Assetto Corsa Reveal New Porsche DLC

Paul Jeffrey · Jun 17, 2016

Kunos said save the date, big news upcoming they say... many F5 key pressing moments on Facebook later and finally the wait is over.... Kunos Simulazioni have today announced that the Porsche brand will be making its debut in the best selling Italian simulation.

Following a 12 year absence from sim racing titles German marque Porsche have signed a deal to bring a selection of licenced cars as part of two upcoming DLC packs for both console and PC versions of Assetto Corsa.

Exciting news for racing fans throughout the world, today's announcement offers plenty of food for thought for sim racing enthusiasts to look forward to in the coming weeks and months. No further details from Kunos regarding the DLC content is available at this stage however stay tuned in to RaceDepartment for more news on the announcement as it becomes available.

Check out the official Assetto Corsa Porsche reveal trailer below:

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The big news is out - what do you think the arrival of the Porsche brand in Assetto Corsa? Are you happy the German marque have finally broken out into mainstream racing simulators? What could this mean for the prospects of other racing sims securing the Porsche licence? Let us know in the comments section below!

Brownninja97 · Jun 19, 2016

Arne Dopudja said:
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mantasisg · Jun 19, 2016

Frankly, my dear Arne, nobody cares

Do you avoid pasta too ?

Radu Oros · Jun 19, 2016

Tim Davila said:
you are still waiting for the perfect virtual physics... just so you know such thing will NEVER exist, at least while we are alive...

"ohhh xyz isnt right but i will never post on your forum anymore, bb/gn/cya" on rd
"xyz isnt right i dont like, fix it, o' rant, but i still play it"
toxic as usual. sorry you are.
So much numbers that you forgot about feel, thats my opinion. the o'l driver vs engineer talk.
soo much numbers talk that i think you are forgeting to have fun with the sim, be happy and less critical or go enjoy something else if its impossible to enjoy what you have with AC.
ok my rant is over.

He discussed here more in depth http://www.racedepartment.com/threa...relationship-vs-slip-angle-and-camber.122596/

Tim Davila · Jun 19, 2016

Radu Oros said:
He discussed here more in depth http://www.racedepartment.com/threa...relationship-vs-slip-angle-and-camber.122596/

nice ;-) finally done with fundaments as it should be done from the start.
now if every physics reports follows that, things will be so much better.
i hope physics "gurus" follow that example as a guideline for future reports.
Makes it easily aproachable by devs.

Baki · Jun 19, 2016

Torcano said:
Dude, read poe's law. I was doing a satire of the whiners. Not seriously hating on AC. Did you think people play X Motor Racing? LOL.

"Poe's Law is an attempt at effective liberal internet satire and declares: “Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humour, it is impossible to create a parody of fundamentalism that someone won't mistake for the real thing."

Eduard Mallorquí · Jun 19, 2016

Tim Davila said:
nice ;-) finally done with fundaments as it should be done from the start.
now if every physics reports follows that, things will be so much better.
i hope physics "gurus" follow that example as a guideline for future reports.
Makes it easily aproachable by devs.

I honestly wouldn't trust a physics developer if he is unable to figure out by himself the issues of their own physics engine while making the physics of their own official cars.

lothario · Jun 19, 2016

Assetto corsa + Porsche = I need to change my underpants. So happy at this news, I simply love driving games.

Spitfire_88 · Jun 19, 2016

I hope in the future, Project cars can have Porsches and Lambos.

or mods, maybe.

RMR1 · Jun 19, 2016

Plus Stefano said in his last stream full starts are coming with the ability to preselect gear and jump the start. He also works for more realistic race ends in mp. Good times.

Graham Botha · Jun 20, 2016

Please please please give us the Porsche 961... The 959 would be nice but the racing version would be the sh#t...

snyperal · Jun 21, 2016

Spitfire_88 said:
I hope in the future, Project cars can have Porsches and Lambos. or mods, maybe.

http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...n-(Spoilers)&p=1288813&viewfull=1#post1288813

Taken from the iracing boards.

Brownninja97 · Jun 21, 2016

snyperal said:
http://forum.projectcarsgame.com/sh...n-(Spoilers)&p=1288813&viewfull=1#post1288813

Taken from the iracing boards.

Just like the maserati license eh. either make an official announcement or nothing at all. its not the first time he has attempted to hype people for no reason

Graham Botha · Jun 21, 2016

IMHO, PCars may be pretty (it has all the bells and whistles, weather, day\night etc.) and look really really nice but for me it was a waste of time and money. I've got all the DLC and logged about 100hrs in it so far. Really trying my best to give it a chance and hoping it will get better, but it has not improved much. It just feels "wrong". Like Marty McFly getting kissed by his mom and she says: "This is all wrong. I don't know what it is. But when I kiss you, it's like I'm kissing... my brother."

Adding Porsche, Lambo, Ferrari etc will not make it feel any better and those marques will be somewhat wasted on a really pretty albeit flawed game. As for mods. The R8 mod looks and sounds great but when it breaks with an update, you are in for a world of hurt.
So AC is pretty much it for me. Whether Porsche is exclusive to AC via a "special deal" or comes to other games and platforms is not really relevant. What is relevant, is that we are getting Porsche in AC and that's going to be EPIC.

snyperal · Jun 21, 2016

Brownninja97 said:
Just like the maserati license eh. either make an official announcement or nothing at all. its not the first time he has attempted to hype people for no reason

That wouldn't surprise me, I've never actually played project cars, I just thought more exposure to the porsche license the better.

ALB123 · Jun 21, 2016

I've noticed a lot of AC haters are getting all worked up over Aris's wording of "special agreement" - like he is implying exclusivity. No, he is not implying that. If EA still holds the exclusive licensing rights to Porsche, the only way Kunos could use that trademarked name is with a "special agreement". A regular agreement would be the normal way licensing agreements come about. Like what they've done with Ferrari and Lamborghini. It's laughable how AC haters will try to twist any little thing they can to make Kunos/AC/Stefano look bad.

Google "define: special" and you'll see that the first definition for the word is:

better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
example: "they always made a special effort at Christmas"

OMG! Does that mean their effort is exclusive and no one else is allowed to make the same effort?! Get real... Who cares if every other sim is getting Porsche? I'm just happy that the sim I play is getting it.

drasp · Jun 23, 2016

This is FANTASTIC news. Can't wait. . .

RMR1 · Jun 24, 2016

drasp said:
This is FANTASTIC news. Can't wait. . .

You're late to the party

drasp · Jun 25, 2016

Yeah, saw that. Doesn't make it any less exciting!

Two · Jun 28, 2016

I hope this announcement means someone will make a proper "Weissach" track to throw these cars around at. I also hope/wish that the cars will be easier for me to drive than any of the RUF we currently have in game, as they are my biggest struggle(s) in AC.