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Update – 3 pm UTC 16th January
Asetto Corsa EVO is expected to release today (16th January), but has yet to go live at the time of writing.
The Steam page no longer has a countdown clock and simply says Assetto Corsa EVO is “coming soon.”
The official Assetto Corsa website has also been updated with the message: “Great things are coming soon.” So sit tight, and we’ll update this page as soon as we know more.
Original article
With Assetto Corsa EVO’s highly anticipated early access release just one day away, the game’s Steam page has seemingly confirmed the exact release time.
Eight months after its announcement, Assetto Corsa EVO is nearly here, with the first Early Access build arriving tomorrow (16th January.)
While the Early Access release date has been known for a while, Assetto Corsa EVO’s Steam page has seemingly confirmed exactly when we can start playing the next chapter in Kunos Simulazioni’s revered sim racing series.
According to the Steam page, Assetto Corsa EVO’s Early Access release will unlock at 2 pm GMT/UTC, 3 pm CET, 9 am ET, 6 am PT on 16th January. That’s only around one day and two hours away at the time of writing.
Frustratingly, the Steam page doesn’t include minutes and (at the time of writing) publisher 505 Games will not clarify further – if it’s not the times listed above, it should only be one hour later, around 3 pm UTC.
Kunos has yet to confirm this, but we will update this article if an official release time is announced.
When it launches, the first Early Access build will include 20 cars and five circuits, with VR and triple-screen support from day one. In terms of game modes, the initial Early Access release will feature single-player practice and quick races, along with a new ‘Driving Academy’ for learning track layouts.
Online multiplayer is expected to come in the “second or third” Early Access build according to Kunos Simulazioni’s Co-Founder and Executive Manager, Marco Massarutto.
Meanwhile, Assetto Corsa EVO’s much-publicised open-world set in the Eifel region surrounding the Nurburgring is slated to arrive in the summer, with the area progressively expanding to 1,600 square kilometres in later builds.
One crucial detail we still don’t know, however, is the price. Kunos has not yet confirmed how much Assetto Corsa EVO will cost, but Massarutto has hinted it will be “aggressive” in a “good way.”
You can predict the cost in our community poll.
Are you looking forward to trying Assetto Corsa EVO tomorrow? Let us know in the comments below.
