| F1 23 | |
|---|---|
 Standard edition cover art, featuring from left to right: Mercedes'Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari'sCharles Leclerc, and McLaren'sLando Norris. | |
| Developer | Codemasters |
| Publisher | EA Sports |
| Composers | Ian Livingstone Ethan Livingstone Miktek Brian Tyler |
| Series | F1 |
| Engine | Ego Engine 4.0[citation needed] |
| Platforms | |
| Release | 16 June 2023[a] |
| Genre | Racing |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
F1 23 is aracing video game developed byCodemasters and published byEA Sports. It is the sixteenth entry in theF1 series by Codemasters. It holds the official licence for the 2023Formula One andFormula 2 championships. The game was released forMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S, andLinux (through Valve'sProton compatibility layer) on 16 June, or 3 days earlier on 13 June for users who had previously pre-ordered the Champions Edition, allowing them early access.
F1 23 sees the return of the story mode, "Braking Point", which was introduced inF1 2021.[1] Two characters from "Braking Point", Devon Butler, the main antagonist, and Aiden Jackson, the protagonist, return forBraking Point 2, as well as veteran now-retired driver Casper Akkerman, who also makes an appearance as a mentor and later Team Principal for Konnersport.[2] A new character named Callie Mayer, Devon Butler's sister, makes an appearance, along with their dad, Davidoff Butler who is the CEO of his own company, Butler Global, and Andreo Konner, the founder and owner of Konnersport, who was the team principal in the 2022 season.[3]
F1 23 features overhauled driving physics and added the option to set a 35% race distance.Red flags, which last appeared inF1 2014, make an appearance. The game's UI has been overhauled for an experience much more akin to the presentation of current Formula One races.[4] New additions to the My Team Icons pack include1992 World ChampionNigel Mansell,W Series driverJamie Chadwick (who also assisted the developers withBraking Point 2),[5] formerWilliams driverPastor Maldonado, and formerToyota reserve driver andSauber andCaterham driverKamui Kobayashi.[6] Pre-orders also included characters fromBraking Point 2 as icons.[5]
"F1 World" expands upon the "F1 Life" feature ofF1 22 and tied together all the game modes featured in the game, including ranked, esports, offline and online game modes. This also includes the return of thePodium Pass. The game introduces a safety rating for online players; similar systems have been featured in titles, such asiRacing and laterGran Turismo titles.[7] This system is also utilised in offline game modes, though an option is available to disable it.[5] The player's "F1 World" car can be upgraded with new car parts, and new team members can be hired. Both items can be obtained through gameplay; while an XP boost is made available with "PitCoin", no microtransactions to purchase such upgrades are available. Goals and compendiums are also available to unlock more rewards in "F1 World". Supercars and a virtual living space make their return from the previous title. Playing game modes, including progression throughoutBraking Point 2, count towards Podium Pass progression.[5]
TheLusail International Circuit, home of theQatar Grand Prix, is included in the game, as is the brand-newLas Vegas Strip Circuit for the inauguralLas Vegas Grand Prix. The game also includes theImola Circuit of theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix,[8] theCircuit Paul Ricard of theFrench Grand Prix, theShanghai International Circuit of theChinese Grand Prix, and theAlgarve International Circuit of thePortuguese Grand Prix, tracks that were removed from or not part of the2023 schedule.[9]
The game features the ability to switch between a licensed soundtrack, featuring artists such asSwedish House Mafia,Tiësto andThe Chemical Brothers, and an orchestral score composed byIan Livingstone, with an option to hear the game's music through the PA speakers of the in-game racetracks to add a layer of immersion.[10]
A sequel to theBraking Point story mode introduced inF1 2021,F1 23 featuresBraking Point 2, set in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Drivers Aiden Jackson and Devon Butler, both returning from the firstBraking Point, are now teammates at the fictional Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team. Introduced in this story mode isFormula 2 prodigy Callie Mayer (voiced byEmer Kenny), who dreams of earning a shot at motorsport's most prestigious single seater category after winning the Formula 2 championship in the 2021 season withTrident, becoming the first woman to claim the title in doing so. She also happens to be Butler's sister.[11] As revealed in aDeep Dive video published on 22 May 2023, the writing team partnered with three timeW Series champion andWilliams development driverJamie Chadwick to bring Mayer's story to life.[5] Both Butler and Jackson retain their race numbers of 71 and 89 respectively, while Mayer uses 66 during her stint in Formula One (20 as a Trident driver).
Aiden's former teammate and now-retired driver, Casper Akkerman, also returns in the first ‘’Braking Point’’ with him acting as Callie's mentor in the2022 F2 Season before becoming the team principal of Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team in the2023 F1 Season.
Other new characters are Andreo Konner, the founder, CEO and team owner of Konnersport, as well as being the team principal of Konnersport in the2022 F1 season and Devon and Callie's father, Davidoff Butler, the CEO Of Butler Global, the main sponsor Konnersport.
In the 2022 season, after failing to sign an agreement with several teams, Aiden Jackson signs with the Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team, a team founded by Andreo Konner and funded by Butler Global, a company owned by Davidoff Butler, father to Devon Butler. During theMiami Grand Prix, Jackson's car loses power, forcing him to retire, while Devon secures some points for the team. At theHungarian Grand Prix, Butler ignores the team order to give Jackson the position, but Jackson manages to overtake Butler and finishes the race ahead of him. Jackson later faces more difficulties when he faces a slow pit stop at theJapanese Grand Prix, leading him to consider leaving the team. Meanwhile, Callie Mayer becomes the first woman to win the F2 Championship after finishing her season with Trident with the help of retired driver and Jackson's former teammate, Casper Akkerman.
In the 2023 season, Akkerman is appointed the new team principal of Konnersport, while Konner steps down and stays with the team, as does Jackson to continue racing with the team for another season. Devon, meanwhile, faces difficulties when he loses his focus and ignores team orders. Akkerman attempts to help Devon, but during theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix,[b] Devon loses his focus again and crashes his car into the barriers[c] and immediately leaves Konnersport, retiring from racing. Akkerman later reveals that Devon was diagnosed withtinnitus before the season and had kept it secret from the team. As it enters mid-season, Konnersport is forced to scramble to find a new driver, and Davidoff says that Butler Global will pull funding if Konnersport does not finish fifth or higher. Akkerman later chooses to sign Callie as Devon's replacement. Despite Davidoff initially hesitating to let Callie join the team due to a conflict with her and her mother, Evelyn Mayer, he eventually agrees. Callie is equally reluctant at first, but agrees to take Devon's seat.
During her debut in theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, Mayer makes contact with Jackson after an unsuccessful attempt at letting his teammate through. Callie goes on to finish the race. Believing that the collision was deliberate, Aiden is so annoyed by what happened in Baku that in theBritish Grand Prix, he impedes Callie and refuses to let her past, only to watch her overtake him anyway. After the race, Konner and Akkerman later tell Aiden and Callie about the funding situation and that Konnersport will not be able to find a new investor and will be forced to leave Formula One after 2023 if they do not finish fifth or higher in the Constructors' Championship.
At theItalian Grand Prix, Devon returns to Konnersport as the new team liaison. In the race, Aiden makes contact with Callie, causing her front wing to come off, but Callie still manages to finish in the top five. In theSingapore Grand Prix, to Aiden's upsets, he is given advice by Devon, which leaves him to determine. In the race, he finishes in the top five, securing more points to the team.
Callie confronts her father in theSão Paulo Grand Prix, where the latter reveals he funded Konnersport solely for business reasons. During the end of the safety car lap, Callie finishes in the top five. During the team's briefing inAbu Dhabi, Casper snaps at Davidoff and tells him to leave the team meeting, while Aiden apologises to Callie. During the race, Aiden suffers a mechanical failure and is forced to retire. Devon, seeing the team in danger, gives a fake order to Callie claiming not to push the car too hard, prompting her to drive faster and finish in the top four, achieving the goal that was required to keep Butler Global with them and thus allowing the team to stay in Formula One.
In the aftermath of the race, Butler Global's funding is secured. As Konnersport is set for their next season, Aiden tells the media that he will stay if Casper retains his team principal position, with Butler Global set to renew their sponsorship with the team, while Callie says she is looking forward to her next season.[12]
F1 23 was teased in March 2023 by its developers as a "fresh start" for the series.[13]Codemasters, who worked on the series sinceF1 2009, andEA Sports returned to work on the game.[14] A new trailer showcasing the "Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team" was released on 28 April, with the official trailer launched on 3 May.[15] Prior to the reveal, a closed beta was made available.[16]
The game features two covers, withMax Verstappen on both the original and revised versions of the Champions' Edition cover, with the latter being shown without his helmet with a different winning pose, andCharles Leclerc,Lewis Hamilton, andLando Norris on the standard edition cover.[17] The game was released onMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S, andLinux on 16 June, with the Champions Edition of the game available three days earlier on 13 June.[18]
Pre-ordering theChampions' Edition ofF1 24 grants access to the2024 liveries of McLaren, Alpine, Haas, and Williams, all of which were released through a post-launch update.[19]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (PC) 81/100[20] (PS5) 82/100[21] (XSXS) 84/100[22] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 35/40[23] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4/5[24] |
| IGN | 8/10[25] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 87/100[26] |
| Push Square |   [27] |
| Shacknews | 7/10[28] |
| The Guardian | [29] |
| VideoGamer.com | 8/10[30] |
F1 23 received "generally favorable" reviews, according toreview aggregator websiteMetacritic.[20][21][22] The game was praised for its revised handling model, theAI, and the inclusion ofred flags. Many critics consideredF1 23 to be an improvement over its predecessorF1 22. Braking Point 2 was also praised for its CGI graphics, the characters, voice performances, plot, and the new team, Konnersport.
Once you pre-orderF1® 24 Champions Edition (before April 24), the 2024 liveries from McLaren, Alpine, Haas, and Williams will be available to play in a special F1® World event inF1® 23, just in time for the 2024 season to get underway in Bahrain. A second drop of 2024 liveries will arrive inF1® 23 after April 24.
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