You only get one chance to make a first impression, but in the world of modern gaming, where release date is often just a point along the overall development journey, that doesn’t mean you can’t make a better second or third one. Games like No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 arrived with massive hype, which turned into bitter backlash at launch, only for careful development and bug-fixing to result in games that won back the court of public opinion and became beloved. The folks behind Project Motor Racing will certainly be hoping they can follow in those footsteps after a rough launch, and newly joined developer Aris Vasilakos addressed what things are like around the game in an interview with Insider Gaming.
Vasilakos discussed what’s already been done for the game, as well as what’s to come, noting that the first step was simply getting the game to a level of reliability that gamers could trust. No matter how good a game is, if it’s not stable enough to show its best side, it’s never going to find its audience.
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As a new part of the team, having previously worked on the popular Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione games, Vasilakos said he arrived to find a team that was highly dispirited. A combination of poor response from fans and, as a result, the need to jump right into working hard on updates and fixes at the end of a taxing pre-release schedule is not great for morale.
Although there is still a lot of work to do, with Vasilakos acknowledging that more work is required for online play to reach the standard desired before also addressing the game’s computer AI, he noted positive signs. Reviews for the game have picked up, with the fixes and improvements allowing for both more positive reviews from those only joining now, after the early fixes have gone into effect, and updated reviews from those who have seen their experience with the game improve.
While there is still much to be done by the studio to get the game where they and gamers want it to be, progress will hopefully continue until the game goes down as another turnaround success story.
Published: Jun 2, 2026 04:00 pm