From Digital Foundry: "Formula One returns once again, with Codemasters' Ego engine remaining as the power plant at the heart of the experience. Due to the essential nature of the game, a superficial comparison of the new F1 2022 up against last year's offering shows a lot of similarities: just like last year, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are offering up native 4K resolutions with Series S at the back of the pack with a 1080p resolution, all systems using dynamic resolution scaling to maintain performance. There's also ray tracing support, 120Hz features - basically everything you'd want from the experience - but thankfully, no porpoising, meaning that the game of the sport steers well clear of this year's controversy.
For console users at least, F1 2022 changes where it needs to. Obviously, the new cars, liveries and drivers are in place, while the circuits are tweaked in line with their real-life counterparts, along with a small boost to detail. Similar to last year's offering, ray traced reflections are also part of the mix. However once again ray tracing features only engage in out-of-race sections on console, such as replays, which are accompanied by a drop to 30 frames per second. Interestingly, Xbox Series consoles (even Series S) appear to benefit from some in-cockpit RT reflections not found on PS5 or even PC - likely a bug or omission. The good news for PC users is that RT can be enabled throughout the gameplay itself, albeit at a huge performance penalty."
EA Sports writes: "This is the first time that an upcoming real-world livery has been added to a current F1 game. With the popular reception that the C43 has had, we’re sure you’re going to love how it looks in-game.
The striking red and black design that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will drive for the 2023 season is an evolution of last year’s model, which secured P6 in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship - the team’s best result in more than a decade."
"PlayStation, PC and Xbox players who have not yet picked up F1 22 can try the game for free starting 20th October."
"Unveiled ahead of their home Grand Prix in Monza last week, Ferrari raced in a unique livery to commemorate the occasion. We’re delighted to share that for a limited time, this special Giallo Modena livery replaces the current Scuderia Ferrari F1-75 design in F1® 22.
Not only is the striking yellow accented livery in-game but so are the updated helmets, gloves, boots, and overalls of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, as well as the attire of the Ferrari pit crew, all of whom were dressed to impress."
another win for the worlds most powerful console