is passion project from few who probably was passionate enough to convince upper floors to continue to support this game with more content.
I'm excited. I came back to game when they announced Year 2 plans, after not playing it for around 10 months. And it is great. Audi update bringed interesting couple cars and now BMW M3 Touring will go h2h with Audi RS6.
Game is awsome for arcade style street racing.
@REALAIS I was talking in general. Back when they released it, and all Devs that do these games as a service type updates
Heat > unbound
@BigJoze Umderatand. But I don't mind this type of games. I rather jump into game time to time and continue to grow my garage rather than just get again New NFS soon after with meh Story telling and grind from zero back again. And there is evolution in game. They are experimenting with stuff which as they say will greatly give feedback for future NFS game/games.
@BigJoze wow, you sound like a game dev
@kejsi-sensei how so? Lol
@REALAIS that's fair enough. I can't say I've not enjoyed it in a few games. I'm just being old and grumpy 😆
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