A major update for the sim racer Project Motor Racing, dubbed Update 2.0, is out now. The major update addresses various aspects of the game, including a redesigned UI, vehicle physics changes across multiple racing disciplines, more immersive features for the much-touted Career Mode as well as the online multiplayer experience.
The UI change is an interesting one, with some menus now looking more like racing games of the good old days while also being clearer and easier to use. Vehicle physics changes include a whole overhaul of tyre model revisions in the many racing disciplines. Career mode now has real-world sponsors and podium ceremonies. Online multiplayer now has an anti-cheat system.
The list of changes is a long one, as benefit for a game update to have a whole new number. You can peruse the patch notes here.
Project Motor Racing had a strong hype surrounding its pre-release. Developed by Straight4 Studios, featuring game developers that worked at the now-defunct Slightly Mad Studios (Project CARS, Need For Speed: Shift) and SimBin (GTR), the game touted itself as a serious motorsport racing simulator. However, the game wasn’t as well received on launch, with our review being one of the many to find the game lacking.
If you have the game, might as well give it another look and see if Update 2.0 has put it on the right track. If you haven’t, the game is currently on sale for about half off (in Malaysia, it’s 43% off for RM90.63 on PS Store Asia, and half off for RM79.50 on Steam). Once the sale ends on April 8, Project Motor Racing will have its base price adjusted as well (on April 16 for Xbox/Microsoft Store).
Project Motor Racing Japanese GT500 Pack Announced
In addition, the first paid DLC pack, the Japanese GT500 Pack, has also been announced, releasing on March 31.
The pack adds two new classes based on Super GT, Japan’s top sports car racing championship also known as the Japanese GT Championship (JGTC) in the past. The two classes are GT500 EVO, featuring modern Super GT cars from the current decade, and GT500, based on the top class in the JGTC from the early 2000s.
Compared to the Super GT cars as featured in Gran Turismo Sport and later Gran Turismo 7, Project Motor Racing will feature newer race cars. Nissan and Honda has switched the GT-R GT500 and NSX GT500 with the Nissan Z GT500 and Civic GT500 respectively, and Project Motor Racing will be featuring all four, plus the current Toyota GR Supra GT500. The GR Supra’s predecessor, the Lexus RC F GT500, is missing, however.
Project Motor Racing Japanese GT500 Pack DLC Cars
- SUPER GT cars (GT500 EVO)
- 2024 Honda Civic GT500
- 2022 Honda NSX GT500
- 2022 Nissan Calsonic Impul Z GT500
- 2021 Nissan Motul Autech GT-R GT500
- 2022 Toyota GR Supra GT500
- 2003 JGTC (GT500)
- 2003 Honda NSX JGTC
- 2004 Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) JGTC
- 2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) JGTC
- 2002 Toyota Supra JGTC
Project Motor Racing is out now on PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store) and Xbox Series X|S. Publisher Giants Software partners with Sega in distribution and marketing their games in Asia.