<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
simulating	O
the	O
2020	O
NASCAR	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
704Games	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Motorsport	O
Games	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
track	O
testing	O
mode	O
,	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
Monster	O
Games	O
develop	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
rebooted	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
series	O
,	O
publisher	O
704Games	O
took	O
over	O
development	O
and	O
handed	O
publishing	O
over	O
to	O
Motorsport	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
;	O
standard	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
called	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Edition+	I-Application
was	O
quietly	O
listed	O
on	O
Amazon	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Gen	O
Cars	O
are	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
2022	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
successor	O
NASCAR	B-Application
21	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ignition	I-Application
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
free	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
individual	O
schemes	O
or	O
the	O
Season	O
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
delayed	O
multiple	O
times	O
and	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
2022	O
season	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
enhanced	O
audio	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Indy	O
car	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
