Manual Shifting Is Coming To Need For Speed

A new teaser video reveals that highly requested manual shifting is coming to Need For Speed, and a PC release date announcement also looks imminent

Need For Speed has received mixed reactions ever since it catapulted onto consoles last year. There’s no denying it’s gorgeous to look at, but most gamers seem to find the odd handling and lack of manual shifting to be frustrating. Well it looks like EA is about to fix one of those issues.

On a teaser video released on its Facebook page, a short video focuses on the speedometer with a newly added gear indicator. As the car accelerates, it smashes into the limiter before upshifting, seemingly indicating that the shift was under the control of the user. The real kicker, though, is that the video’s file name is ‘PC_Reveal_Manual’ - doesn’t take a rocket scientist to put two and two together here.

The intriguing part of the file name, however, is ‘PC’. As yet, we only have a ‘Spring 2016’ release date for the PC version of Need For Speed, which was held back to make the most of the extra power available to PC gamers. The full reveal will be tomorrow (Thursday 11 February), so can we expect a PC release date bundled in with the manual announcement?

If that is the case, tomorrow is a huge day for Need For Speed fans. EA just has to hope that its core audience hasn’t already moved on.

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Comments

Nobody

It never had manual shift? Glad I never threw away money on that crapfest.

02/10/2016 - 18:24 |
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SpoolingTurbo

F*CK YEAH!!!

02/10/2016 - 18:29 |
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Steve Buscemi

Doesn’t really change my mind though, NFS was a huge failure imo.

02/10/2016 - 18:47 |
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Not a failure, but more like a disappointment

02/10/2016 - 18:52 |
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RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

If the gears can be shifted with the analog sticks then im all for it

02/10/2016 - 18:50 |
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Anonymous

wait what? so in the newest NFS there was even no manual option?

02/10/2016 - 19:08 |
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Anonymous

still waiting for the PC version..

02/10/2016 - 19:16 |
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22Nick22

bro im still playing nfs undercover haha

02/10/2016 - 19:21 |
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Anonymous

Right now this game needs physics

02/10/2016 - 20:02 |
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Anonymous

Tuning gear ratios would be nice…

02/10/2016 - 20:19 |
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Ruben Alsaker

‘Reveal_Manual’ It must be a sign.. but what?! BUT WHAT CAN BE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN!??

02/10/2016 - 20:39 |
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