<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
is	O
a	O
motorsport	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
is	O
intended	O
to	O
represent	O
a	O
realistic	O
driving	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
portrays	O
racing	O
events	O
spanning	O
multiple	O
days	O
,	O
progressing	O
from	O
shakedown	O
and	O
qualifying	O
runs	O
to	O
the	O
race	O
itself	O
,	O
while	O
changes	O
in	O
weather	O
and	O
lighting	O
conditions	O
are	O
simulated	O
dynamically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adopts	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Madness	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
processing	O
power	O
available	O
in	O
modern	O
computers	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
dynamic	O
tire	B-Application
model	I-Application
named	O
"	O
SETA	O
"	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
steady-state	O
model	O
based	O
on	O
lookup	B-Data_Structure
tables	I-Data_Structure
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
generation	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
Community	O
Assisted	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
sum	O
of	O
$5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
2012	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	O
reality	O
headset	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
stated	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Development	O
Kit	O
has	O
been	O
ordered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
virtual	O
reality	O
headset	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
will	O
also	O
be	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
May	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
12	O
May	O
2015	O
in	O
America	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
first	O
delayed	O
to	O
later	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
was	O
also	O
originally	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
these	O
versions	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
February	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
2	O
April	O
2015	O
for	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
May	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
;	O
8	O
May	O
2015	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
;	O
and	O
12	O
May	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
official	O
Forums	O
he	O
adds	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
market	O
share	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
the	O
effort	O
of	O
porting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
possibility	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
pushed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
NX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
informed	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
news	O
outlet	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
with	O
Ian	O
Bell	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
"	O
simply	O
too	O
much	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
hardware	O
to	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Bell	O
wishing	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
different	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
Limited	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
Day	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
featured	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
"	O
Project	B-Device
Cars	I-Device
:	O
By	O
Racers	O
4	O
Racers	O
"	O
and	O
five	O
extra	O
cars	O
:	O
the	O
Ford	O
GT40	O
Mk	O
IV	O
,	O
BMW	O
M1	O
Procar	O
,	O
McLaren	O
F1	O
,	O
Sauber	O
C9	O
and	O
the	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
AMG	O
C63	O
Class	O
Coupé	O
DTM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
released	O
the	O
complete	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
all	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
and	O
free	O
bonus	O
content	O
already	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
both	O
paid	O
and	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
season-pass	O
model	O
but	O
plans	O
for	O
that	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
called	O
"	O
On-Demand.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On-Demand	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
allowing	O
a	O
"	O
commitment	O
to	O
keeping	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
up-to-date	O
with	O
the	O
greatest	O
,	O
freshest	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
critical	O
content	O
whilst	O
also	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
and	O
choose	O
the	O
cars	O
&	O
tracks	O
they	O
want	O
-	O
without	O
being	O
locked	O
in	O
to	O
a	O
pre-paid	O
scheme.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
Upgrade	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
five	O
cars	O
already	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
Limited	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
DLC	B-Protocol
released	O
in	O
2016	O
was	O
the	O
Pagani	O
Nürburgring	O
Combined	O
Track	O
Expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
the	O
bonus	O
content	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Project	B-Device
Cars	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
Brett	O
Makedonski	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
aspect	O
of	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
that	O
never	O
fails	O
to	O
impress	O
is	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
physical	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
sold	O
63	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
total	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
with	O
31	O
percent	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
6	O
percent	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
free	O
from	O
February	O
16	O
-	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
GO	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Gamevil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
announced	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
3	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
