US Track Pass paid DLC season pass will add six tracks to Le Mans Ultimate
All will be in the USA, Daytona and Laguna Seca the first to be released
Pricing and release dates TBC, alongside the remaining four venues
Further tracks in the United States of America are on the way for Le Mans Ultimate. Joining Circuit of the Americas and Sebring, six more American venues are in development for the sim racing title.
The official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans has so far only ever featured venues organised by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.
Aside from alternative track layouts, that will now change with the US Track Pass, a paid-for DLC season pass.
Of the six locations, Daytona and Laguna Seca have been confirmed and are expected to be released alongside the next major Le Mans Ultimate update, version 1.4. A release date and pricing are not yet confirmed.
The remaining four venues will then be published at a later date, expected to be two at a time. The locations for the remaining quartet of circuits have not been confirmed.
The first of these is scheduled for the 28th July, suggesting the first part of the pass will be available before this date. This is quickly followed by a second TBA in August.
Next, there are TBAs in September and October, and another in December.
Interestingly, no official IMSA affiliation has been flagged, with its branding notable only by its absence. The announcement comes on the 4th of July, Independence Day for the USA, and follows CEO Stephen Hood saying in May that a “non-European” track pack was on the way.
$60 for a game that only has 7 tracks in the base version and wants a subscription on top of that? No thanks, zero interest in LMU. I’d rather play Project Motor Racing and support them.
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$60 for a game that only has 7 tracks in the base version and wants a subscription on top of that? No thanks, zero interest in LMU. I’d rather play Project Motor Racing and support them.
There’s no doubt in my mind that LMU is the far superior product of the two, although you make an interesting point about the ever-rising total cost.