EA Says Need For Speed Is On Ice As Team Wraps Up Development On NFS Unbound

EA has put out a new statement (via Eurogamer) on the future of its Need for Speed series, as it ends support for 2022's Need for Speed Unbound. The last NFS entry had an extended life cycle, where EA went on to "use their [fans] feedback to create content for Unbound", but developer Criterion Games is now fully working on Battlefield 6.

And, ultimately, that means that no NFS game is in active development right now. Need for Speed Unbound came out three years after NFS Heat — which in itself proved a longer wait than usual — but franchise fans will now have to be very patient for the next entry in the series.

"The Need for Speed team at Criterion are joining their colleagues working on Battlefield,

As a company, it was important to us to take the last year to listen to our Need for Speed community and use their feedback to create content for Unbound."

Fear not though, NFS fans, the series is definitely set to return at some stage. The statement went on to say that "with an increased understanding of what our players want in a Need for Speed experience, we plan to bring the franchise back in new and interesting ways", which should be music to the ears of longtime Need for Speeders.

Back in late 2022, we checked out Need for Speed Unbound's opening hours, and definitely felt like it was a step in the right direction for the series after Criterion took the reins once again. The British studio is now helping out on the next Battlefield game, which will be starting a huge playtesting program in the coming weeks.