Great news for Nintendo Switch racing fans, as GRID Autosport is set to receive an update on July 30 that will finally add multiplayer modes to all disciplines of racing. The update will also bring support for Nintendo LABO, and for the HORI Pro Deluxe and Mini wheels controllers. Developer Feral Interactive made the announcement over Twitter, and the free update is definitely going to give players a reason to revisit this game.

When we first reviewed GRID Autosport in September of 2019, we were impressed with how well the game was ported onto the Nintendo Switch. It was obviously not as visually impressive as it could be on a high-end PC, even for a game first released in 2014, but it was impressive, nonetheless.

More importantly, GRID Autosport is one of the few racing games on the Switch that offers players the ability to use a Gamecube controller to access analog controllers, giving players far more control over the throttle. Given that the HORI steering wheel controllers also feature this type of control, it would be a fantastic idea to pick one up to best experience this game.

We are more than happy to see multiplayer arriving in the next update, because in all honesty, it looked as though the idea had been abandoned. When the game launched around ten months ago, the developers promised that the feature would be added, but since then there has been virtually no update on the matter until now.

Now, it is important to know that multiplayer in GRID Autosport is not exactly friendly towards beginner players. Obviously, the objective is to win races against friends or strangers online, that should go without saying. However, racing aggressively can cause damage to your vehicle, and players need to use their in-game winnings to pay for that damage. Even if another player rams into you, the game most often registers the contact as no fault, and there are still damages to repair.

With that in mind, players should aim to maximize their earnings by disabling as many driver aids as they are comfortable with. Things like ABS, Stability Control, and automatic transition may make for a casual drive, but in the end, it will reduce the bottom line of winnings by a lot.

Obviously, there is more to it than that, but for starters it is simply enough to keep an eye on those in-game funds so as to be able to repair and keep on racing.

Source: Feral Interactive

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