Let’s recap what happened with racing games in the past day or two.

First of all, let’s look at Need For Speed: Payback, which got a 4K/60FPS video recorded on PC too. Ghost Games and Electronic Arts have published the minimum and recommended system requirements:

Minimum Requirements (for 720p30 at low settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
• CPU: Intel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads
• RAM: 6GB
• Disc Drive: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
• Hard Drive: 30GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7850, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
• DirectX: 11-compatible video card or equivalent
• Input: Dual analog controller
• Online Connection Requirements: 192 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Recommended Requirements (for 1080p60 at high settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
• CPU: Intel i5 4690K @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz with 4 hardware threads
• RAM: 8GB
• Disc Drive: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
• Hard Drive: 30GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 4GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
• DirectX: 11-compatible video card or equivalent
• Input: Dual analog controller
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

The game launched on November 10 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Turn 10 is just days away from launching Forza Motorsport 7 (the demo is already available on Windows 10 and Xbox One – there will be complete cross-play and cross-buy between the two platforms). John Wendl, the content director of Turn 10 (there’s a position like that…?), told VentureBeat that Forza 7, which will have over 700 cars and 30 tracks, will take about 60-80 hours to beat its Drivers Cup, and that Windows 10 is offering a huge opportunity for them.

Forza Motorsport 7 is out on October 3 on Xbox One and Windows 10.

The third subject is somewhat surprising – it’s about Slightly Mad Studios, the developers of Project CARS. Their new game, Project CARS 2, is out tomorrow, and it looks like they already have their next project under development. Ian Bell, their CEO, said the following during a live stream: „Guess what the latest Need for Speed game is doing, and have a think about which Hollywood film they’re copying, and then I can tell you we have a six-year deal with that major Hollywood company that’ll beat what Need for Speed is doing. For the next six years. If you look at me, I’m a bald guy, and I work out a bit, so that’s a clue.”

Hold on… a Fast And Furious game by Slightly Mad? That would be amazing!

Source: WCCFTech, WCCFTech, VentureBeat