
More haptics support, adaptive triggers, and a truck-load of new content on the way for the off-road racer
Greetings, racers! Itβs a pleasure to be back and bring you the latest details on Dirt 5, our award-winning off-road racer, available now on PS5 and PS4.
Whilst Dirt 5βs launch mayβve been all the way back in November last year, weβve been at full throttle ever since, supporting our players with content drops, free updates, community-requested additions, and much more. Weβre in mood to slow down, either β as a summer of thrills for Dirt 5 begins with our biggest ever game update, launching July 20.
New cars, new tracks, new ways to play, and much more arrive next week, and theyβre all boosted on PlayStation 5 by some dedicated changes that change the feel and sound of every epic racing moment. Weβll take a closer look soon at the exclusive advancements for PS5 players, but first, let us give you a guided tour of this huge updateβ¦
Dirt 5’s biggest ever update
Dirt 5βs Career experience and roster of cars gets even bigger, with the Super Size Content Pack β available July 20 to Amplified/Year One Edition players, and available for purchase at the same time at PS Store for others.
The pack includes our largest single expansion to Career, with 27 new events, and four additional extra-large cars to tear up the tracks with: the Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer, Armada Rock Racer, Rezvani Tank, and Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Baja Concept. Fresh liveries for each of the cars, two extra selectable sponsors, and customisation items are all included, too.
Everything else coming to Dirt 5 on July 20 is free and available to all players, so strap in. The Parts Unknown Playgrounds Pack adds more objects to use in our custom arena creator mode, all themed around space and sci-fi influences. Also in Playgrounds, weβre adding unique Weekly Challenges and Creator Rewards, to offer more competition and incentive to use all aspects of the mode.
Elsewhere, more iconic liveries are available for five different cars, another five Trophies have been added, and finally thereβs the small matter of two brand new circuits! The first additions to our track list since launch, check out San Conrado and Rio Seafront, both winding through the beaches and jungle of Brazil.
DualSense controller haptics and adaptive triggers
Along with all of that, players on PS5 will feel more connected to Dirt 5 than ever before with this update, as we implement full haptics and adaptive trigger support for the DualSense controller. These enhancements allow Dirt 5 to give you more feedback throughout every event. Notice the changes in traction across different surfaces, feel the brake trigger pushing against you as you slow down, sense the clunk of a gear change, and find the limit of adhesion as you steer and accelerate through corners.
Haptic feedback and adaptive triggers will help racers make the right decisions and maintain control of the car, as Dirt 5 sends a bucket-load of information to the DualSense pad and through your fingertips. Itβs a racing sensation that must be played to be believed.
3D Audio in Dirt 5 for PlayStation 5
Plug in a stereo headset to your PS5 DualSense controller to add another layer of immersion when playing Dirt 5, as weβve further refined our use of its 3D audio capabilities. Hear the roar of other cars racing all around you thanks to our dynamic audio range, and hear track-side speakers and spectators rise and fall in volume as you race by them. Our attention to detail with audio in Dirt 5, paired with the 3D audio support, creates a true soundscape that takes the overall experience up another notch.
Experience it all in Dirt 5
We are incredibly excited to continue supporting the Dirt 5 community with this massive update on July 20, and canβt wait to see the reaction from PlayStation 5 players to our DualSense controller enhancements. Simply download the update for Dirt 5 on PS5 to experience it for yourself from next Tuesday. Weβll see you on the track β or the dirt… or the snow… or the sand… or the ice… you get what we mean.
Awesome, guys! I recently bought this game (with the pass), and I am shocked at how solid and fun it is. Even prior to this patch you just announced, the trigger feedback is already pretty good, and seems to simulate a few of the cases you guys describe in the article, so I’d be interested to see how it’s further enhanced.
The surround you guys have now is also really good on a nice 5.1 sound system. It’s a loud, bombastic, and immersive experience where you can really feel yourself blasting through all the chaos of a big race event. It will be great for others without a full setup to be able to experience this as well (and hopefully the addition of virtualization doesn’t impact those of us with a full Home Theater setup).
Keep up the great work. The significant amount of care and polish you guys have applied to the game over the past year really shows today.
Always down for more DualSense support. Thanks for supporting the game so well on PS5
Thanks for not charging us $10 like Ghost of Tsushima!
This was already a native PS5 game since November though.
But if you want to make a point of somebody not charging a rip off price for a PS5 upgrade, be aware that it is THIRTY DOLLARS to be able to play Ghost of Tsushima vanilla on PS5 for existing owners.
You are forced to buy the expansion on PS4 first, whether you wanted it or not, and then another 10 quid to play the base game on PS5 or the expansion.
$ 10 uhh what amount…
Oh i thought you could still just buy the $10 patch without buying the $20 DLC.
Man. Sony really didnt get enough backlash for this lmao
Sign the petition – fire CEO Jim Ryan.