Codemasters Comments On Whether F1 Games Could Come To Nintendo Switch 2

“Codemasters Comments on Whether F1 Games Could Come to Nintendo Switch 2”

Abstract

Codemasters is contemplating bringing the F1 racing collection to the Nintendo Swap 2.
F1 franchise has launched a sport yearly since 2009; F1 25 is about to launch on Might 30.
The return to Nintendo might occur after 14 years.

Codemasters, the developer behind F1 25, appears to be tossing across the concept of bringing the racing collection to the Nintendo Swap 2. The idea nonetheless appears to be in its early section, so it is unclear whether or not F1 25 even has an opportunity of a later launch on the brand new console, however future video games within the collection might discover a house there if Codemasters determines it to be a superb match.

The F1 franchise was first launched 25 years in the past, with F1 2000, F1 Championship Season 2000, and F1 Supervisor all launched in the identical yr. The mainline collection has produced a brand new sport yearly since 2009, and with F1 25 set for launch on Might 30, Codemasters appears poised to proceed releasing a number of the greatest F1 video games in a crowded racing sport subject.

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F1 25 Is Giving The Collection A Presentation Overhaul

The F1 collection will likely be receiving quite a lot of main visible and audio presentation upgrades with EA Sports activities’ upcoming racing title F1 25.

Future improvement may additionally imply branching out onto a brand new platform, as revealed by feedback from the collection’ artistic director, Gavin Cooper. In a remark to racing sport information web site Traxion, Cooper acknowledged that officers at Codemasters will likely be having inner discussions concerning the options of the Swap 2 and the way nicely they might translate into internet hosting future F1 video games. “We need some smart people to look at it and see what the console can actually do and whether it’s actually a good fit for the kind of experience that F1 is,” his assertion reads, although he stays noncommittal to any official announcement apart from that the chance is being weighed.

F1 Video games Might Make Lengthy-Awaited Return to Nintendo

If Codemasters’ evaluation of the Swap 2 works out in gamers’ favor, it may imply the return of the mainline collection to a Nintendo console after an absence that has lasted 14 years to date. Whereas a spin-off kart racing sport referred to as F1 Race Stars was launched for the Wii in 2012 and the simulation F1 Supervisor 2024’s drivers noticed a shock Swap launch final yr, the final mainline entry on a Nintendo machine was F1 2011, which was obtainable on the 3DS.

Whereas a launch on Swap 2 may open the racing collection as much as a completely new group of gamers, now is probably not the very best time for Codemasters to consider branching out. After every sport within the collection had registered typically favorable critiques since 2016, F1 24‘s scores noticed a notable decline, dipping into the mixed-to-average class, with explicit criticism being aimed on the sport’s mid-race targets. Early entry for F1 25 begins very quickly, on Might 27, so it will not be lengthy earlier than early impressions trace at whether or not Codemasters has already righted the ship.