Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
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Cover art featuring the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and the Porsche Taycan Turbo S
Developer(s) KT Racing
Publisher(s) Nacon
Director(s) Alain Jarniou [1]
Series Test Drive
Engine KT Engine
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: 2024
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is an upcoming racing video game developed by KT Racing and published by Nacon. It will be the twenty-first game in the Test Drive series, the first title in the series since 2012's Ferrari Racing Legends , and the third game in the franchise's Unlimited reboot, following 2011's Test Drive Unlimited 2 . The game was teased on 3 July 2020 on Twitter [2] and was officially revealed during the Nacon Connect event on 7 July. [3] [4] Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in 2024. [5] [6] [7]

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Development

It was reported in December 2016 that French publisher Bigben Interactive (now called Nacon) acquired the Test Drive intellectual property from Atari, with plans to reboot the franchise. [8] In 2018, Bigben announced the acquisition of French game developer Kylotonn, with Roman Vincent, president of Kylotonn suggesting they were working on the next installment of Test Drive. [9] In April 2020, Nacon filed a trade mark to the Intellectual Property Office for Test Drive Solar Crown, [10] [11] the last two words referring to the Solar Crown in-universe racing competition series featured in 2011's Test Drive Unlimited 2 . [12]

The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong Island as revealed in a trailer released on 6 July 2021 during Nacon Connect 2021. Unlike its two predecessors of both Oahu and Ibiza, the road will be left-hand traffic, a first in the series since The Brotherhood of Speed's Tokyo and London. There will be 550 kilometres (340 mi) of drivable roads, as stated on Steam news hub for the game. Creative director Alain Jarniou, who worked on the first two Test Drive Unlimited games, stated in the Nacon Connect 2020 showcase that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has only been in development for "several months" by that time. [13] [14] Sources have claimed that 3D vehicle modeling started as early as October 2019.

Release

On 3 July 2020, the official Test Drive Twitter account tweeted a twelve-second video clip of a crown-shaped logo with the letters "SC" in it forming, announcing a full reveal during the Nacon Connect video event on 7 July. [2] [11] The game was officially announced on that date during the event with a 25-second teaser trailer, [15] with Kylotonn (under their KT Racing brand) developing. [4] [1]

On 18 May 2022, Nacon and Kylotonn announced on the game's Steam news hub that the game would be delayed to 2023 and that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions have been cancelled to focus on taking advantage of the more powerful hardware provided by their respective ninth generation successors—the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X and Series S—and improving the quality of the game. [5] [6] In July 2023, the game was announced to be postponed to 2024. [7]

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