Electronic Arts has confirmed the indefinite hiatus of the Need for Speed franchise, a once-dominant force in racing games, following underwhelming commercial performance of its latest release, Need for Speed Unbound, developed by Criterion Games. EA's focus has shifted to other properties, specifically Battlefield, as stated by Rebecka Coutaz, Vice President and General Manager of Battlefield Studios Europe, signaling no current plans for new Need for Speed or Burnout projects, the latter also being a Criterion title with a dedicated fanbase.
Sad to see the franchise go. With NFS gone the big budget AAA arcade racing genre is almost dead. Forza Horizon still exists but its the same game with a different map for over a decade now. Mildly hyped for Clutch in the next year though. It could be something fresh again after a long time.
After the mild desaster of Unbound they invited tons of youtubers and tried to listen to the community. It could have gone really well for the next entry. But tbh i rather see NFS dead than suffering through yet another entire decade with only mediocre releases.
I loved Heat despite all its issues. But that was 7 years ago… And the only nfs title i really enjoyed since 2011(?).
The best NFS game in recent years was the Prostreet Pepega Mod. Yeah, its a meme mod but the gameplay additions were fire and its just so much fun.
Sad to see the franchise go. With NFS gone the big budget AAA arcade racing genre is almost dead. Forza Horizon still exists but its the same game with a different map for over a decade now. Mildly hyped for Clutch in the next year though. It could be something fresh again after a long time.
After the mild desaster of Unbound they invited tons of youtubers and tried to listen to the community. It could have gone really well for the next entry. But tbh i rather see NFS dead than suffering through yet another entire decade with only mediocre releases.
I loved Heat despite all its issues. But that was 7 years ago… And the only nfs title i really enjoyed since 2011(?).
The best NFS game in recent years was the Prostreet Pepega Mod. Yeah, its a meme mod but the gameplay additions were fire and its just so much fun.
Goodbye NFS. Its probably for the better