Project Cars Stalls Until Spring 2015

Upcoming racing sim Project Cars has been delayed until Spring 2015. The crowdfunded game from Slightly Mad Studios was originally slated for release on November 21st in the UK on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One but it has been confirmed it will now be March 17th next year.

This delayed release might actually work kindly for Project Cars. The market for racing games is pretty congested at the moment. Driveclub and Forza Horizon 2 are out already and Ubisoft's ambitious open-world racing game The Crew is out on December 2nd, alongside other big releases out in the coming weeks like GTA V, Far Cry 4 and Dragon Age: Inquisition which will also take a big share of the game market.

In a press release, Slightly Mad Studios head man Ian Bell confirmed the delay rumours that had been circling on forums all morning. In the short statement Bell confirms the theory that the delay will give the game a greater chance of success in the market and provides an opportunity for the developers to add the finishing touches to make Project Cars as good an experience as it can be.

Racing fans will have high expectations from Project Cars. The studio behind the game has a good pedigree in the genre, previously working on successful games like Need for Speed: Shift and Shift 2.

A March release is now expected for Project Cars, this will lessen the chance that this promising game gets lost in the rush of big name titles due before the end of the year.

The game was originally slated for release via Steam and on Wii U around March, however it seems likely this will face delay too.