Assetto Corsa EVO - How Marco Massarutto & Kunos plan to get it RIGHT

[@joelmorningstar3645]

"We do not have a drift mode, with a drift physics. You can drift any car in Assetto if you are good.." THIS GUY GETS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a gem of CEO/Dev

[@KeiserHound]

we'll see, all i heard was "we're banking on our physics and tyres being extremely accurate so the cars respond as they should under any condition inputs that would mirror real life" which im kinda doubting considering every single physics engine can be cheesed to have incredibly, almost unrealistic fast cars with alignments that would never work in the real world. you'd have to have an almost flawless physics engine in comparison to anything out today. tldr: theyre basically hyping up their physics to be a significant leap to any physics engine available to the public.

[@verticalflyingb737]

@@KeiserHound Well.. yeah..? Am I misunderstanding your stance? If you cheese a physics engine then what do you expect to happen? What do you think of some mechanism after you break it and then it doesn't work anymore?? NASA could release the most realistic physics engine of the century and, despite that, it could be instantly undermined by some Reddit user that messed with the game too far. The thing you instead should (actually, ALL of us should) keep being skeptical about is if the game would work perfectly under the same conditions it was advertised as. Not "what if the physics gets cheesed when someone cheeses the physics?"

[@KeiserHound]

@@verticalflyingb737 yeah, there’s a disconnect going on here. I personally don’t care if the physics can get cheesed. It’s a game engine, all it takes is one string of bad code and a miata could become a mag-lev train or you computer will constantly crash. I just doubt how well their physics engine is to make a claim such as no need to have drift physics. I’m all for the realism, I don’t want it to be easy, I’d play carx for that. But drifting is entirely different than grip racing, especially physics wise. So as much as they say that “if you’re good, you should be able to drift”, that doesn’t mean it’d be a semi-accurate representation of how it’d be in real life. The reason a brought up “cheesing the physics” is just to point of the general flaws physics engine work well within a given scope, so catch all, blanket statements like that sound terrible Id say it sounds like they’re trying to deflect some expectations but I honestly just think they’re extremely hyped and over promising. That’s really all. And it’s pretty stupid that physics can be cheesed. If people were to do it with mods, sure, that’s fair. But if base game cars can be cheesed by simply adding a bit of camber here, some toe there, etc etc, (take RFactor for example) that’s a just a short coming. If that breaks the physics engine, then it was just a very constrained physics engine in comparison to what they claimed

[@theooooot9469]

@@KeiserHound seeing as how assetto Corsa already has amazing drift physics with no "drift mode" or any gimmicks. It's hard to see how they could downgrade. Not quite sure why you would be sceptical of this seeing as theyve already nailed the physics on their previous games and now they just have to improve the few things that lacked in the old physics engine.

[@KeiserHound]

@ my skepticism comes from the fact they and you keep mentioning something that never existed. The base drift cars were ok from a beginners perspective. But they weren’t proper drift cars, nor did the old physics engine or tires play well when proper drift cars did come out in form of mods. Obviously it’s not all kunos fault, many tires exist in the world with many characteristics the fit different forms of motorsports better. But a lot of faults did exist in the old engine that people had to circumvent or ilja had to straight up change to make assetto what it is today. I have no doubts the engine will be great, but they’re making mountains out of mole hills and you falling for it. There’s no drift physics in real life, there were no drift physics in assetto, no drift physics in ACC, it’s all just physics, so making a statement like that seems more like a cover than an actual harp on the physics being what their bragging it to be. We’ll all see February whenever the early access comes out anyway. Who knows, maybe it’s the next best things since cellphones

[@genericexcuse4737]

AC EVO is the most I have looked forward to a game in years. Assetto Corsa, to me, was never about being the best at everything, but being one of the most enjoyable sim racers to play and experience. With EVO, it definitely seems like they are continuing with a passion-based mind set of building this game, and from what I have seen, I have full trust in Kunos to disappoint with the expectations that they are setting.

[@FcoEnriquePerez]

Same, I've never pre-ordered anything, but these interviews and what we have seen is making me hesitate lol Only thing that's keeping me from doing it is just to know about the performance and how optimized the game will be... Also the mods market situation, because everything else sounds so good.

[@genericexcuse4737]

@@FcoEnriquePerez I only hope that they don’t start agreeing to things beyond their means and set the bar too high. I do feel better knowing that we are probably a year or more away from full-release, and that it looks in much better state than TDU SC probably ever will.

[@that_biker_boy5550]

@@FcoEnriquePerez- Don’t Pre-Order bro… It’s just not worth it considering the unfinished state most games get released in these days! Forza Motorsport - Mess at Launch! Getting a LOT better now… but there’s still plenty of silly little bugs/issues that need fixing etc. Test Drive Solar Crown - Mess at Launch… Fixes due, but it’s still pretty awful currently! I’m not talking being ‘picky’ over silly little details either… Like real obvious graphical issues that make you wonder if they even employed game testers prior to release! 😂 These are just the latest driving games on consoles etc. I know what you mean… I never pre-order, but this does look great!… So I get being tempted! But remember that both the above titles massively over promised then under delivered! We all know the meme; “Built from the Ground Up!” (Forza Motorsport) 😂🤦‍♂️

[@awakeandwatching953]

@@genericexcuse4737 I started sim racing at the start of the year, AC was the first sin I got and despite having others it's the one I still main thanks in large part to lfm filling my ranked racing needs.. this one sim has fulled me building a full DD set up and I'm super excited to have a proper successor

[@captainsafety88]

Yeah. I enjoyed and am still enjoying AC to ride and calm down. Especially to practice my own car at diffrent tracks. 👍🏻

[@Grammyy]

Genius move pulling straight from the forums and asking the right questions. Thank you Mr.Massarutto and the whole team I love you guys 😂

[@mattrittman]

This is a really great interview! Thanks so much for taking the time to ask Marco Massarutto all these questions. A big concern I have is if Kunos decides to do a subscription route. I'm all for paying for DLCs as they come, but have never been into subscriptions.

[@Qhimadi]

no subs and no microtransactions = buy

[@hMint]

@@Qhimadi Massarutto stated in traxionGG's interview that there would be no micro transactions (yay)

[@RonaldRegain]

Kunos literally saved my life, when I crashed into a deer at 160km/h. Kept 100% my cool before and after impact. So grateful to Kunos

[@PS-vt2ex]

@@RonaldRegain was that a legal speed? People should always drive safely.

[@RonaldRegain]

@@PS-vt2ex Yes, german Autobahn. Was just 5-7 km before my exit :´( BMer just got new suspension and new rubber for 4k. Cooler and whole front were totaled afterwards just because of impact of deer.- There just to many streets and too few living rooms for these poor animals.

[@L_CasagrandeR]

I swear to God if Kunos does manage to deliver everything they are promising, I'll tattoo their cat logo! Every single interview we see, Marco is basically saying "we love every single niche of our community and we want to give them everything they always wished for".

[@gasracing5000]

Tattoo the cat logo on your lower back? 😂

[@joshwag9136]

Cat stamp 🐈

[@ruwellsalatan7774]

Marco Massarutto will be the biggest name in Sim Racing even if its just 80%-90% of what be is saying is true(you know 20 or 30% of it will be fulfilled by modders so that it will be 110% perfect) He listened to us peasants who bought the game at 6USD now the 6USD lads are now willing to buy Evo at full price, even lent the modders a hand and said he will give a more powerful SDK and will ask the car manufacturers and track owners to help or work with the modders Man, Marco didn't forget about us, specially the modders he just wants to give back to the modders who gave life to a 10 year old game and made it better than the new releases coming up every year, i always see lines like "should i buy the new forza or gtsport?" and the top upvoted comment will be "Assetto Corsa with Mods" then shows a realistic vid of it, or an instagram, reels, or tiktok post that looks realistic where racers race on a public road then top comment will be "that's assetto corsa"

[@Strannix1979]

I really like this guy. Very open and it looks like the game will be seriously good.

[@SuperDarktide]

@@Strannix1979 no he wasn't open. A lot of questions he says maybe. A lot of non answers given.

[@robertdunn284]

My absolute favorite mod is the Pacific Coast Highway. Would be great if it was carried over to EVO. Modders kept AC relevant for so many years, hoping they let the community thrive with this new sim.

[@Speedyey]

Its pretty much confirmed, as soon they feel that the game is stable enough, mod support will open for ACE. So yes, the mods are coming!

[@FcoEnriquePerez]

At one point we will get mods support, let's hope is easy to port them to EVO. Only thing that worries me is the "market" part and if it's gonna be monetized.

[@omerbayraktar1953]

@@FcoEnriquePerez sandbox mode maybe in the future?

[@phoenix-mods]

Cheers Robert! Well depending on the circumstances/time involved, I may have a few things for conversion. Including a couple of 5cm Lidar scan projects that I can dust off 😎

[@gnutscha]

I love that whole progession system and so on BUT it needs a huge variety of cars to feel meaningful and personal.

[@_leymo]

They need to make sure to make multiple cars of each "class" to avoid races in which only one car is present. i feel like thats super important.

[@gnutscha]

@@_leymo I dont mind races with the same cars, its the most fair race you can have. I am more worried about this "car lover" thing that they are going for, wich in my opinion needs variety. On the other hand, 90% of the cars at the nordschleife are bmw and porsche lol

[@davidrd85]

They said in other interviews that more cars will be added after release as well.

[@_leymo]

@@gnutscha ig everyone has different priorities. i dont care about car variety at all. if they have around 5 classes with 3 cars each but each of them is super detailed, thats enough for me. tbh i only care about GT racing anyway. Never enjoyed Drifting, Drag, Rally, Touge, whatsoever.

[@yurilopes420]

i mean, think like this take me for example, i love drifting. even if they give me like ONE nissan and ONE toyota, i can already make like 90% of the cars i use, through customization. change engine, swap suspension, boom, drift car. change bodykits around, change some parts around, this and that, boom, changed into every single configuration of S chassis i have i am so hype for this

[@BrunS23]

Everything seems to be so good !!! I hope we will not be disappointed, but I want to trust Marco, he really seems to know what the community is waiting for, and seems to understand us !

[@aubreycolemanracing]

I absolutely love the way Kunos is going about this, confirming free roam for the cars that you just want to cruise around in is amazing news!😊 Thanks for asking the GOOD questions!

[@Spybee007]

I'm just grateful we still have people like this in this industry. A lot of racing games have released and we see the result is nothing like this.

[@SirSquash]

hearing him say there is "no drift mode or drift physics in the game, players will just get in a car and drift it if they want to", was the best thing i have heard so far.

[@xenoyparxi]

3:27 I hope there will remain a sandbox kind of mode tho. Having the "game" aspect to the sim is always cool, but one of the main appeals for me in the original game is just this big sandbox sim environment, where you can freely pick and choose the cars and tracks that you feel like driving today

[@boarv]

I'm pretty sure on the stream they said you can still do this, but it will just be called "renting a car"

[@anfridge7844]

youll always just be able to cheat in single player

[@elixer4583]

Yes they are keeping the sandbox

[@CaptainCarling]

It's quite simple really, they make it, I buy it ❤😂

[@virtualmotorheads]

Dig your comment!

[@pabelmon]

Excellent interview, thanks a lot to Marco and Overtake !

[@OverTake_gg]

Thank you for watching 👋🏻 -Michel

[@SuperAkph]

Absolutely amazing this guy and the team behind, this is gonna be huge for sim racing community 🔥

[@fan2hd277]

I like that, no BS interview with straight answers… the flexibility you get by owning the technology is a game changer imo. I do hope they will implement a race career system like LMU or rF2, I‘ just sick of the money pit that is iRacing were you don’t even own the content (you just rent it). And please just don’t rely just on LFM and others, make it in house.

[@that_biker_boy5550]

Those rain/windscreen dynamics!! The way it runs over the side windows etc… Best I’ve ever seen in a game… Period! 😲👌

[@KTONGAMES]

Driveclub: 👋

[@that_biker_boy5550]

@@KTONGAMES- True!… DriveClub was decent and waaaay ahead of its time!

[@andreasmoller9798]

Really excited for this game, career mode with an economy where you pick your first car and can tune and customize it would be a true gamechanger this is incrediable cant wait for ac evo.

[@Pillokun]

I just want a race sim where I can run street cars, sport cars or track modified street cars on track and naturally be able to have free roams for a bit of "role playing". Ofcourse I want the cars to be there fully "physically" constrained together with the suspension and the tyres actually being the assembly parts of the car touch/gripping the ground/tarmac.Would be awesome if the carbody and the parts of the car actually being able to distort/flex under load/stress but that is the Cad:er in me talking :D

[@cademckee7276]

@@Pillokun Most sims already simulate chassis flex, it’s just not hugely noticeable in modern race cars and very little do it visually as well.

[@elixer4583]

BeamNG is what you need lol

[@misterdog7]

Seen a couple of Massarutto interviews about AC Evo this week but this one is the best, great questions!

[@luisomem]

I can see that they are very passionate about the cars and the physics. I wish they did a rally spinoff. It probably would be very cool!

[@virtualmotorheads]

Nice one guys! You asked all the right questions. Hopefully now the community can rest and know that this game will have everything they want. 😁😁😁

[@Speedyey]

Being one of the first to play ACE, the first of next gens racing sims. Wow.. im actually so so jealous! Congrats man! Hope you enjoyed it and are thankful for being one of the first to get your hands on next gen simracing!

[@OverTake_gg]

It was great, especially when we have the chance to also talk to the creative minds and devs and share that with you guys 👌🏻 -Michel

[@Speedyey]

@@OverTake_gg i bet it was, i watched the livestream, that game said pre-alpha and it already looks amazing! This is gonna be huge, its like we gonna get the cool part of collecting and customizing from e.g forza horizon, into the beauty of a sim that is AC. Im so hyped!

[@Drift_with_Lina]

Great questions! Loved the interview , it was very informative! It seems like modding will be apart but it will be more pre-screened than before.

[@czajan101]

There is some hope for decent VR, glad to hear that

[@Gabriel-dj3kf]

Amazing interview 👍🏻 Is so nice to watch an interview from a CEO that we can trust. For sure we can expect high quality, not what we got from Forza for example lol 😅

[@atodogas4ever]

what a great interview, the questions people wanted to make! gongrats brother!

[@kevinbrown3593]

I would also like to see a online drag strip where you can compete against other players and then fine tuning can come into it. So it's not about getting all the best parts it's also about power to weight and finesse tinkering. Also this can transfer to open world and modding.

[@TRmusicProductions]

@@kevinbrown3593 that would be 🔥 🐦

[@redtail1.]

Bro came from gt7 bluemoon 💀

[@damiendegrasse]

Meh

[@Israeli_Prince]

​@@redtail1. Because GT is the one who gets it right, seeing how Forza MS was a disappointment.

[@justppff2170]

@@redtail1. Or Asseto corsa on Magione 👀

[@phoenix-mods]

Yeah I'm onboard the hype train... Great interview! Evo is looking / sounding extremely promising. Great looking (In house) engine! I've got a few roads the cars might like! 😎

[@Speedyey]

4:08 Tbh, i had to stop for a sec cuz my mind went "is that from a go pro?" No, its the game, it just looks so damn good and real.... Well done Kunoz!!!

[@fast_mattw8059]

Such an exciting time to be a sim racer!!!! So excited for what kunos has in store for us. Sadly i am a PS5 player so I really want them to ask ASAP “when will we expect the console port in the timeline or is it all releasing same day?”

[@mansoryok]

@@fast_mattw8059 GT7, man 😂

[@fast_mattw8059]

@@mansoryok i race on ACC on console mate, no need for GT 7 😉

[@carlad2640]

​@@mansoryokGt7 sucks. Even pdi don't care about their own game.

[@carlomdlf]

they mention it at the end, console port will come with full release and that's probably late 2025 but that's a very blind guess

[@fast_mattw8059]

@@carlomdlf jesus how did i miss that?! I hope we get it before summer. End of winter would be nice 😉

[@RonaldRegain]

SONY WE BEGGED YOU FOR YEARS!: Now it's to late. Even if its true GT7 PC port is developed for two years now, Kunos will do a better Sim then Sony CEOs ever will be. I know GT7 is cool n stuff: But drive Oldies in GT7 and drive Oldies in AC1 and tell me wich car feels more alive. Thank you Kunos for listening to your fans

[@fan2hd277]

GT7 is not a Simulator, end of discussion.

[@Sele81]

Where did you get that its 2 years in development for PC?

[@isjustmichael]

@@Sele81 A GT7 PC Port was part of the GeForce now leaks. However, it obviously wouldn't take *that* long to port the game to PC, so it's more likely than not that it was never actually seriously considered and was just part of a test, it was scrapped for one reason or another, or they want to wait until later in the game's lifespan. Somewhat funnily enough, with an early but functional ps4 emulator in development, decent possibility GT7 is playable on PC through that before a PC port.

[@RonaldRegain]

@@isjustmichael So true. E.g. Crazy how far Bloodburne got emulated. Combat works better then original Version cause it´s not capped at 30 FPS.- Man, Kunos is only one I trust doing great Early Access again. Esp. because this Early Alpha got way more contend already as AC or ACC EA once had.

[@PITAH1]

Who cares about Gran Turismo? It is an arcade game.

[@clouds5]

This is why listening to the community is so important. I wanna give them my money for that alone.

[@Banane2302.]

Good interview. Thanks. Subscribed :) After 160 hours AC1 I now know how Marco looks like ;) Greetings from Darmstadt

[@OverTake_gg]

Welcome! 🙏🏻-Michel

[@F2020uk]

Marco is an absolute legend, what a great interview.

[@carmastermax2129]

I never watch interviews for games or anything. But I was hooked on every question and answer for this game. Everything looks awesome and I know that Kunos will deliver on this.

[@rxramblingrose4857]

when I first played AC on playstation all I could think was WOW ANOTHER REAL RACING SIM I'm absolutely looking forward to owning the new AC EVO I been playing since day 1 with the original AC ON PLAYSTATION thank you so much for doing this interview and thank you to the team for creating another wonderful driving sim

[@valojj3197]

boy get a pc and try ac with mods, thank me later

[@DuxDrive]

I remember Assetto Corsa release back in 2012 December and being so hyped about it, that i decided to buy it. It was the first game i ever bought myself and racing game in general. Up until then for 14 years i was racing solely with F1 99-02 Challenge and since 2005 with rFactor (that one looked epic i remember and I so much enjoyed openwheeler mods) and occasionally RaceRoom but then AC came and everything was overhauled, graphics and all, details, race tracks and the driving felt great too - the most important thing for me. Having said all of that, i am really looking forward to the AC Evo and enjoy it all the same just hopefully much improved.

[@GabrieleNunnari]

I am ready to bet that the free roaming part will probably include the stelvio or some of the famous mountain passes that pass on Italian Alps.

[@shredd5705]

To me it sounded a bit like there will be more than 1 LIDAR scanned real world location. But not at first. Since the trailer seemed to be in Germany (on roads around Nordschleife) I'd suspect that's the first one. Some will be added later, probably as DLC too. Perhaps combined with some DLC roadcars. For example Amalfi Coast roads, combined with Ferrari/Lamborghini etc. Italian roadcars, could make a good thematic DLC. Japanese road DLC with Japanese drifting cars etc.

[@carlad2640]

​@@shredd5705there's at least 4 countries.

[@Werner34567]

This sounds all too good to be true. I wanted a sim racing game like this for years

[@ReLapse85]

Just finished getting my cockpit sorted. Can’t wait!

[@andrzejkaraczan6219]

I am most excited about free-roam driving 😍

[@EscapeRealityMedia]

Great interview with some really good questions

[@dbuck01]

Breath of fresh air. Can’t wait. Thanks for putting this content out.

[@rosaria8384]

Marco is doing things right here~

[@maximravinet9950]

So this is the game where I can finally go get groceries in a Porsche cup car. I can't wait

[@marioc87]

I genuinely hope that Polyphony Digital is keeping a close eye on this game. They call themselves “the real driving simulator” they have focused incredibly heavily on racing and lost the sight on the tagline in their title. Not every driver is a racer nor dreams of such a thing. The best memories I have of any Gran Turismo title is of GT6, while having 1200+ cars was really nice the best feature I believe they had was one track, Circuito de la Sierra. It was a “race track” technically. It was so much more than that when the community interacted with it. It hosted races as well as cruise lobbies. I spent so many hours grabbing a car, modifying, and just cruising (sometimes racing and having spirited drives) parking and just hanging out. While fun as it is, the Tokyo Expressway doesn’t provide the same experience. They’ve (PD) added engine swaps which is INCREDIBLY FUN. I know Kaz was a great opponent against this addition. I’ve read somewhere that he owns cars with engine swaps. It’s taken him almost 30 years to add this feature. He has done interviews about his love for driving. Not racing. If he is so much a fan of cars, it is far beyond my simple understanding that he would simply gloss over a HUGE part of car culture. I’m not asking for an open world map the size of France to go driving on. I just have a simple request that he should focus on and accept. He has created an AMAZING GAME that has MILLIONS of diehard fans that don’t have the means or drive😂 to become the next world champion driver, focus on that aspect also and accept that people want to play a GAME at the end of the day and not grind to the top of an esports model. I have played and greatly enjoy the Horizon franchise (I even bought an Xbox just for that game) I am a PlayStation player. Kaz has alienated an entire culture of car lovers for the sake of racing. I have enjoyed Gran Turismo for 20 years because it is a game that has always focused heavily on details. What about the details of the entire car culture when you tagged yourself as “The Driving Simulator?” I don’t want to be Colin McRae, yet we have a lame attempt of rallying in Gran Turismo. I love Gran Turismo, I genuinely do, I’ve been frustrated for a long time that he made the decisions he made. I hope he pays attention and that Assetto Corsa EVO delivers on an amazing product.

[@goenglishcy]

@marioc87 GT6 is still my favourite driving game. Those 1000+ cars did make a difference- I never cared some were standard without any interiors. I wish they'd bring all of them back - playing with 1/3 the cars in GT7 feels so limited.

[@blazzingsaddles]

I only wish Kunos used some of the graphic fidelity that polyphony uses, we already know Assetto is a better simulator, but why look worse than a 4 year old console game!

[@petouser]

​@@blazzingsaddles4 years of graphical evolution isn't that much these days tbh. Also Polyphony Digital is a much bigger studio, so naturally they have more manpower to optimize their game.

[@DCFHazardRebornChannel]

@@blazzingsaddles look worse? Acc already looks better. Has much more track detail than gt7 by far. Gt7 has better skybox and does amazing work with its lightning. Gt7 manages some amazing photoreal shots you think its actually real. This is mostly the lighting and some material details. They also do a great job at trying to make a track backdrops look more like the real locations. Acc lighting model is not far behind, material fidelity is better yet in some areas the materials themselves on cars are not as good, some gloss and many other aspects. Effects look better and again track detail, assets, geometry, etc, better. So I have no idea what you are on about, the acc comparison is already close. Ace? Not even close as a joke. Check some of the footage going around in higher resolution. The grass and gravel and tarmac and all those details you are telling me are worse? LOL. Lighting model also looks closer to gt7, some more glows etc. Asset details on the track are mind blowing, 3d crowds, the fidelity in every way looks better. Car interior also much better. And yes, im talking about in game, not when the car is in a photomode with geometry you never see whilst playing. I have again no idea what you were looking at my friend. Check the in game shot of the Porsche cup in the pits. Check the asphalt and car detail, along with all the other details around including crew etc, reflections shadows clarity glow lighting material quality and resolution, the works... you think that looks worse than gt7 then I am sorry but you need to check in with your optometrist for some glasses.

[@nuztuz903]

@@DCFHazardRebornChannel the colour grading in gt7 does a lot of the heavy lifting for me. they absolutely nailed it

[@m-seb]

With car customization modders will be able to release either a base car with multiple parts for customization, or customization packages for a car already in the game/made by another modder. It would be a huge upgrade over having to download a whole other car just to have that car with a different bodykit for example (although CSP kinda remedied it by allowing you to choose parts in the skin).

[@cuezaireekaa]

can. not. wait. EVVVOOOOOO!!!!

[@axelode45]

Wow this seems very ambitious. I'm both excited and slightly worried😅

[@jean-francoisrenaud8389]

I dont mind the delay, just that he confirm console is fine with me, would really like crossplay across all platform

[@tacticaldelusion]

I've been by your side since you won me over with NkPro back in 2006 Kunos, I'm ready to give you more money.

[@HDRGuy]

They seem to really listen and care about what the community wants, I really hope they suprise us with something like shutoko free roam with a Japanese DLC

[@rwschumm]

Was hoping to find out when early release would be, and I found out here first! Thanks!

[@Hardys-Mods]

5:58 i dont know why, but this zoom was kinda funny i cant wait to mod AC Evo. I have really high hopes!

[@OverTake_gg]

Tryed to trigger some sort of reaction, but Mr. Massarutto kept the poker face, or was there a slight smile? 🙂‍↕️😁 -Michel

[@TheMash84]

​​@@OverTake_ggi can tell you there was a very concealed reaction from Marco, but I think he was quite surprised and at the same time proud to heart that! It's like he was thinking:"whoa, the AC community doesn't miss a beat!"

[@frantz4318]

So we will be able to upgrade cars, with turbos and better parts. I am concerned, does this mean racing online will be of different car level and power output? The whole magic of AC and ACC was that all same car models were identical and the difference in race was the driver's skills (and setup, yes). Is AC Evo turning into Grand Turismo?

[@PVTParts472]

im sure they'd implement custom lobbies as well as equal car racing

[@niklastp09]

Don't worry, they'll sort it out. There are definitely lobbies with and without tuning or a performance index for the cars. tuning will be more for freeroom

[@Sele81]

Definitely not. You can tune in GT7 as well but online (official modes) the cars are equal.

[@andreasmoller9798]

This is a very good thing its what ac really needed.

[@kristaps2010]

JANUARY 16 is a day!!!! It’s coming to consoles too what is fantastic. I assume PS5/Xbox will get it bit later and this is a reason I got PC. I was going mad with all bugs on ACC console version, it always takes them sooo long to fix the issues. I do race ACC on console, it’s amazing to race in a league (10Tenth racing community) and crossplay with consoles made ACC more appealing and competitive. Good job Kunos guys.

[@planetfun85]

They need to make a colaboration with the mod guys, the one who made the rain so realistic, those from sol, and pure, etc.

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

naaah you can totally see how much love they put into this game, the free roaming part are good news, like Marco said, maybe you don't like to race on tracks but drive around and enjoy the views, like is exactly what people ended up doing with mods in ac 1, thanks for the team to make all the things we wanted from ac and becoming a reality, this will totally be the actual gran turismo killer

[@adameq2400]

I'm so hyped!

[@weswheel4834]

Thanks. And I know that TrueForce doesn't have the best reputation with some simmers, but good to know that it will be usable in Evo as it was in ACC.

[@ninetenduh]

To be honest, Assetto Corsas mod support was what made it remain one of the most played Racing Games, it is good that the Developer acknowledge that, what is a bit concerning is working with manufacturers, modders will be extremely quick to for example add JDM cars, that would potentially mean these mods won't see the light of day, or it could mean that manufacturers can hinder these mods or help with them, remains to be seen, but having mod support is already a good start.

[@pluggotic]

we still don't know if modding will be open or just platform-dependant. he doesn't seems to exclude the former...but who knows.

[@tamto6328]

So in other words, take what makes the Gran Turismo series so popular, good formula.

[@Bow_Wow]

Crazy cool feature for VR idea!!! Hand tracking while in the car!!

[@Bow_Wow]

Thoughts??

[@renuxgraffiti]

I've seen mods that implement that on AC, really cool stuff

[@toututu2993]

I'll see combined hand tracking for visual and use actual steering wheel to control

[@Bow_Wow]

@@toututu2993 exactly

[@petouser]

People who follow Michel from Overtake for at least 10 years recognize this wheel camera footage environment shown in the early Assetto Corsa clip!!

[@OverTake_gg]

OG 🤘🏻

[@daveogden83]

From what I've seen, and from what they're saying, this could be the game we've been waiting for. If they can pull it off, it will certainly will be the most complete sim to date....IF

[@XanderLeamon]

Great conversation between stipe miocic and Ton Cruze

[@scottk2k9]

This is going to own EVERYTHING!!!! Hopefully there's a fun little no hesi mode on console tho. Wouldn't be hard to implement as a wee free drive mode with friends.

[@mikeonawave]

I love this man!!! I'll pay $80 for this game cause I know it'll last 10+ years for sure.

[@mauriziobronzato]

I like the idea of controlled and high quality modding.

[@TonyTurbo78]

OK...Now I'm exited. Been saying for years, as insanely incredible AC1 is, its very lacking in depth and involvement, theres no struture to the racing, its a sandbox racing sim, (the best in the genre). Been calling for a game on PC to really use it's power of the platform to make a Gran Turismo competitor, less race cars, more road cars, more car culture and passion, free roam, economy, player garage to collect and share your passions, take photos etc and of course meaningful customisation. I think this interview has just really painted a picture of where this game is heading and it sounds amazing now. I was getting worried just seeing more race cars at Imola at the exhibition, it was looking just like an updated AC1 with better visuals and different handling. Man, now I'm hyped.

[@wuhracer]

its happening

[@mikadebruijn9890]

Omgggg i cant freaking wait

[@floabr]

And racing? What‘s planned for actual racing content?

[@Race2day]

I believed Kunos started not with AC, but with NetKar...didn't they?

[@OverTake_gg]

Yes they did 👍🏻 -Michel

[@CarlosPanades]

Marco, bring us Interlagos track, please! I'm glad to hear everything you've been saying about the future of this game, I love Assetto!

[@gamezenchill]

Please don't forget those of us who can't afford wheels and have to use controllers. Please make playing it as fun as Gran Turismo 4 (last one I played) felt on console

[@MikeSmith-yy1lv]

We'll see. Feels a lot like Gran Turismo in concept. Will they be able to deliver good AI this time around?

[@ivato46]

yeah, im sure they will... they're not bitching around, they're very serious and passionate with this project, undarstanding the community also, this will be the best racing game of the entire industry

[@andreasmoller9798]

Kunos is cooking with ac evo by looks of things

[@nomeru_0]

i'm glad they are not forgetting about us drifters. Hopefully we get some s-chassis's in the base game this time.

[@MadeOfEarth1]

Remember all the questions people were bombarding Kunos with about damage when first AC was coming out? They didn't do a very deep job of it but people now seem to have forgotten about damage and if it is improved in the game.

[@trin162]

The guys at Kunos Simulazioni are absolute legends. Turn 10 took a wrong turn with FM5 and too Forza Motorsports into a fully arcade experience. As for Gran Tourismo, I never went back after 2010. AC blew them both out the water despite it's limited features so ACE will in no doubt, be the new home for all passionate drivers who wish to simulate RL as close as possible. Cannot wait to hear the sounds of some of these cars.

[@andreasmoller9798]

For ac evo i will have to agree, for ac1 not really, as it miss key features that gt7 offers.

[@garth3845]

"mods is not a bad word", loved that

[@gasracing5000]

Lets hope they have a open area course, ripping around DirtFish in Dirt2.0 was so much fun.

[@richardsracingmad]

Looks very good guys!!!❤🎉

[@redline589]

I am so excited for EVO the economy sounds fun like forza or Gran Turismo, with ACC physics i can't think of a better combo.

[@xaviAOB]

Great interview. Thanks. I would like to know if the game will be supported in linux ...

[@ConradoMazaro]

Trilpes are not arriving on day one? When its suposed to arrive triple screen support?

[@LeDjo38000]

Marco it's the GOAT ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dieseldave2273]

I don't normally get excited till full reviews tell the tale. But in this case, Kunos can't take my money fast enougj!

[@ultrainstinct1181]

I always wanted to know how he really feels about the works of ilja and peter ... Like didn't they kickstart evo's idea?

[@SingleRacerSVR]

Fantastic & very helpful interview. And I agree with others, that this is the most excited I've been for a new sim/game in ages. The only one question I would have had that slipped thru the cracks I guess - was if they will also release any sort of "season pass" either in the early access, or in the full release phase?

[@rabmccudden683]

Look at adding Milbrook in England. A lot of British Manufacturers use it for development of their handling.

[@AcidRP]

lol, love the zoom in

[@moStallion]

Is the physics going to be realistic like ACC?or are they going to dumb it down like arcadish?

[@mrdostioffski]

Amazing studio and the most amazing game! Please, don't sell out to a big publisher. :)

[@Sele81]

This all honestly sounds like the wettest dream possible. Too good to be true. I trust them because they didnt disappoint with their last two titles. So, if they really deliver all this what they promised... It would be a dream come true.

[@Asagofficial]

As Gran Turismo player, Im really exited about this title. I didnt play ACC because the number of mods needed to even play was terrible. I hope this game will be user friendly "plug and play" like GT 7

[@H-4-D3423]

Ha-Ha, I might not see rally, but I don't care - still day one purchase for me. I've supported everything they've done, and I won't stop. Gr8 to see long term support planned, be gr8 to see more news and the planned DLC's for the future. I know there are mixed views on ACC, I don't mind it at all. But everything that came before will make Evo the best it can be.