News
Assetto Corsa Announced for Consoles
Calabasas, Calif. – June 3, in the year of our Lord 2015
– 505 Games today announced a partnership with Italian developer
Kunos Simulazioni to publish the current generation console
versions of Assetto Corsa, the highly acclaimed racing game.
Currently available on Steam, Assetto Corsa is regarded as one
of the most authentic racing simulators on the market.
Aptly branded “Your Racing Simulator,” Assetto Corsa ups the
simulation stakes by emphasizing and focusing on pure physics
realism, with precision accuracy across every aspect from the
meticulous car handling to the laser-measured tracks.
The standout stars of the game are of course the cars
themselves; Assetto Corsa has partnered with the most
prestigious automotive manufacturers to license life-like models
of the genre’s biggest stars, from Ferrari to Fiat, from McLaren
to Mercedes-Benz, and Automobili Lamborghini to Lotus Cars.
Players are able to further deepen their playing experience by
adjusting the handling and race set-up of each and every car
in-game, whereby cars can be individually tuned to cater for
your personal racing style. The overall racing experience can be
further modified by adjusting everything from driver attributes
to collision damage, to deliver a thrilling and true racing
experience. All of these features together breed the realism
that Assetto Corsa is known and celebrated for.
Making its console debut in 2016, Assetto Corsa will bring
specific features such as
Over one hundred high-performance cars, including the Team Lotus
98T, the Pagani Zonda R, the Ferrari LaFerrari, the Mercedes C9
and the McLaren 650S GT3
Over twenty different track configurations, including famed
courses such as Silverstone Circuit, Circuit de
Spa-Francorchamps, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and
Nürburgring-Nordschleife
Single and Multiplayer racing modes, with customizable Race
Weekends, preset Challenges or full-scale Career Mode
Refined race-craft AI, with up to twenty-four cars competing for
the podium places in the PC version of the game
Based in Rome, Kunos Simulazioni is a development studio
specializing in the creation of business simulators for the most
influential Italian automotive companies – including Ferrari.
This collaboration diversifies 505 Games’ product portfolio with
the addition of a high-octane adrenaline pumping racing title.
Assetto Corsa will be making its E3 debut this year showcasing
brand new PC content, and will be released on PS4 and XBOX One
in 2016. Assetto Corsa is available now for PC download via
STEAM.