Strangely, the default settings are completely useless. After a couple of races with the Xbox One controller, we quickly hooked up our Thrustmaster TX wheel and began configuring the various settings. It’s a sophisticated racing simulator that demands the use of a wheel and doesn’t want you focusing on how pretty your car is when your eyes should be on the road. Straight out of the box, this racing sim feels clunky and unfriendly on Xbox One, but it’s not. The first thing we noticed jumping straight into the game is that Assetto Corsa Competizione is not a game designed to be played with a controller, nor is it suited to use the third-person camera mode. Since then, we’ve seen major updates fix many of the problems fans experienced at launch meaning console gamers get the best of both worlds with the ability to jump into an already polished racing sim at title update 1.3.7. While Competizione technically soft-launched on PC through early access back in September 2018, a full PC release didn’t occur until May 2019. The original sim didn’t hold up well on console at launch, though that didn’t stop Kunos from providing updates to make it far better than what we experienced at launch.

The name Assetto Corsa has grown to become synonymous with ‘quality in-depth racing simulator’ over the past six years, and now GT fans can experience Assetto Corsa Competizione – a refined product from developers Kunos Simulazioni.

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