Ubisoft has announced the third game in its open-world racing franchise, The Crew, with The Crew Motorfest planned for any 2023 launch on all consoles. There will also be an early-access Insider Program beginning on 1 February 2023 on PC, with console players invited at a later date.
Where the first two games within the series boasted an open-world map that encompassed the entirety of the us, albeit in a heavily condensed format, it appears The Crew Motorfest will hone its scope dramatically. The game will be set solely in america state of Hawaii, and much more specifically, the area of O’ahu, in which the capital of Honolulu is situated.
Being probably the most densely populated island in the archipelago, it will hopefully provide enough variety for that myriad racing activities The Crew is noted for.
Ubisoft’s official announcement for Motorfest makes mention of the city streets of Honolulu, as well as volcanic slopes, lush rainforests, mountain roads, and beach locales. It will feature both single-player and multiplayer modes.
The hope would be that the more focussed environment will allow the expansion team to dedicate much more care and detail to the world, letting it feel more alive and ‘lived in’, something the prior games were lacking.
While perhaps less refined or prestigious as other titles in the open-world racing genre – namely the superb Forza Horizon series by Playground Games – The Crew certainly has its charms, along with a dedicated community. The Crew 2 has received consistent content updates since its release in 2023, with the latest dropping just a couple of weeks before the announcement of Motorfest.
The Crew 2 featured the ability to instantly switch between motorcars, boats, and planes on a whim, which provided a lot of unabashed amusement. It appears that Motorfest will focus solely on cars, however, for it to be interesting to see whether the tone of the experience changes.
The Crew Motorfest is slated for any 2023 release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC through the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store. It will also be accessible around the Ubisoft+ subscription service.
