Need for Speed™ Unbound: Under the Hood January Update & The Road Ahead [ Edited ]

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Welcome to 2023, NFS Fam! We’re excited to be back in action after a little break, and we’re comin’ in hot with an update to address some stability issues for Need for Speed™ Unbound. As we mentioned back in December, we’re also working towards rolling out our live service for NFS Unbound. First things first, let’s focus on the January Update.

What’s in the update?

Need for Speed Unbound Update 1.1.4 (aka the January Update) delivers stability improvements, some balancing changes for a couple of cars, and more.

BALANCING

Golf GTI 1976

• Rebalanced the Volkswagen Golf GTI (1976) to reduce its acceleration in high gears
• Fixed an issue with the Volkswagen Golf GTI (1976) that caused its gearbox options to not affect its top speed, as expected

Koenigsegg Regera

• Reduced the top-end acceleration of the Koenigsegg Regera and adjusted its cornering ability

VOIP

• Improved the quality of VOIP for our PS5 players

SAVE GAME ERROR/PROGRESS RESET

• Added a warning message when the game fails to autosave correctly to reduce potential of lost progress

PC MIN SPECS WARNING

• Added a warning message when the game detects a below min spec configuration

STABILITY IMPROVEMENTS

• Multiple stability improvements to reduce the potential for game crashes

The Road Ahead

As mentioned in December 2022, we will be delivering a series of free content updates that will include new features, experiences, content drops and more. We are currently working hard on delivering our first content update to Lakeshore and are looking forward to sharing more details with you in March!

The feedback, suggestions, bugs & issues you report - and your participation in the global Need for Speed community - continue to drive our ongoing work and we’re excited y’all are along for the ride with us. So, buckle up and hit the gas - the road ahead is wide open.

See you in Lakeshore! 

Need help? 

We got you. Hit up Answers HQ where you can report bugs or issues for a member of the team to check out. Or hit up our friends at EA Help for one-on-one support. 

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