Two weeks ago, Image Space Incorporated announced that Dutch Studio 397 will take over development of their rFactor 2 title, promising plenty of new features as part of this new setup.
Now, sim racing Youtuber EmptyBox chimes in, sharing his view on the possible future of the rFactor 2 community under the new owners.
rFactor 2???s development will continue in Studio 397???s headquarters in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, as the new outfit has some ambitious plans, hoping to address some of the issues that have kept rFactor 2 down in recent years. While rFactor 2 has some strong features such as solid netcode, dynamic time of day & weather as well as a sophisticated tire model, the title has been held by by infrequent content releases and and a somewhat aging graphics engine among other much-discussed issues.
Studio 397 will be addressing many of these pressing issues as a Direct 11-equipped graphics engine and virtual reality support for both Oculus Rift & HTC Vive are among the first things on the agenda. Furthermore, the studio is also planning on introducing a new HTML-based user interface and more frequent official content releases.
