There is great anticipation for Assetto Corsa EVOthe new driving simulator created by the Italian team of KUNOS Simulations arriving in 2024 and for this we have Pierpaolo Greco, Francesco Serino and Alessio Pianesani took advantage of the interview with Marco Massarutto, one of the two founders of the studio, to glean as much information as possible. How did it go? Find out in the video interview below.
During the course of this chat, many interesting topics were touched on, such as how the panorama of driving games is evolving and where a series like Assetto Corsa, which over the years has managed to conquer a large audience, surpassing also the expectations of the study. In this regard we discovered that approximately 40% of total players come from consolesdemonstrating how even in this fringe of the market there is great demand for real driving simulations.
There was also talk of the growth of KUNOS Simulazioni after the great success achieved with Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizioni, with the staff having increased over time, whilst still remaining limited to carry forward the team’s vision in a cohesive manner. Imagine, we are talking about 32 developers, 95% of whom work remotely.
Career mode, VR support, the console market and PS5 Pro
Speaking more specifically on Assetto Corsa EVO, Marco Massarutto confirmed again that the game will be released in 2024, with news in this regard that will arrive during the summer. For now we haven’t seen anything of the game yet, but we can expect a clear leap compared to previous chapters.
“Assetto Corsa EVO is absolutely a 2, but really it should be a 3, because the gap between the first Assetto Corsa and EVO is enormous. Physics, graphics, sound, gameplay…”. And to the question if by “gameplay” you are suggesting one career modeMassarutto did not confirm but responded with “more, enough more.”
We also talked about virtual reality and how the KUNOS Simulazioni team has always strongly believed in this, even before they arrived on the market, confirming that Assetto Corsa EVO will support VR headsets.
For the rest we leave you to watch the video above, where many other interesting topics are also covered, such as the current console panorama, the arrival of PS5 Pro in the market and the most important question of all, Is automatic or manual gearbox better? The answer may surprise you.
