iRacing Arcade Confirmed for March 3rd Launch, Consoles in Summer 2026

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Roughly US15 in my country's Steam storefront and I played the demo... easy pick.

And I completed the first cup and I'm utterly charmed, and the music, did they conjure Barry Leitch somehow?
 
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Atarwii
What is this offering that Formula Legends is not offering?
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Check a page up. :)
Fezzik
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… annnnd I just noticed they’ve got tyre branding. If it can be sold it twice to me, it has. :lol::sly::)
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Atarwii
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Licenced tracks (although they are shrunken versions).

Variety of race cars & disciplines, with more to come when the console versions are released in the summer, rather than being solely focused on various eras of F1.

The campus builder, which gives you access to boosts/upgrades and AI drivers for your team.

Fomula Legends has wheel support and more driving views - this is locked to chase cam and controller or K&M.

I haven't tried the multiplayer in FL, in iRacing Arcade it is pretty basic - just custom lobbies.

I prefer the handling model in this to either of those in Formula Legends.
 
Now I've gotten into some endurance races (10 minutes on average) and the flow is amazing, and the manual entry for pitstops is great and can cost you dearly if you fumble it! Also, the chase cam is far better than GT7 (you know it, everybody knows it) and the controller is perfect, something that was off for me in Formula Legends.
 
This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Climb The Ranks in iRacing Arcade, Now Available on PC​

After a small delay pushed its original release date into the new year, iRacing Arcade — the fun-sized arcade racer from iRacing Studios and Original Fire Games — is finally available on PC...
 
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Multiplayer stream. Small grids but it still looks fun, as long as you understand it's more Wreckfest than "proper" iRacing.
 
Fezzik
Licenced tracks (although they are shrunken versions).

Variety of race cars & disciplines, with more to come when the console versions are released in the summer, rather than being solely focused on various eras of F1.

The campus builder, which gives you access to boosts/upgrades and AI drivers for your team.

Fomula Legends has wheel support and more driving views - this is locked to chase cam and controller or K&M.

I haven't tried the multiplayer in FL, in iRacing Arcade it is pretty basic - just custom lobbies.

I prefer the handling model in this to either of those in Formula Legends.
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So I can build a team?

Team building/creation is a must for arcade racers, it personally allows me to get more emotionally invested.
 
MagpieRacer
It looks great but could almost be bittersweet in some ways, just in the sense that it's a cuddly arcade game that is shaping up to have the career mode we would love a proper racing sim to have.
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I couldn't have said that damn better myself. That is exactly what I was just thinking while reading the Article.... Well time to turn on the PC hop on steam and fork over the Bacon! As someone who loves Sim racing but still also enjoys putting a controller in my hand and zooming around tracks as well.... 🙋‍♂️
 
I’m wondering if iRacing Arcade’s career mode is a taste of what’s to come with iRacing proper’s single player career mode, which we should probably hear more about in a few months before the next seasonal update.
 
I am hoping Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 will be playing it too. I enjoy racing a lot but I am just hoping…
 
kidkat
I am hoping Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 will be playing it too. I enjoy racing a lot but I am just hoping…
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I'm surprised it didn't come out on switch and the other consoles (or mobile) at the same time as PC, if not before. It seems more suited to that kind of audience and the initial playerbase on Steam at least is pretty small.
 
Fezzik
I'm surprised it didn't come out on switch and the other consoles (or mobile) at the same time as PC, if not before. It seems more suited to that kind of audience and the initial playerbase on Steam at least is pretty small.
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Yeah! I am hoping…as I can’t afford a computer because I did a test for my Win10 Laptop but it’s not compatible. It’s outdated and I can’t keep it working on Xbox as that is expensive too.
 
General advice, push for the higher difficulty levels only when you have upgraded your facilities. I'm racing on Master now with level 2 boosts and that's what keeps me competitive.
 
Make sure you have enough money to purchase a GTP car as soon as you can. That endurance race at Lime Rock with only a rental and no boosts is borderline torture at Master difficulty. With only one minor lift off the throttle over a lap, you have to drive with absolute precision for 44 laps as one mistake, like looking at a curb the wrong way, will lose you the vital slipstream.


Great fun game so far though. Each car is fun and unique in their own way and I appreciate that they all feel kind of like dumbed down versions of their iRacing counterparts. I’ve said it before, but I hope any DLC includes some dirt road content, it would honestly just be a perfect match with the driving physics and over-aggressive AI competitors.
 
Now available with a 20% discount, just under a month after launch


I feel like it’s easier to justify at this price, especially if there’s a steady rollout of post‑launch updates.
 

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