Generic Assetto Corsa 2 ?

Hold your horses no I'm not asking when AC2 is being released lol.

No my question is will there be a AC2 or will Assetto Corsa just grow with new builds and DLC ?

 

The plan we have been told several times is that it will grow for the foreseeable future

 

That's what I was hoping.

 

hopefully just keep on updating this one we don't want assetto corsa 6

 

Obviously there will be an Assetto Corsa 2 at some point. The devs will need to make money, and there's only so much DLC they can make.

 

In the light of what's known, 2016 will be dedicated to Porsche content (24 cars + 1 new track, divided into 3 packs) but in addition there is many other cars already in development, due to release in 2017. DLC is a way to keep the development going, as long as people keep buying it they can improve AC. Since it never was full priced game in Steam (neither on console) and AC has already been developed for years. So to keep it profitable and get paid for work, they need to keep releasing DLC.

They've mentioned the possibility of AC2 somewhere in distant future.. but no serious comments or statements, don't think even they know what their plans are regarding this.

Great summary of known upcoming content by Phenom: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...7thbdd2U1W46wjKxY3lLdj7Nw/edit#gid=1049137265
So 46 cars known that are not yet in the PC version, but coming.

 

I wouldn't recommend even thinking about an AC2 until 1 becomes a full game, I have had nothing but a love hate relationship with this game and have now decided to shelve it until lots of updates gets it where it should be. As for dlc it's catch 22, I don't want to spend more money for content on the game when some of the basic functions are missing but they need our money to develop the game further.

 

I think this sim should go down the route of being subscription based and build on the tracks and cars that it has already got. I can't see myself buying AC2 in 2019 or whenever with Spa and Monza etc released again in a new sim.
I think the people who developed AC have the potential to take on iracing and slowly add quality scanned tracks and cars, improve the mp, update the engine as they go.

 

The engine is limited - you can keep a good car running for years but, eventually, it will fall way behind the competition and you need to move on. As an example we won't get weather or night racing with the current engine; Stefano has already confirmed this.

At some point Kunos will start building the next generational jump in racing sims. Sure it'll be a long way off, this is no Pcars circus, but when it arrives I'm prepared to have my socks, gloves, hat and scarf blown off.

 

I disagree, iracing is updating all the time. Look how far it has come since 2008. By the time AC2 arrives iracing will probably have added day night transition another 10 tracks and cars plus loads of other features like dirt etc.
It will be a shame if they can't develop the engine, I just think it will be a bit boring releasing a sequel if it has Spa, Monza and Barcelona again.

 

Pretty sure the pool of people prepared to subscribe is smaller than those wanting to buy a game outright, and taking on iracing without a billionaire sugar daddy behind them would probably kill off Kunos.

Besides, a sequel without Spa etc, would be wrong on many levels. You may see boredom but I see many hours of my life spent squeezing every second out of some of the best tracks in the world.

At some point, an entirely new visual, audio and physics engine will be necessary and, if you can't get x subscribers evey month, releasing a new title is the only way to make it work financially. We'll get new cars and tracks but, hopefully, much of what we already have will be spruced up and taken forwards with it.

AC has been tremendously supported by Kunos with no end of their love in sight so I'm confident AC will be all it can be, and then we'll have an awesome start point for AC2.