More tracks for F1 22: Portimao and Shanghai as free updates

On By Garmin Philip
More tracks for F1 22: Portimao and Shanghai as free updates


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Developer EA has released Portimao as a track update for EA Sports F1 22. In addition to the racing track in the Algarve, the F1 game will have another course.

Since the end of June, players have been able to do their laps in EA Sports F1 22 and make Sebastian Vettel, who retires after this season, world champion. In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, the F1 World Championship returned to Portugal in the Algarve. As a free update, developer Codemasters is bringing the Portimao track into the racing game F1 22 today. The Shanghai International Circuit will then follow as a free update on September 12, as scheduled. Due to the pandemic, the Chinese Grand Prix has been canceled several times, at least virtually the route is back on the calendar.

F1 22 with light and shadow

In the sales charts, EA Sports F1 22 is already in pole position on some platforms. However, the racing game is only mediocre for PC gamers. Only around 65 percent of Steam players rate it the racing game positive. Around 11,500 PC gamers make their rounds every day. Above all, the new adaptive AI creates a conflict. Some drivers find the AI ​​too aggressive, others like it the way it is. In the safety car area, the computer drivers behave unnecessarily slowly, making it almost impossible to catch up.

In addition, the innovations are rather sparse compared to the predecessor, a typical problem with game series that are relaunched every year. The driving physics have been revised in view of the new F1 racing cars. However, the career mode has been almost unchanged for three consecutive F1 games. After all, there is the new game mode F1 Life, which describes a multiplayer lobby that can be set up individually. For this purpose, furniture and other accessories can be bought using microtransactions. In addition, sports cars are making their appearance, so that you have to master a challenge with the official safety car and get virtual money for it. In common Test with colleagues from PC Games becomes F1 22 also criticized and performs worse than its predecessor, even if F1 22 is definitely fun. EA Sports F1 22 is available for PC via Steam and in Epic Games Store as well as for the consoles Playstation 4 and PS5 as well as Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

Also worth reading: F1 22 on Steam: Similar number of players as F1 2021, but worse ratings

Free Track Update Collection at F1 22:

  • As a free update, developer Codemasters brings the Portimao track to the racing game F1 22.
  • The Shanghai International Circuit in China will follow in September as a free add-on.
  • In the sales charts, EA Sports F1 22 is already in pole position on some platforms. However, the racing game is only mediocre for PC gamers.
  • EA Sports F1 22 is available for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store as well as for the Playstation 4 and PS5 consoles as well as Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

Sources: EA, SteamDB

Reference-www.pcgameshardware.de