EA Sports WRC Review

Let us know if you're picking up EA SPORTS WRC in the comments!
The Codemasters Rally racing game lineage continues, but is EA Sports WRC the best within the legendary lineup? Find out in our review!
We've tested the latest official World Rally Championship game, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S across the career mode, online clubs, moments mode and builder. We're super impressed by the driving experience, feedback and game modes. We think it's a new start for rally gaming and sim rally.
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00:00 - 01:00 EA SPORTS WRC is finally here
01:00 - 02:19 Game overview
02:19 - 03:32 Game modes
03:32 - 05:16 Career
05:16 - 06:14 Sounds
06:14 - 06:50 Photo mode
06:50 - 08:37 The glorious physics
08:37 - 09:04 Gamepad driving
09:04 - 10:28 Game performance challenges
10:28 - 11:57 The best current rally game
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[@SergeantRooster]

I can also confirm that there's some stutters in the game, specifically when doing a 'new' action in a race (first time you splash water, first time you spring up dust on a stage etc).

[@kevincollins8620]

PS5?

[@SergeantRooster]

@@kevincollins8620 PC. 6950XT, Ryzen 7600, 16GB DDR5 RAM. I suspect it has something to do with the shaders.

[@offspringfan89]

​​@@SergeantRoosterIt has, it's called shader compilation stutter and is a trademark of Unreal Engine that will never be fixed. It can be alliviated by shader pre-compilation, but it has to be implemented by the developer. Just hope it doesn't have traversal stutter as well, otherwise it would be unplayable in a racing game.

[@ericheick7044]

It's an Unreal Engine 4 issue

[@Splarkszter]

Sounds like shadder compilation, not an issue. But they should add a button to manually compile shadders before playing so that doesn't happen.

[@BilbroBaginz]

I really like the feature in Dirt 2.0 of driving up to the Marshall at the end of the stage, just gives that realistic feel so you cant just fang it over the line sideways into a cut scene

[@_salvadorr]

there is in this game too

[@BilbroBaginz]

@@_salvadorr Awesome !! That's great to hear, it must be a feature that you can toggle on/off as I've only seen that standard slo-mo where you slide out sideways cut at the finish....

[@RazorBlacklist]

@@BilbroBaginz i can confirm too,u can ^^

[@_salvadorr]

@@BilbroBaginz yea that is because the time trial mode. If you enter in the custom championship mode theres no slow motion, you stop by the marshall

[@BilbroBaginz]

@@_salvadorr Cool, thanks for your reply.

[@Nobo35]

I’m absolutely in love with this game. I was not expecting it to be this good. Aside from the stuttering issues I think they hit it out of the park.

[@grahamkelly8662]

Are you on ps5? If so, stutter bad? Hope they fix it. Stutter is a big No for me

[@nathanrorke2221]

I can confirm on series x that there is occasionally a short lockup during a stage. It’s not too often tho. It’s also odd that you can adjust steering sensitivity but not throttle or brake

[@snakebite6x6x6]

While I was only able to mess around with it for a little bit this morning due to my back being messed up... I was able to adjust both the dead zone and saturation for all of my pedals... on PC. I can't comment on consoles as I don't own one.

[@rolanddo4989]

Yes you can but you have to acces it for the key bindings menu. For example go to clutch in key beinding menu and press OK. It will give you option for deadzone and saturation. (PS5)

[@Markalot284]

Definitely keeping an eye on this one. Always love codemasters rally games although I found that Dirt rallye 1 and 2.0 were very hard sometimes. Probably a skill issue but something to keep in mind if its your first rally game.

[@Splarkszter]

It's skill issue, pick a slower car until you can controll it, don't crash. And rally-cross is only feasable with an upgraded car.

[@cam_machi]

Honestly though. I loved the idea of rally so much that I bought 1 and 2.0 without really progressing too far in either of them for years. But it was always so fun to drive a car, maybe go fast at times, crash a bunch, then log off and repeat another day. Nowadays I realize just how much of a skill issue it was and I have more patience for it and I’m having even more fun :)

[@SagaBKSFolkearth]

I'm a bit surprised that the game doesn't look better than Wrc generation i was expecting a stepup in graphics department and not only the codemaster physics

[@salgshaka4483]

it looks way better though really not true

[@beyond72deepsoulfulhousemixes]

​@@salgshaka4483sounds better at least...but the performance is WOEFUL.

[@utkarshchaurasia2233]

​@@salgshaka4483 not really, and the performance is woeful. It should look much much better considering the system requirements

[@crouchingtiger9108]

@@utkarshchaurasia2233 That can all be patched. The gameplay is actually really fun. I thought the graphics were good enough.

[@utkarshchaurasia2233]

@@crouchingtiger9108 I doubt it can simply be patched. It's a ue4 problem. The graphics are okay, the thing is they don't justify the absurd system requirements

[@checkevolution20]

I’ve played dirty rally, dirt 4, dirt rally 2.0, all with the exact same setup (Logitech G929 w shifter and handbrake) and this to me is EASILY the best everything has felt yet, especially right “out of the box”. Since it’s so near to early release there were no settings on the internet yet to replicate and adjust (still learning a lot and require other players settings then my adjustments to feel comfortable). With that said, I’ve had similar co-driver and performance issues you mentioned. On PC with i7 8700k, 3060 Super, and on an SSD was sub-bar but consistent FPS on “medium” settings achievable (yes I know my setup isn’t anything to write home about, but it gets it done and it’s mainly for context for others)

[@micsunday14]

How can you say this? The game is terrible

[@jimmypage1969]

Dirt 2.0 beats them all.

[@Kostarados]

I drove a few stages last night and although I'm happy with the content, career mode and sexy car builder, I feel a bit sad that this game is too forgiving. For instance, I missed a corner onto a bridge in Indonesia, and before I even got to witness a devastating crash, the game had already respawned me back on track with a minor time penalty. So no damage at all. Similarly, cars are much more stable off-track and are almost impossible to damage terminally compared to DR2.0, even with the realistic damage setting turned on. I understand that this makes this game more approachable for new players and less frustrating, but that also lowers the risk/reward satisfaction for me.

[@e2rqey]

Unreal Engine traversal stutter strikes again! I was concerned about this being an issue when it was announced that the game would be using Unreal Engine. This also doesn't bode well for the PCVR mode that's supposed to be coming. I wish they would have actually redone the physics instead of transplanting over the artificial handling model of Dirt Rally 2.0. The game still doesn't have a real tire model and it still seems to do that thing where the car just pivots around a center point instead of actually rotating the way a car would. This is why the rear wheels are always sliding and why the asphalt handling always feels so floaty.

[@GreatistheWorld]

Far more promising and in-depth than expected. How encouraging!

[@Darknova591]

@@micsunday14 don't know what you're trying to get at

[@Porkhammer]

A bit torn about the handling. I don't need a hardcore sim, but I am picky about the overall feel and the movement of the cars. I know there are small improvements to the tarmac, which is nice.. ish. Maybe with even more improvements down the road (lol). However, from what I can tell, the cars still accelerates a little too quick on the loose stuff. There needs to be more wheelspin and struggle to get off the line on some surfaces. :D If they adress these things further, I'll be grabbing it for sure. As it is now though, on top of performance issues that doesn't bode well for my rig, and the G27 being on its last legs -- I'll wait with the purchase. Thanks for a nice and concise review.

[@mg-by7uu]

I just drove a few tracks and yeah it's not a realistic drive. It's less realistic than DR2 was. It's still fun though

[@dimsoneill]

@@mg-by7uuThat is simply not true.

[@bearwynn]

just a question, are you playing with all assists off?

[@nikosfotidas8543]

@@dimsoneill Dude, people will write all kinds of bullshit... I drove it in the morning and it's waaaaay better than Dirt Rally 2.0... the only bad thing about this game is performance issues... otherwise it's extremely polished and very close to how a real rally car should behave... If they fix the huge performance issues because framerates are absolute trash even in 1440p then this game is a masterpiece...

[@mg-by7uu]

@@nikosfotidas8543 it could be considered realistic if you pretend god himself made the tires and suspension. Try RBR if you want realism. That doesn't mean EA WRC isn't a fun game it's just not really a simulator

[@CTHULUHOOPER]

Been playing the game on ps5 all day and can’t get enough of it honestly. Major jump from dirt 2 in my opinion. The graphics and sounds are stunning and while there I found one spot so far that is a consistent stutter the rest has performed very well. The sounds for me are the very best thing the game offers. Some are identical to real life, particularly the rally 1 cars. Tarmac, at least for me is much better than dirt rally 2 also.

[@kevincollins8620]

Are you in the U.S.??

[@CTHULUHOOPER]

@@kevincollins8620 Ireland

[@user-iy6nu8np5k]

I also didn't experience much stutters except that town in Corsica, but resolution is so low i disagree with you on graphics part.

[@notafanboy928]

The graphics are not stunning dont tell lies they are using assets from WRC 5 2019 the rain looks worse than Dirt 2 and the lighting is just woeful all admitted by EA sports

[@CTHULUHOOPER]

@@notafanboy928 ok, I think the game looks stunning. You’re allowed your opinion, I’m allowed mine. It’s one of the best looking games I’ve played in a while. It’s easily the best looking rally game too easily making the past wrc titles look even worse. I’ve played a lot of the game and I’m still surprised at some of the detail in it. I tapped the rear left of the car off a pole and shards of the rear light broke off. Dust built up over multiple stages. Seeing the dust trail kicking up and staying there. The game is very impressive graphically and technically. If you don’t like it that’s fine but don’t tell me I’m lying when it’s just you that has a problem with it 👍

[@mhillenaar]

If it would have a VR mode I would get it.. for now sticking to GT7 only.

[@richardjerwood1050]

VR confirmed, its on their roadmap. no release date yet tho

[@mhillenaar]

@@richardjerwood1050 Epic... will get it when it releases. Thanks for the information.

[@mhillenaar]

@windystig Thanks for the info, I got both 🤗

[@DannyGiusa]

Simucube 2 Pro is instantly recgonized, really awesome. Set everything to 40% initally beside Engine and Crash, good point to start off.

[@futureod8216]

How can they not make the onlookers turn their heads to follow cars that drive past them ? I mean c'mon, it's 2023, that's got to be an easy one right!

[@electropneumatic]

Still going to get it. At least it's not $70.

[@JaredPaul01]

If they fix the stutter it looks good on a single monitor, just a step back from Dirt rally 2 when it comes to car grip into a corner it has to much but still fun over all.

[@TheITGuy84]

I play this game on PS5, after latest update nothing to complain, noticed nothing off, seems stable now.

[@dannyvanlaarhoven]

Will be buying this on PS5, I do play most 3rd party games on my 2080ti or 4090 PC (wifes and mine). But these FPS performance of new games is bad imo. No wheel atm am looking for a high-end one to make a special rig for in our game room. This game looks like fun! Always loved DIRT3 back in the days. Never played the more realistic ones newer DIRT games I didn't like as much including Dirt5. Anyhow nice vid!

[@Jasonsadventures]

Yeah I only play indie games on my PC now. Pretty much everything in the last two years runs better on the ps5. I don't care about high resolutions since my eyes aren't 4k anymore. I can still see frame stutter perfectly disastrously though

[@EpicRiman]

Great review, too bad that they suffer from similar optimization issues like Forza.

[@rjbishop6128]

Good and fair review I think. I will say that when you can get the game working better, the handling does feel like an excellent step up. (I liked DR2.0 but I always felt like I was fighting the car to move it around, and it could be hard work even to play an hour at a time. With this game feel is more direct and the car is more placeable/predictable, which is great :) )

[@joeherrera8826]

I got it early and enjoying it but I am disappointment they did not include the super stages. I like the handling of the cars in this game because I feel that generations handling was stiff. I got the PS5 version but I can't really say anything about stuttering or clips because I don't catch them. The stages are great so far and love the fact that its not online only like the career mode in Dirt 2.0 thank you for not doing that Code Masters.

[@markmesses9624]

One question: is there a single rally mode? I own and still play Wrc 9 and it's very irritating that I'm forced to drive only on single stages and not the entire event.

[@CMON75]

Codemasters? They got acquired by EA and I'm not sure how many games they've done so far under them, but their rally games used to be amazing. This one? It starts off there's this disembodied manager on the telephone just telling you what to do over a static tutorial screen. Then this song is always playing in the menu with the chorus "the love is goooone.... the love is gooone" and the game itself is soulless. It's like a cry for help or something, I don't know how all the reviews didn't pick up on this.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Sadly, I agree. I've been playing a lot of Dirt Rally 2 in prep for this and this game is a big step down. Couldn't put my finger on it but it feels sterile, soulless. I dunno what happened. Graphics are poor too.

[@martin4458]

Really looking forward to this. Even tho i have a GT DD Pro i alway played Dirt Rally 2.0 with the dualshock 4. Maybe this will work better with my wheel. But like the reviewer said - the constantration required using a controller is intense. That's what i love about the previous Dirt Rally games. Blink and you crash.

[@7MBoosted]

I will probably wait until there are performance optimizations and VR added before I pick it up. I am excited to get behind the wheel for it though.

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

Unreal engine VR implementation is subpar, hopefully they can work something out

[@mattmanley7118]

Another promising looking game that needs more time what a surprise.

[@YoeriKurvers]

I've only played it for 30 minutes, can't wait to get back home to play more. What I noticed so far was indeed the stability issues. Playing on medium settings I got 50/60FPS which is not an issue perse if the constant frame drops didn't occur. Also pop ins and blurry textures while driving cockpit really ruin the immersion. Not being able to see a clear image 4 feet from your hood doesn't help.

[@Deliveredmean42]

Ah yes, the problem with switching to Unreal Engine. Guess they couldn't mitigate it.

[@ApollonDriver]

The most important thing to me in a racing game, especially in rally games is this: does the car really feel like a huge metal structure with wheels? Can you feel it's weight while driving? Because most racing games either make it look like the car is flying with no friction, or they stick it on the ground so much that you can't even properly slide. How is this game at that? I used to play WRC3 and that one was handling it well

[@Strannix1979]

I just don’t get it. A rallygame releases without VR support in 2023. There won’t be any PSVR2 support at all. And, if ACC is anything to go by, Unreal does not play well with VR. It’s a miss as far as I - and likely anyone who played DR2 in VR - am concerned. Also a miss for the many people on more modest PC builds.

[@wiegraf9009]

VR support is coming, just not ready yet

[@marccollins1445]

Thanks for confirming it still doesn't have individual tire/wheel physics and is just a slight improvement over the industry-standard hovercraft simulation approach used in DR 2.0 and every other console-based rally game. Too bad, as the rest of the game and content looks good, but with DR 2.0-level arcade physics, it won't actually be fun in an immersive manner for me.

[@Aninga32]

EA WRC is 9.5/10 on PS5. Sounds amazing, handling depends on how you drive race cars. And the physics throttle off and glide through corners.

[@Eskoxo]

played it for 2 hours today was fun but yea game does stutter even on a 4090 from time to time... hope they focus on vr and performance asap.

[@krisalid83]

I have a pre-order of the game on PS5 coming this Friday. Can't wait!

[@Lifeguruonafence]

Why can’t you hear any gravel in the wheel arches etc?

[@benkekovax]

On PS5 the graphics are buggy, the screen breaks and we often can see horizontal lines.... This never happened with other games. 🙄😢

[@bleedingfly]

Most games are like this on release. Patch... patch... patch...

[@rockerbauer]

Performance problems with UE4 isn't new. Hope UE5 can fix that eventually.

[@Sully1694]

Super disappointing, could not get it running smoothly despite ultra low settings and dlss on an i7 and 2060. If its shaders loading in and theres no way to preload them thats just a ridiculous oversight. Refunded after testing every setting for just under a couple hours. Heartbreaking that there just cant seem to be a good official rally game made with current stages

[@androidhammer5307]

Should have stuck with the Ego engine imo. The game is fun and it definitely feels hectic when you're going flat out, but the visual are lackluster and the performance is abysmal right now. Hopefully they can get it fixed, but im not holding my breath.

[@ark14700]

But if that means limited stages I would rather the take the lesser visuals for the bigger/more stages

[@androidhammer5307]

@@ark14700 I agree the graphics are good, as long as they can get the performance issues sorted out, I'll be happy. Right now the game just is all over the place, one corner I'll have 110 frames and then next I'll have 50.

[@Kinlui1022]

Oh... not another new release with performance issues.

[@nikosfotidas8543]

I woke up super early before I went to work to test the game... the game is absolutely BRILLIANT... however I am really diappointed with the performance... I have an RX6900XT... I should have NO PROBLEM running it 1440p ultra but the frame drops are insane and I'm unable to run it... I literally run it 1440p medium settings which is sad for a 700-800$ GPU that was the flagship of AMD last gen... I mean, if I can't run it 1440p ultra then good luck running the game at all with anything lower than a 6700XT or a 3070... Ok, to make myself clear, at 1440p medium I run the game at around 100-110 FPS but it drops SEVERELY at almost any moment... I never go under 60 but come on... 1440p medium settings with a 16GB VRAM monster??? Maybe it's the RAM that's the problem (I have 16GB and not 32GB DDR4, never had to upgrade so far) . I don't know... I'm very concerned... like, if someone wants to stream or record the gameplay, how shit would it run? Please let me know if there is a way to fix performance at least at 1440p... I think they have implemented ray tracing that you can't turn off or something... cause AMD sucks at ray tracing... I don't know... I'm really disappointed...

[@stevejones3868]

Feel for you with the PC version. I play all my games on PC, apart from driving games. This looks excellent on the PS5. Easily one of the best looking driving games on the platform. Slight pop in now and again.

[@MrGulyo]

Soft and blurry and stuttering on PS5. What r u talking about?

[@stevejones3868]

@@MrGulyo You're soft and blurry. Sad act.

[@Lava-Puperze]

Does it have a fixed or open framerate? If your tv has vrr and /or 120hz mode, would the game benefit from it?

[@colebowman2833]

What? This game doesn't look very good at all. I'm really enjoying the game but if you think this looks better than most racing games, you must be not playing most of them. It doesn't look great compared to any other AAA racing game on the market right now. It is a good game, and i really like it, but they really need to fix the performance issues. They're unacceptable in a racing game. Playing on PS5.

[@Schub69]

Nice Review, and in most aspects I feel like you in WRC 23. For me, absolute great are the gravel physics of the, for excample, old Group B RWD cars, that I drove 90% of my time in the sim. Couldn’t get enough from driving them! But you have to get deep into the gravel physic’s, never mind which car you want to drive. They are brilliant, I am sure most people who said that the gravel physic’s are wheird, ugly, Arcady and so on, and you could find a lot of them, aren’t going deep enough to them or aren’t be able to get so deep as needed, for sure not deep enough, to feel the fine details, fir excample the brilliant weight transfer, and the overall feel especially at the limits. For me these (gravel physics) are the greatest physics I have ever experienced in my over 20years of doing Ralley sims, and I play every title, at least for a few ours, others over 500ours, that comes out to pc. The gravel stages, for excample Kenia, Pacifico, Ociano, Greece, Finnland, Mexico, Sardegna, Estonia and Chile are soooo different in every kind and aspect, all of these have an absolute different feel, different Grip level, different lay out and are all a very big challenge to drive at least if you will bev fast there to come to the limits of stage/car combination. And for me they are also the most realistic ones I drove so far. Also the FFB on gravel is the best one I could experience in an Ralley title so far if you go deep with all their settings to set it as you need and like it, which takes me over 2 ours, but then the FFB is pure perfect with a lot of fine information and all information you need to be fast👍👌… On the other side Tarmac: The tarmac physics are not the best ones, way to grippy with rail feeling and so on… The stage design of a few tarmac stages for excample Croatia are soo boring, the stages there are so wide with thousands of same curves everywhere the same grip level and the same tarmac structure, absolute smooth tarmac as black ice, no bumps or things like that. Sooo boring… KI is also very broken, but carrier isn’t the most important thing for me. To be honest never testet carrier after over 30ours in the game… The actual performance is also a big problem cause of the stutters, but only one per stage for me, when I drove it second time I mostly don’t have any one. On Monte the game crashed a few times, that is a no go for any game!!! On the other side it runs fine with an very old PC with an vintage I 7700k (which is two generations under the minimum specs!) in combination with an new great RTX 4080 I have round 80FPS most settings on ultra on 3440*1440. If there are performance problems for you, set off mirrors (you don’t need them in Ralley) and set the reflections to the lowest(you wouldn’t see an difference while driving) and for sure, you will have at least round 20fps more with only by changing these two settings. Overall: For me it is the best (GRAVEL!!!) Ralley game ever released on PC. I am really in love with it and I am shure I will play it over 1000ours👍👌😍- on gravel !!! Please try it yourself! It is amazing!! All reviews are going from hate to glory…. You have to test it on your own… These are my 2 Cent to an Sim, I have ever waited for. Now Codis, please try to make an really nice tarmac Ralley Sim for us… (sorry for my ugly English - I am from Germany…)

[@eventhori3on]

If it gets improved after launch??? I am so sick of this! It's constant! It should be ready on launch! Or don't launch it! It's just unacceptable.. I mean going to unreal engine was a big red flag to start with especially on pc as the engine is a laggy mess stuttering all the time in pretty much any game it's implemented into. I'm not sure why? Also dirt rally 2.0 ran great with lovely frame rates what's the bet that I get less than half the frame rate on this game for hardly any visual increase.. it's a rally game!!! Frame rate and lack of stutters is key! But no... Visuals are everything today! 10% increase in visuals though mean a third the frame rate! No thanks! Useless

[@Zaroff91]

"It should be ready on launch" It doesnt need to be when idiots keep preordering

[@metallicafan416]

Improved visuals has been a gaming selling point for 45 years because it's easy to show on a box or video. Wish performance was more of a modern focus but industry history wins out

[@testwill23.]

f1 needs this kind of car customization

[@WanneSomeSoup]

Why do I feel like the graphic is somewhat of a downgrade?

[@mhj360]

Surprising amount of negativity in the comments. Performance issues should be resolved, but people are acting like similar to and improved handling over DR2.0 is a bad thing now? I love reading sim snobbery over ‘pivot points’ from armchair experts who have never even sat in a real rally car. Looking forward to trying it out for myself later today.

[@user-zl2jb2jz7k]

It's not snobbery, it's car dynamics 101, their last game was very criticised for it, you would expect them to have figured it out so many years later

[@freedivert]

Funny. Do you know what physics is?

[@beyond72deepsoulfulhousemixes]

Nah the performance is shocking, I can accept a bug or two but this is unacceptable for MY MONEY.

[@tvdg93]

The game stutters every stage a couple of times. I have a 3070. A stuttering rally game is unplayable.

[@rogerclark724]

was waiting on you review before i preordered.

[@theant9821]

As someone who couldn't care less about wrc since the early 2000s but still love proper rally cars like group a, group b and group 4. I hated wrc spec cars from day one. Rallying was always about compromised cars homologated from road cars. I feel they tried to replicate supertouring for rallying and like supertouring it pretty much killed the sport within a decade. WRC used to be a big thing when win on Sunday sell on Monday was still the theory, people bought an impreza or evo, or cosworth for that reason. No only hardcore fans pay any attention and it serves no purpose at all. While historic Rallying grows year on year, i wonders why that is. Rant over. And always being a fan of tarmac rallying like the Manx and Circuit of Ireland etc. Tarmac is what i spent my time playing most. I played dirt rally 2 almost exclusively with the Opel Manta and Mk2 escort. How do they compare?

[@wiegraf9009]

The physics model on these games is fundamentally broken because it does not simulate how rear wheels grip up on the road anywhere near properly. This is why your car went flying off the road on tarmac. I wish it wasn't such a bizarre physics model but because it's so busted I'm gonna wait to buy.

[@ueberlicht_]

My fav game besides RBR. They will patch it like ACC and take the crown. Love it.

[@Mysterion157]

Overall performance for me is good. I think I noticed 2-3 stutters in the hour or so that I played. Not a huge deal and I expect them to patch them out quickly. Certainly not worth refunding over, everything else is fantastic though

[@FreezeFrame175]

whats your rig?

[@Mysterion157]

@@FreezeFrame175 Don't think it's anything crazy, couple years old now. i7-9700k, 2080 super, 32gb ddr4

[@Dinamoproduction]

2:50 "When one door closes, another one opens... otherwise its a great car and can be yours for only $24999.99"

[@iceburglettuce6940]

If you have to play it on medium to get smooth gameplay, so be it. Maybe in a couple of years with a GPU upgrade you can play on max and it will look better. If they made the game with the 'medium' settings as the 'Ultra' settings people would say the graphics were 'ok' and that it was pretty well optimised. No one could play Crysis on Max when it came out. It was designed for future graphics cards.

[@termagaming944]

I think people should stop complaining considering dirt 5 is what the last rally game from codemasters looks like

[@steveybiggunzgaming8118]

On ps5 im happy to say I haven’t seen any micro studdering or issues along those lines

[@kevincollins8620]

When is the game available to play on PS5?

[@miikkakervinen]

Im playing on ps5. I have noticed some fps dropping in some places. It is quite annoying tbh. But i hope they fix it. Other than that im super happy for the result. No complaints!

[@drchtct]

Look amazing, I will totally buy this when it's in the Steam sale for 10 Euros.

[@SlampthChompth]

As a casual controller player - is this game more friendly to huge screw ups? I want to be able to redo a whole race or championship if I total my car and can't afford to fix it. I don't want to ever have a damaged car in the garage. Hated that about Dirt Rally 2.0

[@KingSquirrel21]

You can give yourself an unlimited number of resets while setting up your career mode, so yes

[@SlampthChompth]

@@KingSquirrel21 what if I’m mid race and total my car? Would it have been better to press pause right before crashing and just restarting, or does the game offer a way to restart the race even if you crash?

[@KingSquirrel21]

@@SlampthChompth you can restart even after you crash

[@SlampthChompth]

woohoo! @@KingSquirrel21

[@Ca3sarV]

I played it and idk if it was something related to performance but I was surprised I wasn't able to finish a single stage without spinning out into a wall or flying off a cliff, I know somebody is gonna come at me saying "skill issue" but hey I've been playing other rally games from Dirt and WRC series for a long time and I've not had any struggles, combined with the fact (at least on my xbox Series S) the graphics were a step down from older games. Im still willing to give it another go but as a first impression things didn't go well at all imo.

[@FATBOY_.]

I left a like just for the timestamps.

[@Prof.Mokster57]

8:15 exactly me F**KING the co driver every time 😂😂 Oi cant you tell me a left 4 much earlier before I commit into that big jump?!?!?!? 😂😂

[@thewarmwind6171]

Small question: When you say all gamepads are supported, does that include the PlayStation DualSense on PC? And if so, does that also mean we get the full feature set of the dualsense on PC in this game?

[@HeretixAevum]

I seriously doubt it.

[@AshAverageRacer]

Just get a wheel!

[@thewarmwind6171]

@@AshAverageRacer I tried. I really liked it but I have an old back injury that using the wheel aggravated. It's possible that a full cockpit setup might mitigate the issue but that's a lot of money to risk on a maybe and considering that driving in real life can sometimes aggravate my injury I'm not willing to test the theory. I don't really have much choice but to remain a controller guy for racing games. I gave my wheel to a friend. Unfortunate, but what else can I do?

[@Each-Uisge]

I wouldn't count on features such as adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. For that to work with a dualsense 5, the controller must be plugged in directly (not wireless) and the game must specifically support those features for the controller.

[@thewarmwind6171]

@@Each-Uisge Interesting. Well I'll give it a shot later. If it doesn't work... back to DS4 windows I guess.

[@dobbo4596]

Any one else playing this on PS5, i have some stuttering/flickering occasionally using a 4k monitor!

[@stuguy1]

Same here ☹

[@alpsahinoglu]

Same on tv.

[@wolverinestuhs]

I'm on ps5 myself and have noticed stuttering right out the gate and I'm finding the graphics a little underwhelming to be honest this isn't a rant but I'm Just stating my personal opinion.

[@danloki78]

Good review from someone whoa actually knows about rallying and its aspects

[@TraxionGG]

Much appreciated!

[@YoeriKurvers]

Graphicly a big step down in my opinion. I only see a blurry mess from the cockpit view not to note the unflattering lighting. Running on medium/high settings and barely getting a stable 60 fps with above recommended hardware.

[@Pooz30]

I’m having trouble with the wheel calibration process. I can’t tell if I’m doing it right and my wheel doesn’t match the position of the wheel on screen in the cockpit view. Thrustmaster T300 on PS5

[@ghost085]

I just hope Codemasters manages to survive EA's ownership.

[@trevorjlewis]

the game forgets my handbrake (via Bodnar Board) after shutdown. Need to recalibrate it on start up.

[@M1tZk1]

Looking good, but I'll wait a few months until the game gets some patches and I have a better understanding of what these game passes are and also see what kind of support this game will get after launch before I commit to it.

[@bleedingfly]

It's the same idea as EA's F1 passes.

[@kevincollins8620]

Im on PS5 and live in the U.S. is this game live to play? Or still only pre order? I dont wanna spend 50 to wait today or a later date. The price is good considering the so-so reviews.

[@kribz4576]

Game looks terrible at night, the head lights lighting is awful, they nailed it in the first dirt rally, maybe they need to get the original developers back that worked on that. Also the rain, snow and water effects on the windows looked shockingly bad in the review copies

[@eSKAone-]

It's definitely not good enough. This year almost everything else looks next gen.

[@fantasy7285]

Its literally the same dev team

[@phaodaimotnguoi-1manfortress]

It's not a developer problem, it's a engine problem, and this is a rally game, physics is everything

[@ArnoldTriyudho]

Keep in mind that this using the Unreal instead of Ego

[@TheObserver83]

I'm suprised more people haven't noticed how ugly and unfinished the graphics look generally from the footage up to this point. It's so easy to see. The damn cars don't even get dirty a lot of the time.

[@MattDiffey]

Interested if the VR performance is okay, but given how ACC absolutely chugged in VR with Unreal, not too hopeful..

[@Richie_]

I still play Colin MacRae Rally on Steam.

[@ColonelRPG]

Unreal Engine's shader compilation stutters strike again! The good news is that they should be easy to fix by forcing the game to compile the shaders on game launch. The bad news is I don't know if EA will ever do that. I will not buy this game until they do.

[@manic_driver8751]

Excellent review

[@akinahara]

I guess we should cut the codemasters some slack because running UE games are kinda frustrating to run compared to EGO.

[@simeonyves5940]

No. No Slack. Make it Properly or not at all! Zero Tolerance! No more Broken Console to PC "Quick Extra Buck" Ports! I for one have had *Enough* after the *Disaster* that is FM8! Making it "on PC, *for* PC, and Porting down to Console only when the PC Version Runs Properly" needs to become the Standard! and it won't unless the Market Complains!

[@LeMamour]

I can't wait to try it tonight. I play 5mn before heading to work, and i must Say it look goood.

[@kevedwards]

I am a RBR fan boy but looking forward to a little break for some Casual WRC fun, just hope it’s optimised with a day 1 patch, so many times we’ve been burnt by EA releasing shody games that take at least 6 months to iron out.

[@snoozieboi]

RBR and the mods is THE game of my life. That doesn't mean I'll drive this easily over 200h, possibly more.

[@DeltaStridePLZ]

Up in the a** of, Timo!

[@Flaggyt]

After dirt rally VR I vowed never to start a rally game on a flat screen ever again. So when is the psvr2 upgrade coming?😂

[@funnyanimalworld7579]

what is the longest non dakar rally race?

[@SCHMOBEX]

is this game always online for career mode ? didnt buy the new forza for that exact reason i want to play my game when my internet dies (does often enough where im at)

[@pmc40]

yep offline mode, no need too login

[@SCHMOBEX]

@@pmc40 nice i found my next racing game then

[@4frost316]

Hi, does this game launch through the EA launcher? In other words if I buy the game on Steam and play it, will it open the EA launcher and then launch the game? Or is it like DIRT Rally 2.0 where it launches directly through steam?

[@agustindanielgimenez9483]

Direct launch

[@BrankoP85]

Is this a live service game, like Rally2.0 was, or can i play it wothout an internet connection....

[@Frankestein01nl]

Well, this is still the preview version, not the final version, so personally, i am hoping for a tad better version of the physics in the final product delivered to the customer. I actually cancelled my pre-order, as the actual gameplay footage, just didn't live upto the initial hype EA made in it's anouncements. I'll wait till the first updates drop after release and decide if i still really want it. 2.0 was good, but found me playing less than previous titles.

[@sneakybobinson3252]

Could the stuttering be related to the fact that there seems to be no shader compiliation before getting into gameplay for the first time?

[@TraxionGG]

Feels like it could be! Always worse the first time around on a certain PC.

[@Rally_kid4ever.12]

What is the best wheel for wa wrc on ps5 under €400

[@user-ry9fg9rt2y]

How is it to play with controller? Need to know beafore i buy.

[@Sideways_Singh]

We need a new richard burns rally. Or if ea can get to that level of physics & ffb

[@andymcguigan7238]

It plays well on my legion 5 rtx 3070 on ultra , to make it look nore polished i put cinematic on anti-aliasing looks lush now track will take some gettinf used to

[@ark14700]

Playing it with an AMD 6700XT and 5600X, medium settings gives out 70fps+. I have noticed on rare occasion I'd encounter bad stutters during a stage, but it would go away on the next. Definitely something that can be optimised and patched out

[@Rally_kid4ever.12]

What is the best wheel for ps5 under €400

[@AmirPomen]

During replay of gameplay... The car looks stiff or hovercraft... With super minimal bumping (to road surface) No body roll And very minute suspension travel animation... Or should i say the car motion looks arcade-ish like dirt4 series more than dirt rally 2

[@snoopycharlie8718]

Paint on some cars, especially on replays, looks strange. Like the clear coat/ lacquer is not letting enough light pass though. Impreza blues looked better in Dirt 2.0 for example. Look too 'white' in this EA WRC.

[@Luis7Vazquez7]

Am I the only that thinks it's too easy? Cars are too grippy (even RWD cars like the M1, for example) and I swear you can stomp on the brakes without locking up

[@AppleTaco]

Great review. Thanks!

[@szymonoles3320]

FPS drops are terrible on PC. It kills the fun and makes the game not worth the price at this time. If they fix it i would seriously consider to buy it because it feels amazing.

[@paranormalgambler2814]

Can any1 name a game that runs right on unreal engine for console? From my experience every unreal game allways runs horrible on console... I'm sticking to dirt 2.0 and hope they will add more stuff to it as well sense they the same company's

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

So I am not the only one who got sick of the fishtailing on tarmac on dirt 2.0 . Maybe gonna buy this game cause fm8 is a let down

[@angryoldcanadian3905]

I would love to buy this but can't since my pc is too old and my sim setup is on my PS4

[@The_Amateur_Hour]

Would be nice to have the pace notes to be read out even earlier that the highest setting. Also, anyone have any good FFB settings for a CSL DD? Not sure if it’s the game or my FFB settings needing more tweaking.

[@TraxionGG]

Our tips and tricks video will be coming later this week, and that will include ideal ffb settings for the CSL DD / DD Pro. But in short, I recommend turning down ‘tyre friction’ to around 20. Aside from that setting, it’s largely down to preference but the tyre friction thing is by far the most important…. It’s horrible!😂

[@imabigdipper]

​@@TraxionGGyup thats exactly what i did. left everything else at default settings and it honestly feels on par or better than dr2 with custom tweaked ffb settings