Assetto Corsa Competizione Roadmap - Price Update

[Paul Jeffrey]

Launch day is getting closer, and now we know what we can expect to pay and the content we will receive during the Early Access development of ACC...

At 24.99eu upon launch this September 12th, Assetto Corsa Competizione is certainly one very competitively priced piece of software - even if the initial build of the simulation will be a little light on content and features in the opening weeks of its development.

In something of a very welcome move by Kunos Simulazioni, those who make the decision to adopt early into the programme will be rewarded with a heavily discounted price, a nice reward for the first players in the door, and a very sound move by Kunos to reward the loyal fanbase of the title. With monthly updates, features and new content planned right the way through to early 2019 prior to a full launch, the game will steadily rise in price up to the final retail cost in Q1 2019.

I think this is a rather impressive strategy from Kunos, and very clearly shows what gamers can expect to receive with the title from the very earliest stages of the development path - bravo to Kunos for this refreshing and clear, open and honest approach.

Assetto Corsa Competizione will be available to purchase on Steam Early Access from September 12th 2018.

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Looking forward to ACC? At which stage of development are you planning on purchasing the game (if at all)? Let us know in the comments section below!​

 

[Cosmo Marsh]

Wasn't interested before, but at this early price I might be. Effectively I'm getting, at the end of the road, an official Blancpain game for £25. Not bad!

 

[DND]

Upfront as far as what to expect but for me a bit concerning as it sounds like a cash flow issue and interested to see if they make it to the final phase.

 

[omanrak]

Upfront as far as what to expect but for me a bit concerning as it sounds like a cash flow issue and interested to see if they make it to the final phase.

They released AC on early access and it worked out alright.

 

[bluey]

Remember, two different Nissan and Bentley models this year to make it even more

So will we have 17 cars and 11 tracks by the end of q1 2019 ..sounds bad for kunos. but good for me only 25 euro..I am in day 1

 

[danraz3r]

When i told my GF that we were gonna spend less in these months ahead:



hahahhahaa

 

[Emery]

In every darn sim you look nowadays GT3 cars are the most popular ones.

Disagree because that pesky F1 2018 game is still more popular than AC. All the other sims have poor official representations of F1.

 

[RaceNut]

I was sure that I'd buy in at first chance but, now that I see the price, I'm hesitant due to feeling as though I'm taking advantage of Kunos' good will. Maybe I should wait until the price increases . . .


. . . nah, I'll just buy 2 copies on day one and gift one away.

 

[danraz3r]

Are yu recommending us to speculate with the ACC steam keys?
you can resell the second one more expensive! Good idea!

 

[Matthew Allington]

Disagree because that pesky F1 2018 game is still more popular than AC. All the other sims have poor official representations of F1.
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F1 2018's status as a sim is debatable at best
Very good game but I'd hesitate to call it a sim myself.

 

[Emery]

They also have the data from their own game that would have told them that GT racing is by far and away the most popular racing done in AC.

Perhaps GT3 is most popular in AC because it has the most complete field? Chicken or egg, hmm?

No, I have nothing against GT3 and personally enjoy it more than open-wheelers, but let's be realistic about what content is most popular overall.

 

[Amanda]

I think your trusted source needs to guess again. I'm fairly confident it takes longer than a year to make a sim.

He's a well known persona in the sim racing community with inside knowledge of this.

And it doesn't take long when you imagine they have almost all the cars, tracks, the engine already built, and so on. Besides, initial release will be one car and one track.

They also have the data from their own game that would have told them that GT racing is by far and away the most popular racing done in AC.

GTR2 was one of the few true simulators to actually replicate one or more seasons of a real-world racing series with all the cars and tracks, have a full night/day cycle, weather cycles, real road, a driving school, and so on (you can read more about it here). Since then, I don't recall any sim having this much focus into replicating one specific series, it's almost always been something like 'let's grab some GT cars, some F1 cars, a few road cars, some tracks, perhaps even an ice cream truck, and let's call it a simulator'.

Not only the consistency wasn't there, content and features weren't either. Ever since GTR2 there was been no complete package for a simulator, until ACC.

We've waited 12 years for a successor of GTR2, and we finally got it. It's not a matter of knowing that the GT3 class is popular, we've known this for perhaps a decade or more - it's a matter of a simulator being focused, consistent with a real-world series (and not a mish-mash of classes) having all the cars, tracks, rules, and so on.

 

[Emery]

F1 2018's status as a sim is debatable at best
Very good game but I'd hesitate to call it a sim myself.

Let me put it another way... if Kunos were to steal the F1 license away and sold an F1 version of ACC, then ACC would be less popular by a large margin.

 

[Amanda]

Perhaps GT3 is most popular in AC because it has the most complete field? Chicken or egg, hmm?

Plus the cars are easier to drive and look good too.

Personally I'm kinda sick of GT3 racing, it's been overused on virtually all simulators so far. But with the prospect of the competitive nature of ACC, it being officially licensed, having all the rules, real drivers' names, and everything pairing with the real Blancpain series, I'm actually excited to try it. I'd be happy to race on the real Blancpain, I'm more than happy to compete on it's virtual representation.

 

[Emery]

Purchasing ACC... I wasn't going to go in for the Early Access, however the price schedule is very compelling now that Kunos has mapped out the development.

Obviously the right course of action for people like me is to wait until the last possible moment while monitoring the game's progress. See how fps on triple screens is through the weather & day/night cycle, whether/how the AI is improved from AC, etc. before making a purchase decision.

 

[justfdl]

PD3: Oh noo she says that also without Pornhub? wtf??? hahaha

That's ok, just play some ACC when you feel the urge, you don't even have to save gas while you're at it

 

[Deleted member 241736]

One thing regarding the Spa 24hr....I'm praying for mid race saves!

One thing I‘m crying,: Nords won‘t be able. Have to calll with Rathel

 

[gamer19]

Those Italians...
they're really cheap.
Note to myself... never ever hire a real estate agent from Italy.
On a more serious note - I really like this Road map. Such a beautiful, straight, bump-less road map.

Spoiler: On the road again....

Lyrics
On the road again
I just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again

Here we go, on the road again
Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turnin' our way

And our way is on the road again
I just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again, break free
And I can't wait to get on the road again

Songwriters: Willie Nelson
On the Road Again lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

 

[Nevini]

Worth every penny, Now take my money.

Much better value than rF2 at that price would get you roughly one track and five cars ;-)

 

[Mr Latte]

@Paul Jeffrey
Fanatec is meant to have ACC available to play via their new DD wheels at Sim Racing Expo over Sept 14th-16th.

Will RD be attending or seeking to get an interview?

 

[Amanda]

Much better value than rF2 at that price would get you roughly one track and five cars ;-)

Just note that S397 picked up a dead game with much less players and so they need to charge more for content since less people will be buying.