EA will skip next year’s F1 game and release update DLC instead

EA has announced immoderate large changes for the aboriginal of its F1 racing series. Next year, alternatively of a caller game, the institution volition opt to merchandise a paid enlargement for F1 25 arsenic portion of “a strategical reset for the F1 Franchise,” EA says. The adjacent afloat F1 game, a “reimagined” experience, volition get successful 2027.

The 2026 DLC for F1 25 is simply a “premium contented update” that volition “align with the sport’s large changes for the 2026 season, bringing fans caller cars, sporting regulations, teams, and drivers,” according to EA’s property release. (F1 cars are successful for some large changes adjacent year that the DLC volition presumably request to relationship for.) Timing and pricing for the enlargement volition beryllium announced sometime successful 2026.

EA is vague connected circumstantial details astir its plans for the 2027 game, but says it volition beryllium “a profoundly authentic and innovative practice of the enactment and thrill of Formula 1, reimagined into a much expansive acquisition with caller ways to play for fans astir the world.” It’s described arsenic “part of a multi-year strategical concern successful the EA Sports F1 franchise, with enactment from some Formula One Management and the F1 teams.”

Apple is betting large connected F1, too, signing a large multi-year woody to stream F1 races connected Apple TV successful the US starting adjacent year.