DiRT Rally 2.0 Codemasters Tease New Happenings In DiRT Franchise

[Paul Jeffrey]

Codemasters have published a cryptic teaser about something interesting upcoming within the DiRT franchise...

Taking to Twitter earlier today, the British development studio have been busy teasing about the future of the DiRT franchise - but does it relate to DiRT Rally, or the more arcade offering of the DiRT series...

Interesting times ahead it sounds like, couple it be a new game, a substantial update to an existing release, the first fruits of the collaboration with Slightly Mad Studios or something entirely different... only time will tell.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1257218432464039937

The community letter in full can be read below:

From a simple ‘2.0’ in late 2018, to the game’s launch in early 2019, through four Seasons of epic content, and onto the Colin McRae: FLAT OUT Pack and Game of the Year Edition, DiRT Rally 2.0 has been an incredible journey that we’ve been on with you, our passionate rally and rallycross community. ​

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As a team, we set out to create the definitive rally and rallycross experience for you, both in terms of what you can experience, and how you experience it. None of that would be possible without the support of you, the players, not just by playing DiRT Rally 2.0, but having the passion and willingness to be part of a true gaming community. You work with us to keep the game moving forward with patches, updates and improvements built around your feedback.​

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From everyone who has contributed to DiRT Rally 2.0 here at Codemasters, we simply say: thank you for driving with us. ​

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Whilst there are no plans for additional Seasons for DiRT Rally 2.0, some minor updates and surprises are planned. At this stage, the Rally team is now focusing on the future. By no means are we saying this is “the end” for DiRT Rally 2.0. Daily/Weekly/Monthly Challenges live on, Clubs are stronger than ever and you have plenty of esports action to look forward to. ​

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Nothing’s moving in terms of your usual hangout spaces (the Forums, the fan-made Discord, Reddit, YouTube, Twitter) and your support team for DiRT Rally 2.0 are still very much here to help.​

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Prepare to see something new roar to life in the world of DiRT, very soon. Developed by a separate Codemasters studio to the DiRT Rally team, we’re incredibly excited about what’s around the corner. We invite you to be part of a brand new experience, while also continuing to enjoy our definitive Rally offering. ​

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As for the future of DiRT Rally? Well… we have a few things in mind. We have big plans, driven by a passionate development team, solely tasked with taking the Rally series to even greater heights. You won’t hear about that for a while, but when you do... oh boy, will you be excited for what’s coming. ​

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Whether it’s our latest game soon to be revealed, or what comes next for Rally, we are incredibly excited to continue making DiRT the franchise for everything we all love about off-road racing. ​

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“If in doubt... FLAT OUT” ​

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-the team at Codemasters​

Original Source: Codemasters

DiRT Rally 2.0 is available now on both console and PC.

Having issues with the game? No worries - start a thread in the Dirt Rally 2.0 sub forum here at RaceDepartment and let our super knowledgeable community help you out.

 

[Incredible Hulk]

Just played a little bit Dirt Rally 2 AND was thinking how much more immersive is Richard Burns Rally as simulation or how much more fun is DiRT 2 & 3 arcade approach?!

 

[Jonny Austin]

What would be good is a complete WRC or WRX season with all the tracks & most of the stages.An ACC or GTR2 rally sim.

 

[dbracedesign]

I can't be dealing with Codemasters anymore. Dirt Rally 2.0 is a mediocre success. Servers are shocking. For me. it only connecting 50% of the time. They seem to have run out of content to recycle, therefore they've decided to move on to something new. Unbelievable.

 

[BeliacosGR]

I was hyped for DR2 then when it came out i hate it...(i have it and all the dammit DLC) I think it might be a DiRT 5 or a Dirt Showdown.I am ok with them cause we need some arcade games but DONT NAME THEM WRONG as you did with D4 as a SIM..that makes me angry! Hope to see a proper Sim rally game in a couple of years though

 

[ZeldaACFan17]

Epic simulation

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1365013747039697

What the heck is that? A motion platform turned up so much that it goes bonkers?

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Sounds like new IP with acquired SMS. PCars2 had pretty decent rally-x, so guess that might work.
Although repeated few times "FLAT OUT" makes me wonder. Nah, can't be.

 

[turbo86]

From what i understand is that DiRT will have the same physics and stuff as Dirt Rally 2.0, even better.

 

[dukenukem3d]

Meanwhile Dirt 1 refuses to load on my new 3950x. ****ing scam.

 

[Chris]

Uh oh... Just from that one picture it looks like whatever they're planning, it's going to be substantially more... "Dude Bro" than any Dirt Rally game.

 

[sonicviz]

Why am I completely unsurprised that this entire topic is joyless boomers mad that Codemasters might dare make a game that isn't a full-on sim?

I love sims, but sim racers are the most insufferable people on the planet. If you people actually cared about a turbonerd rally sim you'd turn off DR2 and just play RBR again. Codemasters was not, is not, and will never be a 100% sim studio.

+10 to this

 

[tlsmikey]

Dirt Rally 2.0 was great. Please, please, please...for all that is good on this earth, can we have mouse support and triples screen support in the next title? It's 2020...i feel like they can do this.

 

[wombat999]

Be good if there was any support!
Twice purchased (should have known better!!!) and twice epic fail.
Never again.

 

[mclaren777]

I would be thrilled if Codemasters rescued the MotorStorm franchise from the wastebin of history!

 

[Caleibus]

They can tease whatever they like. I'm done with this developer. Haven't done anything noteworthy in years and I doubt they're going to start now.

Amen, F1 2019 was the last game I bought and the last for long time

 

[JayRac3r]

Whatever it is if it doesn't have VR from the *BEGINNING CODEMASTERS* then I'm not interested, the VR inclusion for Dirt2.0 was nothing less than farcical.

I concur. I bought it it and returned it in within 30 minutes.

 

[Cheesenium]

I dont know. I am not too excited about this as this game will likely to have the same issues with most codemasters games: Not enough content.

I do not mind paying for extra content but releasing a barebones game then dump it made me do not want to purchase it from the get-go. I dislike the new Grid, it is barebones and the content generally sucks. Hopefully, Dirt Rally 3 will launch with the same content in Dirt Rally 2 and they will support for long term like a niche product than a product that is released and dump after a year.

 

[justfdl]

Just another game where they can sell us back DR1 and DR2 content as DLC you know its true dont fight it.

Hell, I wouldn't even mind and get if they only would allow me so save these awesome replays and fix that goddam racenet.

 

[Vadara]

To be blunt about it: Codies is an arcade/simcade studio mainly. Basically everything they've ever made besides Rally and 2.0 has been some kind of simcade at the very most. Colin Mcrae was arcade, Dirt was arcade, Grid was arcade, Onrush was extremely arcade, F1 is simcade, TOCA was the lower end of simcade. If anything, Rally and its sequel are bizarre aberrations on that front they made because the rally sim market was so utterly starved for content that the premier rally sim is a 2004 game that sold so godawfully it shuttered its studio and which has to be almost completely overhauled (to the point where a completely bespoke physics engine mods is all but essential) to actually be acceptable by modern standards.

I'm glad they did, but Codies is never going to make nothing but turbonerd rally sims. They aren't betraying the holy church of sim racing by making arcade/simcade titles, that's what they normally make. They will make an arcade dirt game, all of you will bitch and moan about it daring to exist, then they'll make Rally 3.0 and you'll bitch and moan about it and saying it's still not as good as RBR (a game you don't appear to actually play).

And then you'll buy it anyway.

This has happened like three times over and y'all still keep doing this lmao like when will you learn

 

[roky]

Yes,I like Dirt4.Well,and what's so bad here.I drive a car in real life every day-so racing games are just for fun to me.Many critics of Dirt4 pretend to be great professionals even though they are not driving a real car ever.So,CM-everything is fine,go ahead!But one problem I see here-noVR.

 

[sparkyplug28]

"Whilst there are no plans for additional Seasons for DiRT Rally 2.0, some minor updates and surprises are planned."

That implies a new title to me probably Dirt 5