Volume 6, dubbed "Head to Head", is the sixth content update for Need for Speed: Unbound.
First announced on February 20, 2024.[1], it was made available on February 27, 2024 at 08:00 UTC / 01:00 PT / 09:00 CET for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S releases.[2][3]
It was succeeded by Volume 7 on May 21, 2024.
As the sixth volume, following on from Volume 5, it features three Audi vehicles - the Audi R8 Coupé (2019), the Audi RS 6 Avant (2020), and the Audi S5 Sportback (2017).
It also features a dedicated PvP (player vs. player) matchmaking option within the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode, twenty-five new playlists, a weekly featured PvP playlist rotator, and a player rank system perpetuated across volumes with 200 ranks.
As players participate in Lakeshore Online, the Speed Pass offers rewards for levelling up through 75 levels, with forty-five levels offered for free and thirty levels offered with a Premium Speed Pass.
Six vehicles were included with the update:
- Audi R8 Coupé (2019) - Reach Speed Pass level 25
- Audi R8 Coupé "Darius" (2019) - Reach Premium Speed Pass level 58
- Audi RS 6 Avant (2020) - Reach Premium Speed Pass level 05
- Audi RS 6 Avant "Michéle" (2020) - Reach Premium Speed Pass level 75
- Audi S5 Sportback (2017) - Reach Speed Pass level 10
- Audi S5 Sportback "NEXTECH Tourenwagen" (2017) - Reach Premium Speed Pass level 45
Patch Notes[]
Additions[]
- New events: 25 new races! Across A-S+ tiers!
- Freedrive playlist weekly speedlist updates
- XP and SP earning: You can now add towards both your Global rank and your Speed Pass progression from either Single player or Multiplayer. Cars you unlock from the Speed Pass will be unlocked in SP too!
Changes[]
- XP rewards have been added and rebalanced for the following:
- Activities + Collectables
- Linkup MVP
- SP events
- Side Bets
- Escaping cop chases
- Playlists
Quality of Life[]
- Hot Laps are not discovered by default, as these are no longer ‘new’: they sit alongside the other activities to find and conquer
- Fixed a bug with Linkup MVP tracking - now it should take into account contribution to the whole round!
- Fixed a bug when entering a Linkup while in a pursuit/escaping, where a player wouldn't trigger the escalating heat and pursuit status throughout the Linkup rounds
- Some small performance improvements when in longer game modes (endurance, mostly). This should save on CPU usage spikes
- Improved cars and road reflection
- Improved image aliasing stability
- Fixed "white tunnels" problem
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Promotional[]
References[]
- ↑ Tweet: @needforspeed (2024) 2024 marks 30 years of #NeedForSpeed. Ready to celebrate? Introducing "Kaizen" - our second year of support for #NeedForSpeed Unbound. Learn more: http://x.ea.com/79479. Available at: https://twitter.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1759850375027322883
- ↑ Website: needforspeed.com (2024) Need for Speed: Unbound - Volume 6: "Head to Head". Available at: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/volume-6
- ↑ Website: needforspeed.com (2024) Vol. 6.0.1: Head to Head - Patch Notes. Available at: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/news/vol6-patch-notes