Assetto Corsa Competizione update 1.8 arriving later this year on consoles

Assetto Corsa Competizione received a significant update on PC last year. Update 1.8 improved the physics with an updated tyre model among other new features. Since then, the Challengers Pack DLC has added five new cars to the popular racing simulation.

This has left PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners wondering when the Assetto Corsa Competizione console update will arrive. Thankfully, we now have the answer.

Assetto Corsa Competizione console update 1.8 coming by September

In a community update, Kunos Simulazioni confirmed that Untold (the Italian developer behind the next-gen console port) is aiming to roll out update 1.8 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S “by the end of summer” in September. This extended timeframe will allow w the team to “have everything working exactly as intended.”

After that, the Challengers Pack DLC will be released between November and the end of this year. As for why the update is taking so long, Kunos Simulazioni explained that replicating the PC version’s physics updates requires unique coding for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and isn’t just a simple copy and paste job.

“We appreciate that this timeline requires patience and we want to thank you in advance for having that level of patience with us,” Kunos Simulazioni wrote. “We want to deliver the best possible product to you and we believe this is the timeframe that allows us to do it.

Improved physics

The update will be worth the wait. Update 1.8 will bring an updated tyre model with more realistic tyre wear, grip levels, and temperature windows. Improvements will also be made to the traction control simulation and suspension model.

As for the DLC, the Challengers Pack includes five cars: the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II, BMW M2 CS Racing, Ferrari 488 GT3 Challenge Evo, Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2, and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992). Pricing details are yet to be confirmed, but the DLC costs £9.99 on Steam.