{"id":712924,"date":"2026-06-03T16:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712924\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:25:12","slug":"jdm-japanese-drift-masters-multiplayer-update-launches-on-steam-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712924\/","title":{"rendered":"JDM: Japanese Drift Master&#8217;s multiplayer update launches on Steam next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following several playtests, <a href=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/category\/games\/other-games\/jdm-japanese-drift-master\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JDM: Japanese Drift Master<\/a>\u2019s long-awaited multiplayer update is set to launch on Steam next week on 11th June. This has been a long-requested addition, as the drift-focused open-world racer has been single-player-only since its launch last May.<\/p>\n<p>The multiplayer update will initially launch on Steam, with GoG and Epic to follow a few weeks later. After the PC rollout, it will arrive on consoles in Q3 2026.<\/p>\n<p>When it launches, JDM\u2019s multiplayer mode will support up to eight players in private and public lobbies. Players will be able to cruise around the open world and organise car meets, with additional game modes in development.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JDM-Japanese-Drift-Master-screenshot-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"JDM: Japanese Drift Master screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-105043\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>In response to player feedback, developer Gaming Factory is implementing several quality-of-life improvements to the multiplayer in time for the launch. These include the ability to mark a location on the map screen, text chat, and the ability to enter tuning and paint shops. Hosts can also enable a ghost mode to disable car collisions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the multiplayer update, JDM\u2019s second DLC pack will launch on 25 June. Priced at $5.99, the <a href=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/jdm-japanese-drift-master-reveals-six-new-cars-coming-with-american-classics-dlc\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/jdm-japanese-drift-master-reveals-six-new-cars-coming-with-american-classics-dlc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Classics DLC<\/a> will include six unlicensed, US-inspired cars. Alongside the paid DLC, new JDM cars will also be released for free.<\/p>\n<p>More updates are planned over the next few months, including a new side story campaign and new multiplayer game modes. Curveball Games is also publishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/jdm-japanese-drift-master-ps5-boxed-version-gets-a-release-date\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"104798\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">physical PS5 edition<\/a> on 14th August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx-ai-pledge__eyebrow\">AI Pledge<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx-ai-pledge__title\">Every Traxion article is written by people, not prompts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tx-ai-pledge__body\"> Traxion.GG does not use AI to write articles, and we never will. We care deeply about journalism,<br \/>\n trust and original reporting, which is why every story is researched, written and edited by real<br \/>\n people who care about sim racing and the community around it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following several playtests, JDM: Japanese Drift Master\u2019s long-awaited multiplayer update is set to launch on Steam next week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,31943,105],"class_list":["post-712924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-pc-gaming","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}