Trying to knock off the rust! | WRC PS5

Authenticity:

Built on the foundations of 25 years of rally-game heritage, experience the WRC, WRC2, and Junior WRC cars, with drivers, teams, and liveries from the 2023 season, in Codemasters biggest rally game to-date.

Locations:

From Monte Carlo and Portugal to Kenya and Japan, take on 17 locations with over 200 stages at launch and Central European Rally coming as a free post launch update. Find out more about the locations here.

Cars:

Travel through rallying history with a variety of 68 authentically recreated historic vehicles.

The wait is almost over. We are days away from the launch of EA SPORTS™ WRC, the biggest rally game Codemasters has made to date.

EA SPORTS™ WRC is out November 3, let’s go through everything you need to know before the big day.

Starting with the PC specs:


Minimum Maximum
64-bit processor and operating system 64-bit processor and operating system
OS Windows 10 Windows 10
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i5 9600K AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel i5 10600K
Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 1060 / Radeon RX Vega 56 Nvidia RTX 2070 / Radeon RX 5700 XT
DirectX Version 12 Version 12
Network Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection
Storage 95 GB available space 95 GB available space
Sound Card DirectX Compatible DirectX Compatible
Additional Notes SSD recommended SSD recommended
Jump straight into the action as soon as the game launches. Pre-load on the dates below:


Xbox Series S|X, PC and EA Play PlayStation 5
October 23rd at 15:00pm UTC October 29th at 04:00am UTC
November 3, the worldwide launch of EA SPORTS™ WRC at 04:00am UTC across all platforms. Get into the game earlier by, pre-ordering the digital version* for up to 3 days early access† starting on October 31 at 04:00 UTC across all platforms and EA Play pro**


Now you know when the game is coming out, let’s get into everything you can look forward to playing:

Authenticity:

Built on the foundations of 25 years of rally-game heritage, experience the WRC, WRC2, and Junior WRC cars, with drivers, teams, and liveries from the 2023 season, in Codemasters biggest rally game to-date.

Locations:

From Monte Carlo and Portugal to Kenya and Japan, take on 17 locations with over 200 stages at launch and Central European Rally coming as a free post launch update. Find out more about the locations here.

Cars:

Travel through rallying history with a variety of 68 authentically recreated historic vehicles. See the full car list here.


Dynamic Handling System:

Codemasters’ renowned multi-surface handling model is improved for WRC. Tailor it to match your skill level and put it to the test across all surfaces.

Builder:

Design and drive your dream rally car with the debut of Builder mode.


Moments:

Get behind the wheel and re-write history by tackling recent events alongside real-world scenarios and nostalgic throwbacks.

Modes:

Career, Championship, Time Trial, Cross-platform Multiplayer, Regularity Rally, a detailed livery editor, and more.

Clubs:

Clubs are asynchronous, cross-platform multiplayer events (powered by EA Racenet) with no limit on how many players can compete. Instead of rallying in a lobby at the same time as opponents, players can take on these events whenever they please, with results added to the Club’s leaderboard.

Rally Pass:

We will be adding new features and content to EA SPORTS™ WRC with our Rally Pass, available post-launch. Find out more in our The Road Ahead Blog.

For more information you can check out our Gameplay Deep Dive and Modes & Features Deep Dive.

Additional Content:

New challenges will be frequently added to our Moments mode. For Season 1, there will be more than 50 Moments for all players to enjoy, with EA Play subscribers getting access to a further seven. Plus, as Moments don’t expire, players can sign up to EA Play at a later date if they wish to check out any of those extra Moments they might have missed.
Central European Rally is a new location that is holding its real-world WRC debut this week.The team is hard at work on building these stages which will be released in a free update to all players post-launch.
PC players can also look forward to playing in Virtual Reality to truly feel what it’s like to sit in the driver’s seat post-launch.
Ultrawide support across multiple screens is available to PC players at launch, with further improvements coming soon.