It was announced by iRacing on Tuesday that DRAG: Outer Zone would be evolving into ExoCross and the title would be getting a release in the Fall of 2023 on consoles and PC. We’ve known about the eventual console release for a while, but now it comes included with a branding update.
The original basis of DRAG was that it is an offroad racer with a unique set of physics – what the developers at Orontes Games called 4-way Contact Patch Traction technology, or 4CPT for short. Tires are soft bodied and it truly reminded me of driving Warthogs in the Halo franchise back when I dove into the title last year.
Just a few weeks ago, the Online Multiplayer aspect of DRAG on Steam was shut down due to server hosting provider changes but it was reiterated that there would be more work done and the game’s official release would still be imminent. Sure enough, now we know that DRAG has a new name, new content and gameplay, and much to look forward to in the coming months.
Originally created by the small team at Orontes and released back in 2020 as an Early Access title, iRacing swooped in and obtained the company at the end of 2021. It was one of iRacing’s two acquisitions in that timeframe as they also took control of Monster Games.
The Monster Games collaboration has already yielded a successful console launch of World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing. While the Orontes Games deal hasn’t yet put a product out on physical or virtual shelves yet, this announcement does prove that it wasn’t an afterthought and that there will be another iRacing-published console racer on the market sooner than later.
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