The Simside Guy @TheSimsideGuy

Honest take: it was on the 2025 roadmap, then “early 2026.” Now it’s October. Excited, but I’ll believe the date when it’s said on stage. Free roam person or racing only? 👇 #AssettoCorsaEVO

Map: the Eifel region around the Nürburgring, 1:1 with real buildings. Planned to grow to 1,600 km². New cars spotted: Lamborghini Temerario, Mercedes G63, AMG GT 63, A45. Release date: revealed at SimRacing Expo next week.

Assetto Corsa EVO’s free roam just got its biggest reveal 👀 ✅ Single + multiplayer from day one ✅ Walk around, NPCs, even deer ✅ Car wash, fuel stations, tyre shops ✅ Off-road anywhere ✅ Time Attack + leaderboards 🧵

Plot twist: after Papyrus closed, Kaemmer co-founded iRacing with John Henry. It launched in 2008, and he still runs it. 37 years of chasing realism 🤯 What was YOUR first racing game? 👇 #SimsideSchool #SimRacing

Who made the first racing sim? 🕹️ 📼 Mid-80s: Revs by Geoff Crammond. An F3 car at Silverstone, in 3D, with aero settings 💾 1989: Indianapolis 500: The Simulation by Papyrus, co-founded by Dave Kaemmer 🧵

Also at the Expo: Assetto Corsa EVO’s free-roam release date gets revealed, and Sunday has the Rennsport R1 Final live. #SimRacing

Next week is the biggest week in sim racing this year 📅 Oct 15: GT7 Spec IV Part 1 Oct 16–18: SimRacing Expo, up to 12 world premieres on day one Oct 19: BeamNG.drive on PS5 Expo is livestreamed free on YouTube. Most hyped for? 👇

⚠️ Know before you buy: • Early Access (still in development) • No mods at launch • No PS5 price yet (PC is $24.99) • Wheel support not confirmed yet Who are you crashing with first? 👇 #BeamNG #PS5

🎮 What you get: • 4-player split-screen on one console • Car football 😂 • New European truck on day one • FSR 3 on PS5, PSSR on PS5 Pro • DualSense vibration + trigger effects

After 10+ years on PC, BeamNG.drive hits PS5 on October 19 🔥 Crash physics where every part of the car bends and breaks for real. What PS5 players get, and what to know first 🧵👇

❌ Moza on PS5: not yet. First PS5 hardware shown at Tokyo Game Show, no price or date yet. Before buying, ask: "Does it connect to MY wheel base?" Save this + tag a friend about to buy pedals 👇 #SimRacing #PS5

• Fanatec CSL Elite V2: PS5 via PS-licensed Fanatec base; Xbox also needs Xbox-licensed Fanatec wheel • SimRuito LCA V3: budget, up to 200kg setting. Brand says it connects to third-party bases, RJ12 cable included for Fanatec

Bought new pedals for your PS5, plugged them in… nothing? 😩 They're not broken. They're plugged into the wrong place. The simple fix, plus which pedals actually work on console 🧵👇

Curious now? It's 50% off in the Steam Autumn Sale until Oct 8. Watch recent gameplay first. Can a game ever fully recover from a launch like this? 👇 #SimRacing

1️⃣ Don't pre-order on hype 2️⃣ Wait for reviews and real footage. Waiting a week costs nothing 3️⃣ First impressions stick for years 4️⃣ Studios: a delay is cheaper than a rescue

Thinking of pre-ordering the next big racing game? Read what happened to Project Motor Racing first. A lesson for all of us 🧵👇