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A new report claims this year’sNeed for Speedinstallment will only launch onPS5andXbox Series X / S , effectively exit the last - gen version behind . publishing firm Electronic Arts has yet to officially announce the new racing title , though it ’s understand that the nextNeed for Speedoriginally bore a 2021 launch window . Such release plan were pushed back a year in early 2021 when EA shift resources , commit the likes ofCriterion on support duty forBattlefield 2042’sdevelopment .
Need for Speedhas undergo a fleck of restructuring in late years , especially with regard to behind - the - scenes happenings . In February 2020 , just month afterNFS : Heathit storehouse shelf , Electronic Arts revealed thatBurnoutdeveloper Criterion Games would once more service as the steward of its flagship racing series . This decision forcedNFS : PaybackandHeatstudio Ghost Games back into a support squad role , where it revert to its original name of EA Gothenburg . plain , though the next majorNeed for Speedinstallment supposedly remain on track for a 2022 rollout , EA proceed to make pretty transformative change regarding development .
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As relayed byVGC , VentureBeatjournalist Jeff Grubb alleged in Episode 41 ofGiant Bomb’sGrubbSnaxpodcast that anewNeed for Speedgamewill hit memory this holiday season , likely in the month of November . Not all fans of the race car will take to the streets , however . harmonize to Grubb , the upcomingNFStitle is " … next - gen only . They are shifting to next - gen only . " Should this prove true , only console players who own a PS5 or Xbox Series X / S platform will get to enjoy Criterion Games ' return to the long - running racing series .
Need for Speedfaithful should n’t take the above information at face economic value , though Grubb has turn up a reliable source in the yesteryear . But regardless of where the claims stem from , it makes gumption that EA would need to start switch focus toPS5andXbox Series X / S. The question , of course , is when the publishing company ’s other flagship franchise will bulge doing the same . Madden NFL , for illustration , continued to release on PS3 and Xbox 360 through2018’sMadden NFL 19 . Reason suggests history will take over itself to some academic degree .
The lastNeed for Speedentry , Heat , launched on PC , PS4 , and Xbox One platforms in October 2019 , inviting players to take to the streets in the Miami - inspired Palm City . An open - world experience pile with content , NFS : Heatfeatured the fresh premise of racing proving most dangerous at Nox because of an overzealous labor force within the local police force . There ’s no apprisal what sweetener Criterion has in storage for the IP ’s next major field day .
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Source : Giant Bomb / GrubbSnax(viaVGC )
