We have to believe that Jeff Grubb has things to say about the next Need For Speed. Indeed, a few days ago, the VentureBeat journalist indicated that the Xbox One and PS4 versions could be canceled, and that therefore this episode would be exclusively dedicated to next-gen consoles and PC. Today, the guy is releasing new rumors on his GrubbSnax show, and according to him, the developers at Criterion Games want to give the game a particular aesthetic. "The next Need For Speed will be photorealistic, but it will also have anime-like visual effects," he explains. "Other cartoon elements are flying all over the place. That's the kind of effect they seem to want to achieve."
On the content side, Jeff Grubb understands that the Autolog will make a comeback. We recall that this feature dedicated to multiplayer appeared for the first time in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit in order to give a social dimension to the game. "You can customize each of the parts of your car", he guarantees. Last - but not least - this new Need For Speed is set to take place in the fictional town of Lake Shore City, a playground heavily inspired by Chicago. Well, we remember that the last time, the same Jeff Grubb rather evoked Miami as a model. But hey, again, since these are just rumors...
For the moment, the only certainty is that it is indeed Criterion Games which is in charge of the project. He already has the opuses Hot Pursuit, Most Wanted and Rivals to his credit, not to mention the Burnout saga. It is even rumored that for Need For Speed 2022 – the release of which would be scheduled for next November – the British studio could benefit from the help of Codemasters which, as we recall, was definitively bought by Electronic Arts last year.
