SEASON 4 UPDATE DETAILS

EA SPORTS™ WRC - Season 4 Update Details

A new Season of content is on the way in the latest update to EA SPORTS™ WRC.

Season 4 of EA SPORTS™ WRC content is just around the corner, including new Rally Pass items, Moments and more. Read the patch notes here and check out the info below for further detail, along with a teaser of what we’re working on next.

EA SPORTS™ WRC in VR - Coming to PC, end of April

One of the best ways to experience a rally car is to be in the driver’s seat, truly connected to the car and the forces you exert on it at full speed through a stage. 

It is a sensation that very few get to experience in the real-world, but one that EA SPORTS™ WRC players will get closer to than ever before with the release of VR on PC.

The development team at Codemasters has progressed far enough with the VR implementation that we can show you a little teaser, and also confirm that we are targeting the end of April as a release window. 

Check out the Season 4 Reveal Trailer once more for some in-development footage of VR in action.

Built using OpenXR technology, VR in EA SPORTS™ WRC adds a new dimension and level of immersion to your rally experience; we will share more details and a final release date once the work is completed, tested and a release is scheduled.

When VR is released in EA SPORTS™ WRC, it will come as a free update to all PC players.

Season 4 Rally Pass¹ - Starts April 9

The latest Rally Pass will begin from April 9, featuring a new set of customisation items for your driver and cars. Get a sneak peek at these new items with our Reveal Trailer, both embedded above and linked here.

Players can unlock a range of customisation items by earning XP throughout the game, with 20 levels of rewards in total. Drivers can unlock up to 10 free items, as well as an extra five with EA Play, and an additional 15 with the VIP Rally Pass for a total of 30 items across the entire season. 

If you’ve yet to complete Rally Pass Season 3 and unlock all of its rewards, you have until the morning of April 9 to do so, before the game switches over to Season 4 and all players are reset to Level 1.

Season 4 Moments² - From April 9

Also going live from April 9 is a new Season of Moments, celebrating the history of WRC with daily challenges in-game.

With the real-world 2024 season underway, Moments inspired by this year’s rallies will be available in-game³ around 1-2 weeks after each event. Keep an eye out for Moments based on 2024’s Croatia Rally and Rally Italia Sardegna during Season 4.

To get a taste of what’s to come, Season 3 Moments based on February’s dramatic Rally Sweden and March’s Safari Rally Kenya are live in-game now, and all Season 3 Moments will move into the Archive tab once Season 4 goes live, where they can be re-played at any time.

As for Season 4 Moments, here’s a small sample of what you can look forward to:

Touring the Safari (Kenya)

Take this classic Porsche 911 SC RS to victory at Rally Safari Kenya. The perfect combination.

Take the Win (Monte Carlo)

WRC2 kicked off the season at the iconic Rallye Monte-Carlo, with Yohan Rossel taking the first event win of the season by only 4 seconds.

Battle of Attrition (Greece)

Due to the brutal nature of this abrasive and twisting rally in 1983, by SS9 this Renault driver was the last man standing in his class. This was until a mechanical failure occurred and ultimately forced him to retire too.

Neuville in Finland

With Rovanperä crashing out on SS8 at the 2023 Secto Rally Finland, Thierry Neuville went on to win 3 stages and claim another podium finish, keeping his title hopes alive.

A Rare Gem (Japan)

Survive this challenging and narrow stage in the BMW M3 Evo Rally with rear axle damage.

Version 1.7.0 Update - Out April 4

On April 4 the latest update to EA SPORTS™ WRC will go live, containing several fixes and improvements across the game.

This update primarily focuses on the Season 4 content & Moments ahead of its release on April 9, along with performance improvements and fixes across several locations.

You can read through the full patch notes here, and we’ve highlighted the key fixes below:

• Addressed an issue in which controller vibration was constantly applied when not driving.
• Addressed an issue in which Vibration & Feedback settings were not working as expected on PS5.
• Fixed an issue in which dust and snow kickup effects were not being generated in replays.
• Made improvements to rain effects.
• Made a number of performance optimisations to cloth-based visual effects in order to help improve framerates across all locations
• Made a number of performance optimisations to collision-based visual effects in order to help improve framerates across all locations.
• Made a number of minor performance optimisations across Estonia, Iberia, Mexico, Oceania and Pacifico.

Rally.TV Code⁴ Promotion - Live Now

While you wait for the v1.7.0 update on April 4 and for Season 4 to begin on April 9, you have an opportunity right now to get a 3 month subscription code for Rally.TV.

Rally.TV is the official streaming service of the FIA World Rally Championship, featuring live coverage, onboards, historic rallies and much more.

As a taste of what to expect, check out the Rally Sweden footage above, before heading over to Racenet to join the Official WRC Club.

Take part in our virtual Croatia Rally event in-game, and once you’re done head back to Racenet and grab your code to re-watch the season so far, or tune in live to Croatia Rally, Rally Italia Sardegna and Rally Portugal in the coming months.

For more rally action you can check out our other Official Clubs and compete against the entire EA SPORTS™ WRC community: Official Historic, Weekly Rally and Weekly Power Stage.

Get ready for esports WRC

Competitive players will soon have the opportunity to test themselves against the world’s best with the introduction of esports WRC⁵.

Hosted by the FIA World Rally Championship using EA SPORTS™ WRC⁶, the 2024 esports WRC Championship will challenge players across a range of locations and conditions in Rally1 cars.

More information will be revealed soon, but in the meantime you can watch some high-intensity action from the invitational exhibition event, which was held in Poland at the end of 2023.

Play EA SPORTS WRC™ Today

There’s never been a better time to jump in to EA SPORTS™ WRC, or return after some time away.

EA SPORTS™ WRC is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Try out the game for 5 hours with EA Play and unlock exclusive rewards in-game.⁷

¹ Requires EA SPORTS™ WRC (sold separately) and all game updates. Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-wrc/wrc/disclaimers for details.

² Requires EA SPORTS™ WRC (sold separately) and all game updates. Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-wrc/wrc/disclaimers for details.

³ 2024 WRC season Moments in Season 4 will make use of 2023 season cars and drivers in-game.

⁴ Requires EA SPORTS™ WRC (sold separately) and all free game updates. Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://ecdn.codemasters.com/ecdn/Racenet/PROD/WRC2023/promo_events/terms/index.html for details.

⁵  Requires EA SPORTS™ WRC (sold separately) and all free game updates. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF AU, AT, BE, BG, CA, CH, CL, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, HK, HU, JP, KR, NL, NO, PL, PR, PT, SE, SG, SK, TH, TW, UA, UK, US (excluding New York and Florida), ZA 18 YEARS AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

⁶ Sponsor: WRC Promoter GmbH, Liebherrstrasse 22, 80538 Munich, Germany.

⁷Conditions, limitations and exclusions apply. See https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/eaplay/US/en/PC/ for details.