Open-world racer CarX Street out now on PlayStation 5

Nearly one year after the PC release, the open-world street racer CarX Street has finally hit PlayStation 5. The PlayStation port follows last month’s Xbox Series X|S release.

It’s been a long road to release on consoles, with CarX Street originally launching on mobiles back in September 2022, before the PC arrived in August 2024.

Comparable to Need for Speed, CarX Street centres on illegal street racing in the fictional Sunset City, an open world filled with twisty mountain roads, highways and urban streets to explore.

While there are no licensed cars, the vehicles pay homage to real-life models such as the Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Nissan Skyline GT-R.

As with most CarX games, the customisation options are extensive. A detailed car-building system allows you to upgrade engines, transmissions, suspensions and tyres, or add aftermarket parts such as sideskirts and spoilers.  

Game modes range from Club, Drift and Sprint races, to car delivery side missions. In addition to online leaderboards, multiplayer features head-to-head drift battles and a chase mode, where you must evade a pursuer for over 300 metres.

With EA temporarily hitting the brakes on Need for Speed, there’s a void of customisation-focused street racers on PS5 that CarX Street can potentially fill for a tempting £24.99 / $29.99 on the PlayStation Store.  

Meanwhile, developer CarX Technologies is set to expand the series, with the next entry, CarX Drift Racing Online 2, due to hit Steam Early Access in Q4 2025.