iRacing Acquires NASCAR License, Console Game Expected in 2025

[goillini03]

iRacing has acquired the NASCAR Team Properties’ exclusive simulation-style console racing games license from Motorsport Games. The...

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[Freakywwe]

Great news for NASCAR fans. Horrible news for IndyCar fans. I'm sure the cash they're getting from iRacing will be enough to keep the MSG scam going for a couple more years, at least

[beau21]

Ignorant question maybe, but how much does this mean the next game will be NASCAR Heat/Ignition being sold by iRacing vs a console version of iRacing? The answer is probably somewhere in the middle, but just curious from folks who understand these processes better than me.

[Siuflyer]

Quote: Originally Posted by beau21

Ignorant question maybe, but how much does this mean the next game will be NASCAR Heat/Ignition being sold by iRacing vs a console version of iRacing? The answer is probably somewhere in the middle, but just curious from folks who understand these processes better than me.

Based on the 2025 release date I’d bet this is being built from scratch not some reboot of Heat/Ignition.

[Freakywwe]

Quote: Originally Posted by beau21

Ignorant question maybe, but how much does this mean the next game will be NASCAR Heat/Ignition being sold by iRacing vs a console version of iRacing? The answer is probably somewhere in the middle, but just curious from folks who understand these processes better than me.

This will be built from the ground up. Iracing is really specific about using their assets/physics/models etc. Similar to World Of Outlaws that was built ontop of the existing iRacing dirt architecture, this will be built upon the existing iRacing oval architecture, which won't gel with Ignition/Heat's system at all

[jasontoddwhitt]

My prayers have been answered.

[beau21]

Quote: Originally Posted by jasontoddwhitt

My prayers have been answered.

Same. I've never played iRacing but have only heard terrific things in the simulation world. This seems like the best case scenario out of the fiasco that has been NASCAR gaming lately.

[Freakywwe]

Quote: Originally Posted by beau21

Same. I've never played iRacing but have only heard terrific things in the simulation world. This seems like the best case scenario out of the fiasco that has been NASCAR gaming lately.

It's the dark souls of sim racing lol. Very unforgiving but very rewarding when you finally nail everything. I'm expecting this to take some time as I feel they'll probably casual it up a little bit for the general public (In the same way that WoO dirt racing isn't really the same as iRacing, but still very enjoyable) while keeping what separates them from the rest of the pack.

Personally, I think they'll knock this out of the park. iRacing also has some of the best AI in simracing right now, if they can parlay that system into the new game... My dreams will be answered