Le Mans Ultimate Teases LMGT3 Cars To Be "Coming Soon"

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The 2024 grid will continue to take shape in Le Mans Ultimate: The first batch of LMGT3 cars is due to launch before the end of the year, with the first teaser giving a hint at a car that could be included.

After eight races, the 2024 World Endurance Championship season has concluded with the 8 Hours of Bahrain - and it was a competitive campaign that saw Toyota win the manufacturers title while Porsche's Kévin Estre, André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor taking the drivers title.

That part can already be recreated in Le Mans Ultimate as the 2024 Hypercar grid is complete already. The LMGT3 grid, on the other hand, is still in the works, but the first cars might join the sim's lineup soon. There is one more content release expected for 2024, and that will include LMGT3 cars.


Following the Bahrain finale, a post on the Le Mans Ultimate social media profiles sees two of the cars drive a lap of the circuit from bumper cam - so while they are not actually visible, the first car in the teaser sounds like the BMW M4 GT3, while the second one could be a Ferrari 296 GT3 or a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. It is hard to tell for sure, though - let us know your guesses in the comments below!

With another content launch expected in early 2025, the GT3 grid is likely going to be deployed in two waves. However, not all of it will be paid DLC, as Motorsport Games had already announced earlier - like the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMdH car, there will be free content for the GT3 category as well, meaning that you could still compete in the 2024 LMGT3 class even if you do not want to buy content.

Which cars do you think are in the Le Mans Ultimate LMGT3 teaser? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our LMU forum!
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Nice.. transfer from EA to full realese is completly unknown but they drop another paid DLC.....
Also no official VR so a no go from my side.
It stays uninstalled....
It is stated in the EA guide:

"What does Early Access mean for Le Mans Ultimate?
...
As the development of the game continues, new features and some regular content will come to the title free of charge, with the possibility of future paid DLC."

and

"So how long will Early Access take?
It’s just too early to say! We’re not watching the clock, we’re trying to build something special.
..."

the 4 DLC's are planned, the 3rd late 2024, the 4th in early 2025, and each DLC carries some patching, and some new features.
So yes DLCs while in EA are strange, and yes it is up to each of us to like it or not, or to prefer to wait for a full game.

Besides 2025 WEC season will be on the same tracks and will start in late february, so may be we will get out of EA for that season start.
 
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Is this a game yet ? I am confused. How can you release more content when you aren't a released game?
women for money?
I haven't even turned it on since September 1, when we started the league on rF2. And I won't even turn it on even though I have paid for the entire dlc package...
 
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It is stated in the EA guide:

"What does Early Access mean for Le Mans Ultimate?
...
As the development of the game continues, new features and some regular content will come to the title free of charge, with the possibility of future paid DLC."

and

"So how long will Early Access take?
It’s just too early to say! We’re not watching the clock, we’re trying to build something special.
..."

the 4 DLC's are planned, the 3rd late 2024, the 4th in early 2025, and each DLC carries some patching, and some new features.
So yes DLCs while in EA are strange, and yes it is up to each of us to like it or not, or to prefer to wait for a full game.

Besides 2025 WEC seson will be on the same tracks and will start in late february, so may be we will get out of EA for that season start.
And?
As far i can see the main focus seems to be on the paid DLC instead on the completeing main game.
And thats something what i dont like.
Ive bought it only coz few ppl in my "racing group" stated how cool it is... unfortunately wasted money but hey.
Lessons learnt.
 
One one hand, it's Early Access, it shouldn't have DLC.

On the other hand the "base" game content, that represents the 2023 season, is complete.

Feature-wise there's always something that can be added, a 1.0 release is usually far from feature complete nowadays. Should they stop releasing content that is made by separate people from those who implement core features, because it's technically not released?

Early Access is a dynamic term nowadays, some early access titles are really barebones, meanwhile LMU, in my usecase is quite there since the beginning even. Be glad we could buy the base game for cheaper I guess.

On a side note I just got a Moza R5 coming from the T300. LMU was probably the most impressive FFB I have tried so far on the small DD.
 
And?
As far i can see the main focus seems to be on the paid DLC instead on the completeing main game.
And thats something what i dont like.
I understand your point, but I don't think they are focused only on DLC: there were new features, bug-fixes, beta version of VR added, and as far as I understand 2 of the 9 GT3 cars will be free and part of the game you paid.

Ive bought it only coz few ppl in my "racing group" stated how cool it is... unfortunately wasted money but hey.
Lessons learnt.
I don't think you can say it was a waste of money until you see it complete, you can say you are tired waiting, but they told from the beinning they did not have and exact release date.
 
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Yes, it's still in early access and I play it mainly just for practice laps, but when I do, I really like the way the cars handle. I bought the season pass and I'm satisfied with what I got so far. Looking forward to turn laps at Interlagos.

I'm expecting the missing features to be implemented in 2025. The DLCs no doubt are there to finance the rest of the development.
 
Feature-wise there's always something that can be added, a 1.0 release is usually far from feature complete nowadays. Should they stop releasing content that is made by separate people from those who implement core features, because it's technically not released?
Totally agree. I feel like a lot of people can't (or don't want to) understand that the people working on the features like the VR implementation, championship mode, etc, are not the same as the people working on the new tracks and cars. The new content will be released as DLC anyway, whatever the game is out or in early access, so why wait ?
 
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Community here gets more toxic too. Lots of moaning and negativity. What a difference over time thinking back 10 years, all was a lot healthier here at racedepartment, but just my two cents.
Seems to be the state of the world at the moment. No manners, consideration or the ability to have different points of view without it causing arguments.

Personally I'd like to be able to race with friends over new content.
 

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