Exotic automakers have been lining up like their customers to get their supercars onto the latest driving simulators. If you own an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, the excitement has been palatable. If you prefer to get your horsepower kicks in front of your computer, however, you've probably been feeling a little left out as the lists of new cars for games like Forza 2 and the upcoming GT5 Prologue have been flowing like octane. But we've got good news for racing enthusiasts on any platform, as Electronic Arts has announced a new update for its Need for Speed: ProStreet game.
ProStreet is the eleventh installment of the popular Need for Speed series, with versions available for Xbox, Playstation and PC. The latest bit of DLC (downloadable content) is anticipated to include two new tracks and no fewer than 16 new cars. Among them: the Bugatti Veyron. The street-racing theme of the game seems an odd choice for Bugatti to grant its first license, but opens the question as to whether we'll see the Veyron appear in other games soon. Meanwhile the Veyron won't be the only new exciting piece of virtual machinery streaming to a system near you, as the expansion pack is also anticipated to include such mouthwatering wheels as the Aston Martin DBR9, Audi R8, Koenigsegg CCX and McLaren F1, just to name a few.
Check out the video after the jump to see the Veyron on the ProStreet customizing screen, cycling through even more options than Bugatti's own online configurator.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Talisman @ Apr 7th 2008 11:16AM
FYI, Prostreet isnt really about street racing. Its pretty much closed circuits. The older games were more about street racing.
Kn1ves @ Apr 8th 2008 2:36AM
a korean game named SkidRush already has the Bugatti Veyron (although, it isnt official nor sanctioned)
http://skidrush.hangame.com/
http://skidrush.hangame.com/gameinfo/carroom.nhn?m=info&v=7_12&g=7&carid=50
MJK @ Apr 7th 2008 11:21AM
Will it only allow you to choose high speed ovals and lock you out of actual road course tracks?
BAMF @ Apr 7th 2008 2:21PM
good one ;)
alex @ Apr 7th 2008 11:23AM
ummm... cool?!
somehow this car doesn't fit the closed circuit racing of Prostreet, it would be a lot better off in Most Wanted (the last good NFS imho). Atleast this will help to draw some of the little kids that prefer wrecking to racing away from my beloved Forza 2.
macjunkie @ Apr 7th 2008 11:55AM
nice, now kids can rice out the veyron.... I can see them putting the veyron in FM2 but not in ProStreet
mastersmite @ Apr 7th 2008 1:15PM
i honestly don't think the veyron would be much of an addition to FM2. the latest dlc gave us the Ferrari F50GT which dominates the unlimited class on every track except for the speedway, which is the only track a veyron would have a chance against a purpose built homologation car such as the F50GT, CLK GTR, or S7.
JD @ Apr 7th 2008 11:44AM
Too bad Prostreet is utter crap. The cars don't feel like cars, and the game is so saturated with advertising I'm surprised the game isn't free. I rented it for a week, and as a past fan of NFS, (Most Wanted and Porsche Unleashed were the best ones yet) I was seriously disappointed. I'll wait until the Veyron appears in a more realistic game to drive it.
And I'll also agree with the previous posters saying it isn't about street racing- it's all on closed courses in this game.
Devon K @ Apr 7th 2008 11:48AM
Too bad ProStreet on the PC is such a total piece of garbage, with ridiculous car physics and horrible force feedback. The reviews have been nasty.
Bring the Bugatti to GTR2 and rFactor!
Kristina @ Apr 7th 2008 12:06PM
I love racing and being able to design and trick out the cars, however, more of a fan of street racing than closed circuit.
Not a fan of ProStreet - I agree with JD - a video game shouldn't be so loaded with advertising.
Kristina
http://www.tucsonrichard.com
errorxp @ Apr 7th 2008 12:10PM
thanks but no thanks. i'll stick to REAL racing games like GTR2
CtK @ Apr 7th 2008 12:48PM
hmmm im pretty sure you can already buy a veyron through the Playstation store for NFS: Prostreet.
Beastage @ Apr 7th 2008 1:05PM
Erm... I already have a Veyron in my utterly biggest game purchase mistake also known as NFS ProStreet...
Damn this game sucks so much...
Sam @ Apr 7th 2008 1:23PM
uh..wasn't this released like months ago?
emil @ Apr 7th 2008 3:54PM
yeah I've had it for a while now!
Slav @ Apr 7th 2008 1:28PM
why do I see a Polish version of the NFS in the clip? English one doesn't exist ;)? We have only one Veyron in Poland
steve @ Apr 7th 2008 2:47PM
umm you were able to buy these cars from the PS store the week the game came out.
ive had the CCX, DB9, S2000 GT3 package for since it was avaiable.
LoneWolf @ Apr 7th 2008 3:18PM
I want to race Passats, Caprices or SAABs...sure, these exotics carry a lot of HP and awe, but you can see them in every car game...
Mark @ Apr 7th 2008 3:41PM
this game is AWESOME of the wii. Yes the cars are crap at first (everything stock is crap), but latter on in the game 7000 point drifts in my cts-v are common. As are 1st wins in the evo 9.
steve @ Apr 7th 2008 4:19PM
im not a fan of their "drift" events. the brakes dont work at all and the cars are impossible to control, especially compared to prior NFS games. you cant really flick the car around like the older versions