Alongside the Need for Speed Unbound trailer and release date reveal, EA has also pushed out info regarding the Need for Speed Unbound features, pre-order bonuses and more! Also, for those who are subscribed to EA Play, you’ll be getting more than just the chance to play the racing game early.
Need for Speed Unbound Features:
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Need for Speed Unbound challenges the conventions of the racing genre and ups the ante by introducing true consequence with impactful risk and reward for every race, decision and side bet made. Players uncover the world of Lakeshore when a robbery at a family auto-shop tears two friends apart and sets a rookie racer on a journey to win the ultimate street race and reclaim the priceless car that was stolen from them. Need for Speed Unbound features:
- The World is Each Player’s Canvas: Graffiti comes to life in a new art style as players ride through the city equipped with a brand-new toolkit of high-energy visual and sound effects, like Burst Nitrous, which rewards players with style-based boost, reflecting how they drive.
- Run the Streets: The more players race, the more heat they build up. Choose to outdrive or outsmart cops using new escape mechanics to take control of the chase to earn big rewards or even bigger consequences for getting busted.
- Self-Expression and Style: Hundreds of cosmetic items including exclusive licensed gear from some of the world’s pioneering fashion innovators and custom automotive gear companies give players endless options to not only kit out their car but show off their personal style in game.
- Find Freedom in the Flow: Ride to a genre-defying soundtrack of trailblazing artists from the world of hip-hop led by multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon A$AP Rocky and his creative agency AWGE, including the world premiere of A$AP Rocky’s brand new track “Sh*ttin’ Me”, also featured in the reveal trailer.
- Takeover Scene featuring A$AP Rocky: A$AP Rocky will appear in-game as the leader of the Takeover Scene, a new replayable precision driving mode that brings together the community to take over parts of the city and celebrate driving with style over pure speed. AWGE also functioned as creative consultants on the game.
Need for Speed Unbound pre-orders will kick off on November 29, and EA has also revealed the NFS Unbound pre-order bonuses too! And for those wondering, yes, the game will be priced at $69.99 given it’s a current-gen-only release.
Need for Speed Unbound Pre-Order Bonus:
- Driving Effects Pack
- Decals, license plate, banner artwork, stickers
- $150,000 Bank in their in-game wallet when players first join multiplayer
EA will also release a Need for Speed Unbound Palace Edition package, which is being created in partnership with Palace Skateboards. Priced at $79.99, players will receive the following for buying it:
Need for Speed Unbound Palace Edition Contents:
- Four custom cars
- Clothing pack
- Driving effect
- Decals and license plate
- Character pose and banner artwork
EA has also revealed that EA Play members will be able to play the game early with a 10-hour trial starting November 29, and even “recurring in-game benefits” too. In addition to that, EA Play Pro PC members will get unlimited access to the Palace Edition starting November 29, three days before the game officially launches.
Finally, while to be expected, EA has also confirmed that there will be free content updates post-launch, which will include new features, experiences, content drops and more. Details on that will be revealed at a later date.
Need for Speed Unbound will be released this December 2 on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.