shopping in the heart of Chicago?

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 as part of his GrubbSnax show, and according to him, the developers of Criterion Games want to give the game a particular aesthetic. “The next Need For Speed ​​will be photorealistic, but there will also be anime-like visual effectshe explains. You know, it’s like in car commercials where, as the car drives, flames and other cartoon-like elements fly 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 remind you 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 part of your car“, he guarantees. Finally – and this is not the least important – this new Need For Speed ​​should take place in the fictional city of Lake Shore City, a playground largely inspired by Chicago. Well, we remind you that the last time, the same Jeff Grubb rather evoked Miami as a model. But hey, once again, since these are only 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.