EA introduced right this moment that the 2026 F1 World Championship will arrive as a paid enlargement to the present F1 25. Content material updates will mirror all adjustments to the game subsequent yr, together with new automobiles, new drivers and new laws.
The subsequent full recreation within the collection is anticipated to reach in 2027. In response to a press release right this moment, the sport might be “reimagined right into a extra expansive expertise with new methods to play for followers world wide.” EA mentioned the plan was a part of a “multi-year strategic funding” in its F1 franchise.
“F1 25 has been an unimaginable success, pushed by the eagerness of our followers and the power of the game,” mentioned Lee Mather, Senior Inventive Director at Codemasters. “With F1’s momentum constructing on and off the monitor, now could be the proper time for us to look forward and construct for the long run. We’re totally dedicated to the EA Sports activities F1 franchise. Our multi-year plan will construct on this yr’s pleasure with expansions in 2026 and reimagine the F1 expertise in 2027 to supply much more to gamers in any respect ranges world wide.”
videogameaddicted’s assessment of F1 25 says it is a far broader and higher bundle than final yr’s installment, and that it is “comfortably the strongest within the collection since fan-favorite F1 2020.” Codemasters has been creating F1 video games for Wii and PSP since F1 2009, however EA additionally had its personal historical past with the game beginning within the early 2000s with F1 2000 on PS1 and PC.
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