Project Cars is ready for another lap.
Publisher Bandai Namco today announced Project Cars 2, the sequel to its racing simulator that strove for realism. Project Cars 2 will come out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in “late 2017.” The PC version will have virtual reality support. The first Project Cars came out in 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and sold over 2 million copies.
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Project Cars 2 will feature over 170 vehicles, up from the 65 that the original launched with. It will also have over 60 tracks. Its races can feature different styles of terrain, including ice, dirt, snow, and mud.
Project Cars comes from developer Slightly Mad Studios, which previously worked on the Need for Speed: Shift series for Electronic Arts.
