F1 2019 F1 2019 Adds Custom Liveries - Moves Up Launch Date

Paul Jeffrey · Mar 28, 2019

Codemasters have confirmed an earlier than expected release date for F1 2019, as well as customer liveries and their most "ambitious" Formula One game to date.

It would be fair to say that the Codemasters Formula One franchise has seen some significant improvements in recent years, with the 2018 effort from the British studio arguably representing their finest effort with the series to date. Benefiting from increased offline depth with new career mode and development features in recent years, Codemasters have confirmed they plan to take things a step further once again for the 2019 release.

Set to feature the long awaited ability to create custom liveries within the game, F1 2019 looks set to be the most customisable out of the box configuration that has been seen in the long running and hugely popular franchise.

“We are absolutely delighted to be able to release F1® 2019 earlier in the Formula 1® Season, so that the game can be played and enjoyed at the same time that the real-world championship picture is starting to form,” said Paul Jeal, F1® Franchise Director at Codemasters. “Our close relationship with Formula 1® has played a major part in achieving this key objective for the franchise. That in addition to our near two-year development cycle, has allowed us to develop some exciting new features and other firsts for the franchise that we can’t wait to share with our community in the coming months.”

“The exciting collaboration with Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds has created new levels of player personalisation in F1® 2019 through the inclusion of the new regulation car,” said Lee Mather, F1® 2019 Game Director at Codemasters. “With the continued growth of the F1® series, it’s great to give players more control and new levels of car and driver customisation and we can’t wait to talk more about this alongside the new multiplayer features in the coming months.”

Having been in development for almost two years now, F1 2019 could well be a very impressive piece of gaming software when it releases around Austrian Grand Prix time later this year.

F1 2019 is set to release on June 28th, 2019.

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Andy_J · Mar 29, 2019

8bar said:
Of course I can tell you which part of all that is not simulating F1: the feeling when you are driving.
What‘s the use of „all that“ when the most important thing is crap?
Are you playing it with a gamepad or what?

For sure I have not told you that AC and rF2 are doing the same.
And now please tell me what the size of a game or company has to do with whether it is good or not?

So you, as an ex Formula 1 driver in real life knows the difference eh? Does the car steer? Does it brake? Does the FFB work quite well? Does the car handle well? Does it look great? Does the weather change? Does the crowd look realistic? Do the tracks look fantastic?
Well the F1 game, expecially that last two versions captures and simulates all that. Your AC and RF2 are fine for hot lapping but they have no atmosphere.
Assetta Corsa and RF2 are computer games with a bit more accurate physics and FFB but even they don't feel like a real car. Carry on playing your games and I will carry on with mine.

Tr3voRR · Mar 29, 2019

I hope classic cars are still present, with the addition of new ones.

Paul Glover · Mar 29, 2019

Please have VR!

Peter Kerényi · Mar 29, 2019

michelforest said:
The main drawback of the Ferrari F1 cars in Assetto Corsa is that there's no one to race against offline. It's nice for hotlaps, that's it.

From my experience the AI would be a bigger problem. Not really good with F1 cars, unfortunately.

8bar · Mar 29, 2019

Andy_J said:
So you, as an ex Formula 1 driver in real life knows the difference eh? Does the car steer? Does it brake? Does the FFB work quite well? Does the car handle well? Does it look great? Does the weather change? Does the crowd look realistic? Do the tracks look fantastic?
Well the F1 game, expecially that last two versions captures and simulates all that. Your AC and RF2 are fine for hot lapping but they have no atmosphere.
Assetta Corsa and RF2 are computer games with a bit more accurate physics and FFB but even they don't feel like a real car. Carry on playing your games and I will carry on with mine.

What do you want from me?
All I have said is that I wish more simulation, like they did with Dirt Rally, so it is obviously possible.
If you like all the new bugs which your big Codemasters is delivering every year and if you like to steer the car with your keyboard, than it‘s ok.
But please, don‘t tell me that Assetto Corsa with over 9800 cars, tracks, etc. for download only here on Racedepartment is a small game.
And please don‘t try to convince me that Codemasters F1 is a simulation because of nice weather changing or a story modus.

Andy_J · Mar 30, 2019

Nevermind kid, you don't understand.

8bar · Mar 30, 2019

Andy_J said:
Nevermind kid, you don't understand.

Sure, that's what it must be Grandpa.
You’ve got the wisdom

Paul Glover · Mar 30, 2019

8bar said:
Sure, that's what it must be Grandpa.
You’ve got the wisdom

Andy_J said:
Nevermind kid, you don't understand.

Play nice you two. Others are entitled to their opinions, it's based on your own experiences and what you like. Arguing over it normally doesn't achieve anything.

Glenn Campbell · Mar 30, 2019

gustau said:
No with my money if it don't have VR

+1

Santiago Garcia · Apr 1, 2019

I hope they rescan (or whatever technique they use) and make the circuits again from scratch. Some circuits are almost the same since F1 2010, with some minors changes of course. There's a big difference between Paul Ricard and some of the old circuits like Spa or Hockenheim.