{"id":606000,"date":"2026-08-27T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/606000\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:06:10","slug":"project-motor-racing-working-on-larger-ps5-and-xbox-grid-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/606000\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Motor Racing working on larger PS5 and Xbox grid sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/category\/games\/project-motor-racing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Project Motor Racing<\/a> still needs a lot of updates, changes and fixes. That is known and publicly accepted by the Straight4 Studios development team, time and time again.<\/p>\n<p>Further changes are expected imminently, a key one being a rework of the computer-controlled rivals, which will lead to larger grids for console players.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, on PC, sim racers can compete against up to 31 AI cars. On PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, that\u2019s only 15 (so 16 cars including yours), <a href=\"https:\/\/traxion.gg\/project-motor-racing-limits-offline-ai-opponent-numbers-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-xs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and was a common complaint since the game\u2019s launch last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Significant changes to the AI\u2019s performance, which still, after some changes, likes to behave erratically and hit the brakes in unorthodox places, are coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working very hard right now on the AI in two steps,\u201d said Aris Vasilakos, Chief Creative Officer, to Traxion at Gamescom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne is to make sure that the AI is balanced across all classes and all tracks. So it has the correct speed and the speed is identical to the way that a human driver makes speed out of the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they\u2019re not just, you know, just fast in the corners and then slow on the straight or vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, we are working in parallel to make the AI much lighter for the system, which is very important because that will permit us to raise the grid count a lot on consoles, and on the PC as well, and of course make better graphics, improvements on the frame rate and so on and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When quizzed specifically about the console grid size, Vasilakos was emphatic in his response:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, absolutely.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just a plan.\u00a0 We are working right now on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AMC-Javelin-in-Project-Motor-Racing-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"AMC Javelin in Project Motor Racing\" class=\"wp-image-107475\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Project Motor Racing has been blighted by performance issues, from inconsistent screen tearing to strange visual bugs. The creation team has been chipping away at these over time, and it would seem the amount of resources the on-track competitors use is one issue that impacts the rest of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to make the AI much lighter on the system, and this is specifically what we are working on right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut even if we do that, if the AI is not balanced, who\u2019s going to want to use it?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo two fronts: balance the AI, make it have the correct performance and also make it even lighter for the system so we can raise the grid numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not gonna lie. This is not a job that will happen in a month. It\u2019s gonna take two or three months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut right now, as we speak, and already from last month, it\u2019s been actively under development.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Project Motor Racing still needs a lot of updates, changes and fixes. 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