EA has announced the release date for this year’s F1 title, the aptly named EA Sports F1 24, revealing that the game is headed to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC on May 31st.
Along with the release date, EA also revealed that F1 23 players can get in on some of the new action early with exclusive Time Trial challenges involving select 2024 team cars being made available to anyone who pre-orders F1 24.
The game will feature an all-new Driver Career mode with new gameplay “rooted in the sport” as well as a new Dynamic Handling System, and will come in both a Standard Edition (available to pre-order here) as well as a Champions Edition available digitally with three days early access. A “full reveal” of the game is scheduled for April.
“For the first time, our F1 23 players can now connect immediately with the 2024 season with some of their favourite teams ahead of this weekend’s first Lights Out,” said Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director at Codemasters in an accompanying press release. “Our full reveal is coming soon, and we’re bringing players an overhauled Career mode, a new EA SPORTS Dynamic Handling System, and so much more.”
The Champions Edition of F1 24 will feature the following extras:
- Limited time bonus (pre-order by April 24th, 2024): McLaren, Williams, Alpine, & Haas ’24 liveries, plus the McLaren & Alpine F1® esports liveries immediately in Time Trial in F1® 23
- Limited time bonus (pre-order by April 24th, 2024): McLaren & Alpine F1 esports liveries in F1® 24 when the game launches
- Limited time bonus (pre-order by April 24th, 2024): Get a second set of 2024 liveries in F1® 23 after April 24th
- 3 Days Early Access
- Special Events with unlockable rewards (only available during Early Access)
- 1x VIP Podium Pass
- 2x New My Team Icons
- F1® World Bumper Pack
- 18,000 Pitcoins
