Project CARS 3 confirmed to be in development

patapon · Dec 11, 2018

https://www.teamvvv.com/news/project-cars-3-confirmed-to-be-in-development/

Slightly Mad Studios is currently working on Project CARS 3, according to the developer's CEO.

In a post on the GTPlanet forums,Slightly Mad's Ian Bell confirmed a sequel to Project CARS 2 is on the way, though no release date time-frames were cited.

Bell also claims Project CARS 3 will be an ambitious title, with the plan being to "blow anything else, planned by anyone else, out of the water".

Jarod McChicken · Dec 11, 2018

I'm not a Project Cars player but I wonder if MotorStorm/Driveclub director Rushy33 is part of that game (he joined Slightly Mad after the Onrush flop).

BloodHound · Dec 11, 2018

I expect Project Cars 3 and GRID 3 by end of 2019.

komaruR · Dec 11, 2018

if they can tack on psvr too, itll be greaaat

ghibli99 · Dec 11, 2018

Glad they're still doing it. I was never able to really dial in the controls on Pcars1 using a controller. Was 2 considered the better game?

5taquitos · Dec 11, 2018

Bell also claims Project CARS 3 will be an ambitious title, with the plan being to "blow anything else, planned by anyone else, out of the water".

By all means be confident about your product, but statements like this make my brow furrow.

funky · Dec 11, 2018

komaruR said:
if they can tack on psvr too, itll be greaaat

They said they where going to do this way back when but they never did.

I would guess the hardware grunt to run it in VR on ps4 just isn't there.

Kazoku_ · Dec 11, 2018

I have 2 but I haven't really started it. The game simulates engine failure so they have my support. Hoping it sells well.

monmagman · Dec 11, 2018

Jarod McChicken said:
I'm not a Project Cars player but I wonder if MotorStorm/Driveclub director Rushy33 is part of that game (he joined Slightly Mad after the Onrush flop).

Did he indeed,good for him.Rushy did God's work on Driveclub....that weather system....wow!

danowat · Dec 11, 2018

Bell also claims Project CARS 3 will be an ambitious title, with the plan being to "blow anything else, planned by anyone else, out of the water".

Ian Bell still a gob shite then.

The second one still had huge problems, but it was a big improvement over the first (which wasn't hard TBH), wonder what they'll do with 3.

Barrel Cannon · Dec 11, 2018

Awesome. Hopefully they allow that crowdfunding model again. I enjoyed the first game a ton and I basically paid off my copy through the revenue sharing program

Certinfy · Dec 11, 2018

All they need to do is polish everything they already have and improve how the game controls with controllers. If they can do that they'll have a much better sim than either Forza or GT.

bombshell · Dec 11, 2018

patapon said:
Bell also claims Project CARS 3 will be an ambitious title, with the plan being to "blow anything else, planned by anyone else, out of the water".

I see that Ian Bell is still his same old self heh.

Jarod McChicken said:
I'm not a Project Cars player but I wonder if MotorStorm/Driveclub director Rushy33 is part of that game (he joined Slightly Mad after the Onrush flop).

SMS is working on a Fast and Furious game as well, I think. Maybe he's more likely to be working on that with his arcade racer pedigree?

Falchion · Dec 11, 2018

Wonder if they are developing it for cross-gen.

deadasdisco · Dec 11, 2018

Weren't they working on a licensed game, allegedly the Fast and the Furious?

Linus815 · Dec 11, 2018

I recall Ian Bell saying that they'd scale back on the ambition, and instead of having so many things in one game, puts more focus on certain disciplines and maybe save others for expansions.

galv · Dec 11, 2018

Good. Project CARS 2 was low key one of my favourite games this generation thanks to its VR mode, track selection and car selection. While at launch it had a lot of issues, many of the things I wanted them to fix were done so over patches and it remains my go-to sim racer for VR - Assetto Corsa is fine but the VR mode is still somewhat lacking.

xrnzaaas · Dec 12, 2018

This is surprising. Didn't Project CARS 2 have a 75% drop in sales compared to the first game?

ShinobiOfTheWind · Dec 12, 2018

Yeah, that sounds cross-gen and 2021'ish.

vlaar · Dec 12, 2018

I enjoyed the first one, but pCars 2 didn't quite click for me, at least not at launch. Should I give it another go?

Roukira · Dec 12, 2018

I hope they work on an adventure mode like Gran Turismo games on PS1 and PS2 had, I loved it.

danowat · Dec 12, 2018

xrnzaaas said:
This is surprising. Didn't Project CARS 2 have a 75% drop in sales compared to the first game?

At retail maybe, not sure what it did digitally, but even if it did sell 75% less, I am sure Mr Bell thinks this product is the best in the world, he's nothing if not bullish.

Issen · Dec 12, 2018

Project Cars 2 is fucking great in VR and with a wheel but by god it is totally unplayable with controllers no matter how you configure them or what assists you use. It just never feels quite right.

Work on that and you've got a day one, full price sale. Otherwise I'll wait for discounts. As great as the game is, I don't have the time to set up my G29 most of the time.

AndyVirus · Dec 12, 2018

deadasdisco said:
Weren't they working on a licensed game, allegedly the Fast and the Furious?

Yes they said they have a 6 year deal. Whether that means they'll make F&F games for 6 years or the project will take 6 years, I don't know.

Sylmaron · Dec 12, 2018

I've only played the first game but that game was terrible with a controller so I skipped the second one. I hope they'll make it fun with controllers this time.