F1 22 | EA Confirms New Handling Model, VR & Release Date

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For the first time since 2003, a new Formula 1 game is going to be released under the EA Sports banner this year. Excitement ramped up almost immediately when the publisher released a countdown to an official F1 22 announcement - and now, F1 fans have a date to look forward to.

Just like in the years prior, the new F1 game is going to see a release in early July: The announcement video revealed the weekend of the British Grand Prix as the release date, the game is going to be officially out on July 1st and can be pre-ordered now. It is going to be available on PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

VR support confirmed​

PC users can finally look forward to VR being officially supported in the F1 games for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive devices - something the series had been lacking until now. Also announced were the F1 Life mode, which allows players to "unlock and show off supercars, clothing accessories, and more for the world to see." MyTeam and Career Modes have been confirmed as returning, as well as a two-player split screen mode, Formula 2 and multiplayer modes.

Revised handling model​

To align with the drastic rule changes prior to the real F1 season, F1 22 is also going to feature a revised handling model. Sprint races, while already implemented in the actual 2021 F1 season, are going to make their debut in the game as well.

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Players who pre-order the game before May 16th will receive a Miami-themed content pack with items to use in the game as the city is set to host a brand-new Grand Prix on May 8th. Meanwhile, the Champions Edition grants players access to the full game three days early, among other pre-order bonuses.

Rivalries Renewed​

No further info on the new game has been given, but news should be expected in the coming weeks. Apart from this, the video showed a few phrases centered about a new beginning - likely aimed at both the new regulations and the return of EA Sports as the publisher. Whether or not these were teasers for the actual game remains to be seen - "Rivalries Renewed" as a hint to a rivalry system in F1 22 does not seem too far fetched, however.

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What are your thoughts on this F1 22 news? Let us know on Twitter at @RaceDepartment or in the comments below or visit the all new F1 22 community forum and create your own discussions, ask questions, write articles or post polls.
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BillyBobSenna
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Dumb VR question. I have never tried VR sim racing. I was thinking about buying an HP Reverb G2. Would this game work with this headset?
 
Harmoniser78
balage06 said:
So I guess when they say HTC Vive support they probably mean SteamVR support.
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i have to assume so as the vive uses Steam VR, unless they mean the VR version it’s only available on Vive store, and the Occlus store, as the Rift isn’t on sale anymore.
 
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BillyBobSenna said:
Dumb VR question. I have never tried VR sim racing. I was thinking about buying an HP Reverb G2. Would this game work with this headset?
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No it probably won't. Dirt Rally 2 uses the same engine as the previous F1 games probably and it has HUGE issues with WMR/Reverb G2 (see the official forum). This is unsolved today, it mainly applies to Nvidia/Intel users that has an G2 (unsolvable GPU stutter), if you have an AMD graphics card and CPU then it will probably work okay, but it's still unsure because it's not officially supported. IF F1 2022 uses the Project Cars engine (also an engine that EA owns atm); the it will be working fine with the G2 in all cases. But I don't expect that engine switch to be the case, but we never know until EA tells us about it.

Nevertheless: great news that F1 2022 finally gets VR support. Now let's hope that they are able to make the car handling/physics/driving experience as good as the F1 cars of AMS2; then this game will be a real winner.

This is also promising for Dirt Rally 3 / Dirt Rally WRC, since EA now invests in new VR support, it would be very weird if DR3/WRC doesn't get VR.
 
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Nikki Trowzer said:
As long as they keep making pompous excuses (the world's most pompous simracing company?) for not having the great tracks like Istanbul and Mugello that F1 RACED ON, I am not interested.
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F1 didn't race again there so don't expect these tracks in F1 2022.

However, I hope that whatever track replaces Sochi will be offered eventually as a free DLC.
 
RCHeliguy
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Dirt Rally 2.0 runs beautifully with the Valve Index.

I may actually have to give it a shot, after the obligatory VR is slow as molasses and they they fix it. I said I would buy it once they added VR support, and I'll stand by that. Hopefully I'll have time to play it.
 
Metla
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BillyBobSenna said:
Dumb VR question. I have never tried VR sim racing. I was thinking about buying an HP Reverb G2. Would this game work with this headset?
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I'd suggest dipping your toes into VR by purchasing a second hand Quest 2. It has a far simpler interface through the link process then the nonsense that is WMR and Steam VR, has a pretty good quality image without the performance issues, and requires far less tinkering under the hood.

Its pretty much plug in and play, and can be found cheap.
 
Metla
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VR announcement has me interested, Though EA speak with a forked tongue, So probably not really.
 
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Literally the only thing I want for the next F1 game is to actually be able to disable camera shake completely. The camera shake slider in game doesn't even work. There is still a massive amount of "sense of speed shake" with it set to 0. It hurts my eyes after about 10 minutes. Please just give us the option to remove 100% of the shake or a lock to horizon option, like just about every other racing game.
 
DirkW
YES VR!! After the huge PC3 letdown I will wait for user reviews before buying, though.
 
DirkW
j_troc_71 said:
Literally the only thing I want for the next F1 game is to actually be able to disable camera shake completely. The camera shake slider in game doesn't even work. There is still a massive amount of "sense of speed shake" with it set to 0. It hurts my eyes after about 10 minutes. Please just give us the option to remove 100% of the shake or a lock to horizon option, like just about every other racing game.
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Yes, this will be crucial for VR especially. Otherwise all those extra box stops just to vomit.
 
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