<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
aims	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
series	O
back	O
towards	O
"	O
more	O
authentic	O
racing	O
games	O
"	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Codemasters	O
felt	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-received	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
core	O
fanbase	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
hoped	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
also	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
27	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Grid	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
racing	O
driver	O
with	O
opportunities	O
to	O
start	O
and	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
racing	O
career	O
via	O
the	O
single-player	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
enter	O
competitions	O
with	O
fellow	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
via	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
Online	O
mode	O
,	O
customise	O
their	O
racing	O
experience	O
(	O
vehicle	O
,	O
circuit	O
,	O
race	O
type	O
,	O
difficulty	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
emphasises	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
racing	O
disciplines	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
event	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
include	O
standard	O
Races	O
,	O
Endurance	O
races	O
with	O
tire	O
wear	O
enabled	O
,	O
Time	O
attack	O
events	O
,	O
Drift	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
-	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
-	O
Time	O
Trials	O
,	O
Drag	O
and	O
point-to-point	O
Sprint	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
all	O
accessible	O
in	O
Custom	O
Cup	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
certain	O
special	O
event	O
types	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Checkpoint	O
,	O
Eliminator	O
and	O
Demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cockpit	O
view	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
absent	O
,	O
very	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
dismay	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
fanbase	O
,	O
in	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
included	O
the	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
narrator-driven	O
career	O
mode	O
and	O
superfluous	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cars	O
in	O
the	O
disciplines	O
of	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
are	O
further	O
divided	O
into	O
tiers	O
and	O
classes	O
of	O
various	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
on	O
offer	O
are	O
the	O
contemporary	O
BTCC	O
(	O
Class	O
C	O
)	O
,	O
Stock	O
Car	O
Brasil	O
(	O
Class	O
A	O
)	O
and	O
V8	O
Supercars	O
(	O
Super	O
Tourers	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Touring	O
discipline	O
(	O
e	O
.	O
g	O
.	O
Chevrolet	O
Cruze	O
and	O
Holden	O
Commodore	O
(	O
VF	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
present-day	O
and	O
classic	O
GT	O
cars	O
of	O
the	O
Endurance	O
discipline	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
GT3	O
(	O
Category	O
B	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Ford	O
GT40	O
Mk	O
I	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Dallara	O
DW12	O
chassis	O
of	O
the	O
IndyCar	B-Application
Series	I-Application
(	O
Formula	O
A	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Open	O
Wheel	O
discipline	O
,	O
American	O
muscle	O
cars	O
(	O
e	O
.	O
g	O
.	O
the	O
Ford	O
Mustang	O
Boss	O
302	O
)	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
Tuner	O
discipline	O
and	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
the	O
Bugatti	O
Veyron	O
16.4	O
Super	O
Sport	O
and	O
the	O
Koenigsegg	O
Agera	O
R	O
(	O
Hypercars	O
)	O
representing	O
the	O
Street	O
discipline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
including	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
103	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	O
locations	O
with	O
fictionally	O
lined	O
,	O
but	O
mostly	O
real-world	O
streets	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
Paris	O
,	O
Dubai	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
-	O
as	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
-	O
fictional	O
point-to-point	O
tracks	O
in	O
authentic	O
settings	O
complete	O
the	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
via	O
the	O
official	O
Codemasters	O
Blog	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Toby	O
Evan-Jones	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
began	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
came	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
finish	O
,	O
which	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan-Jones	O
had	O
this	O
to	O
say	O
on	O
the	O
short	O
development	O
cycle	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
intentions	O
with	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
eliminated	O
the	O
so-called	O
TrueFeel	O
handling	O
of	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
simply	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
Race	O
Driver	O
:	O
Grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
in-house	O
EGO	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
benefitted	O
heavily	O
from	O
optimisation	O
and	O
fine-tuning	O
of	O
said	O
long-standing	O
engine	O
to	O
achieve	O
better	O
performance	O
on	O
low-end	O
machines	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
features	O
enabled	O
the	O
programmers	O
to	O
improve	O
renderings	O
,	O
especially	O
grass	O
and	O
light	O
,	O
from	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
among	O
the	O
areas	O
that	O
Codemasters	O
decided	O
to	O
overhaul	O
compared	O
to	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
fan	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
car	O
audio	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
mics	B-Application
mounted	O
in	O
-	O
and	O
outside	O
real	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Intel	O
on	O
certain	O
technology	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
high-end	O
visual	O
optimisations	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
support	O
,	O
touch-screen	O
input	O
,	O
tablet	O
gaming	O
support	O
and	O
"	O
WiDi	O
"	O
(	O
Intel	O
's	O
wireless	O
second-screen	O
technology	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
comes	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
–	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Black	O
Edition	O
;	O
it	O
includes	O
an	O
extra	O
vehicle	O
(	O
a	O
Mercedes	O
Benz	O
SLS	O
AMG	O
Coupé	O
Black	O
Series	O
)	O
,	O
extra	O
sponsors	O
and	O
extra	O
liveries	O
for	O
both	O
offline	O
and	O
online	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
by	O
retailers	O
began	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
game	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
pre-orders	O
went	O
online	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
than	O
planned	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
title	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Black	O
Edition	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
owned	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
10%	O
discount	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Dirt	O
Showdown	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
June	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
27	O
June	O
in	O
Europe	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
current-gen	O
platforms	O
,	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
December	O
2015	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
their	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
until	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
usually	O
once	O
in	O
every	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
DLC	B-Protocol
available	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Premium	O
Garage	O
Pack	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
adding	O
five	O
additional	O
garage	O
spots	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Edition	O
content	O
was	O
later	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
Demoman	O
Derby	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
two	O
skins	O
from	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
consisting	O
a	O
different	O
environment	O
and	O
billboards	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
enabled	O
the	O
Time	O
Trial	O
race	O
type	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
prolonged	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
support	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
(	O
although	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
75/100	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
handling	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
emphasised	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
still	O
straddles	O
the	O
line	O
between	O
simulation	O
and	O
arcade	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
"	O
definitely	O
leans	O
a	O
little	O
further	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
realism	O
[	O
than	O
most	O
Codemasters	O
games ]	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
on	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
awkward	O
dynamics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
generous	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
"	O
real-world	O
circuits	O
are	O
the	O
focus	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
"	O
unforgiving	O
(	O
…	O
)	O
and	O
tight	O
"	O
street	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
warned	O
that	O
the	O
content-wise	O
excellent	O
Career	O
mode	O
can	O
feel	O
"	O
long	O
and	O
drawn-out	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
progress	O
in	O
GRID	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
is	O
slow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
