The game's development was pushed back by a year in March 2021, with Criterion pausing development of their Need for Speed game to assist DICE and their in-development 'Battlefield 6', which would later be revealed as Battlefield 2042.

Alongside Criterion, Codemasters Cheshire began assisting in development of the game and the Need for Speed series as a whole. players will gain access to in-game member-only rewards and receive a 10% discount on purchases of EA digital content.įirst announced on Jas part of Electronic Arts' 'EA Play Live June 2020' presentation, it was shown during a section about the publisher's next generation series of games, targeting the then unreleased PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S hardware.Īn official reveal in June 2020 outlined the yet untitled game was described to 'include a new Need for Speed game that is bringing some astounding visual leaps, developed by the Criterion team, who have launched some of the most highly-rated games in franchise history'. Starting on November 29, 2022, those with an EA Play subscription can play up to 10 hours of the standard release, and those with an EA Play Pro subscription can play the Palace Edition. A three day early access period for those that pre-order the Palace Edition was also announced, starting on November 29, 2022. It was announced on Octoby publisher Electronic Arts to be released for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on December 2, 2022. Need for Speed: Unbound is the thirtieth game in the Need for Speed series and the first since Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) to be mainly developed by Criterion.

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