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2022 · Codemasters · Racing · Simulation

F1 22

Race the stunning, new cars of the Formula 1 2022 season with the authentic lineup of all 20 drivers and 10 teams, and take control of your race experience with new immersive or cinematic race sequences. Test your skills around the new Miami International Autodrome, and get a taste of the glitz and glamour in F1 Life. Create a team and take them to the front of the grid with new depth in the acclaimed My Team career mode, race head-to-head in split-screen or multiplayer, or change the pace by taking supercars from some of the sport’s biggest names to the track.

Released
1 July 2022
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
RacingSimulationSports
Developers
Codemasters
Publishers
Electronic ArtsEA Sports
Series
F1
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First personThird personVirtual Reality
Country
United Kingdom
Age ratings
PEGI 3CLASS_IND LUSK 0GRAC ALLCERO AESRB E
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Composers
Ian Livingstone, Brian Tyler

About

F1 22 is a racing video game developed by Codemasters and published by EA Sports. It is the fifteenth entry in the F1 series by Codemasters. The game holds an official licence of the 2022 Formula One and Formula 2 championships. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 1 July.

It also made its debut on EA's Origin platform as their main platform, which is also playable in the EA Desktop app, as well as the Epic Games Store. In previous entries, Steam was the only platform available for PC players. The game was delisted in March 2024 following the announcement of the forthcoming F1 24.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Due to new technical regulations for the 2022 Formula One World Championship, F1 22 features new car models with updated physics. The game also features an updated track list, including the revised layouts of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Albert Park Circuit for the Australian Grand Prix, as well as adding the new Miami International Autodrome for the new Miami Grand Prix. The Algarve International Circuit, home of the Portuguese Grand Prix, along with the Shanghai International Circuit, hosting the Chinese Grand Prix, was subsequently added to the game with an update.

Formula One sprints, a new addition to the sport, are also included in the game. F1 22 features adaptive AI, which would adjust the pace of AI cars according to the performance of players to ensure players are competitive from race-to-race. The game also introduces a customisable hub mode called F1 Life to allow players to collect supercars, clothing and accessories. The game is also confirmed to support virtual reality for PC via Oculus Rift, or HTC Vive, virtual reality headsets. F1 22 also features immersive broadcast options, based on televised Formula One broadcasts, as well as interactive pit stops.

Development

F1 22 was revealed in April 2022, with both Codemasters and EA Sports returning to work on the game. It is an official video game of the 2022 Formula One and Formula 2 championships, alongside F1 Manager 2022 of Frontier Developments. The game was launched on 1 July, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S platforms via Steam, Epic Games Store and Origin, which is on the weekend of the 2022 British Grand Prix. The Champions Edition of the game was released three days earlier, on 28 June.

Reception

F1 22 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 32 out of 40, with each critic awarding the game an 8 out of 10.

Eurogamer praised Codemasters' implementation of simulation elements such as dynamic weather and wrote in favor of their exclusion of porpoising but called the game "overly familiar" and "overly bloated", writing that "there's a feeling 2022's regulations have introduced as many problems as they have fixed, and that the positive impact of the new ruleset will not really be seen for some years to come". GameSpot praised the increased level of player agency, host of assist settings, and the authentic recreation of the new era of Formula One but criticized the lack of iteration, hollow F1 Life mode, and the inclusion of microtransactions. IGN liked the inclusion of the Formula One sprint race format, virtual reality support, and the game's rejuvenation of the franchise's stagnating elements but panned the "vapid" F1 Life mode's replacement of the predecessors' Braking Point mode and the game's monetization. PC Gamer praised the inclusion of real-world standings updates, sprint races, the skill tree system, damage models, and wealth of player choice but criticized the aging graphics, inconsistent AI, console controls, and lackluster addition of super cars, while noting that "the annual release has not felt this unnecessary since F1 2014".

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows1 July 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 51 July 2022Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S1 July 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 41 July 2022Worldwide
Xbox One1 July 2022Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
F1 22: Champions Content Bundle
Editions
F1 22: Champions Edition

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