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Hey, Racers! Thanks for stopping in on your way to Lakeshore and checking out the awesome community we have here on EA Forums for Need For Speed Unbound. For the latest news by the team check out our ea.com page or NFS Social Media. You can purchase Need For Speed: Unbound on the following platforms: EA app | Playstation | Xbox | Steam | Epic Game Store Below is some more helpful information, if you're looking to learn more about Unbound or if you're running into a potential issue and need more assistance. Index: NFS: Unbound - Guide to Downloadable Content Criterion Q&A - Your Kaizen Questions Answered Need for Speed™ Unbound Technical Specs Need for Speed™ Unbound: How to get your Palace Edition Cars Community Threads: Suggestions sub-forum or megathread? Thanks @REDRA-11 for starting the conversation! MEGATHREAD - Unbound Community Feedback & Wishlist Shoutout to @HeadlesssApe for creating the thread!! Community Links: Community Showroom Map of Lake city Lane Changers Club Unbound car list Support & Help Articles: Running into an account issues? or missing a reward from EA Play? Check out our latest Help Articles for NFS Unbound. Need for Speed™: Unbound error codes Need for Speed™ Unbound - cross-play Where to find your rewards for Need for Speed™ Unbound How to restart the story in Need for Speed™ Unbound How to sell cars in Need for Speed™ Unbound If you continue running into issues, you can create a ticket to reach out to an advisor using the link below: How to use EA Help For content creators, you can check out the following links: EA Creator Network. How to request permission to use EA content Are you new to Answers HQ? If you are looking for information on how to use or navigate EA's forums check out our Getting Started guide. You can also find an excellent guide here on replying to threads that might be more relevant to you. Every community has its own rules and guidelines. By using this forum you are agreeing to abide by Answers HQ's house rules, be sure to check them out before making a post. 🙌 Under the Hood: Check out the team Road Map for Year 2 of NFS: Unbound:Need for Speed™ Unbound Y2 ROADMAP Latest Updates & Patches: Need for Speed™ Unbound - Vol. 7.0.1 Patch Notes Thanks @TheRealJony for sharing the patch notes!!! Previous Updates: EA Play Rewards: Check out the latest rewards for EA play members... Thank you playing!!!
Car stopped working, can't move at all except using nitrous
Game suddenly wouldn't let me move forward or backwards anymore no matter what. and disconnecting the controller forces the game to make the car do nothing but burnouts. Tried exiting and re-entering the game I couldn't even start the game cuz the x button wouldn't work. Even in the game menu I can't use the R2/L2 buttons.END OF KAIZEN REVIEW
I thought this would be posted and shared a couple of days ago, but it never was. So I thought I would share this news. This may be old news by now, but I still wanted to share for those unaware of what's happening. The original can be seen here: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/news/end-of-kaizen-review?utm_campaign=nfsu_hd_ww_ic_soco_blog_nfsu-kaizen-end&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&cid=83335&ts=1739209122945 Thank you for your support on NFS Unbound Hi everyone, As you might know, we’re joining our colleagues at Criterion, working on the future of Battlefield. Over the past couple of years, we’ve been getting your feedback and we’re proud to have delivered the most complete NFS experience yet. We’ve been listening, observing and making adjustments using our Kaizen philosophy to be more transparent and give you more of what you love. Thank you for being part of the Unbound journey. It’s been quite a ride! As is tradition at the end of a Volume, we love to get your thoughts and feedback on the latest additions to the game, it’s still incredibly useful for the teams at EA to learn more about what you like, didn’t like and more. We read all your comments even if we cannot reply to them all directly, and as always, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on NFS. For one last time, let’s delve into the feedback for this volume and the year of Kaizen overall. WHAT WE HEARD There are a few important disclaimers we need to share before getting into it: 1.Since we’re at the end of live service on Unbound, we won’t be updating the game or making any more changes, but rest assured your notes and comments are being captured and will help inform the future. 2.We will only be including feedback in these reports that relates to what we’re doing in NFS Unbound. There are certain frequent community requests that are outside of the scope of this project. Know that it’s heard and that your enthusiasm is appreciated, but we won’t be addressing those requests in this review. If you’re new to the game and want a recap of the features we’re discussing below, please visit the Vol. 9: Lockdown reveal blog. TOP FEEDBACK ON LOCKDOWN As is tradition at the end of a Volume we love to get your thoughts and feedback on the latest additions to the game, it’s always incredibly useful for the teams at EA to learn more about what you like, didn’t like and more. We read all your comments even if we cannot reply to them all directly, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on NFS. Here’s some of the top responses on Lockdown & Extraction play, which we asked you all about on Reddit, Instagram and X (Twitter). Donnie says: “As for the new cars(lockdown), I’d like to see them added to story mode. I can’t use them in online without being targeted because some players are “jealous” that I have the cars.” Testingblock says: “Can we get the bike in free roam? Would make the game so much more fun” Maati182_ says: “I loved this mode so much. Really brought me back to NFS and Unbound, which I never actually played online after completing story mode. Had a couple weeks of max fun with my pal, actually one of the best experiences I had playing this franchise I actually find the PvPvE and Extraction gameplay pretty balanced between fun and challenging. It's not always easy to get away with it, but if you learn all the tricks it does get easier. I haven't been playing lately due to few free time and problems with my pc but I'm looking forward to get back. I'd love to see some different cars in the lockdowns to extract. When you extracted all the cars you liked it becomes a little repetitive and you only play to earn money, which is great, but I find extracting cars more exciting. Would love to see a weekly ride rotation” We’re thrilled to hear that you feel Lockdown is a fun and interesting new way to play Need for Speed. The extraction gameplay and the introduction of those coveted rides added a whole new dynamic to the experience, so it makes sense that you’d want to see those vehicles crossover to other parts of the game - but as we’ve mentioned before with other modes, we weren’t able to make this happen within the time we had. We also saw many comments asking for more variety in the rewards offered through the game mode, to encourage repeat play, as well as ways to play the game mode privately or exclusively with friends - something for us to keep in mind for the future. I think the thing we take away from this the most is that you are all up for new ways to play in the NFS-verse as long as (a) it compliments the feel and tone of NFS through context, world setting and gameplay and (b) we get the core and fundamentals right first. TOP FEEDBACK FOR NEW RIDES Vol.9 introduced rideable motorbikes, a first in NFS. We also added two JDM classics from Honda and SUBARU, and a legendary machine made its epic return. Here’s some of your top responses to our questions on Reddit (twice), Instagram and X (Twitter). Zilla_9r1 said: “Love the Bikes. Would love to have my own to customize paint job and wrap. Proper speed and handling [on the bike] felt great. [On the cars], personally, I'm a JDM lover. Any tuner cars are a yes for me.” Sean_huber said: “First game to make a bike feel properly fast. More bikes please.” KRacer13 said: “I think the bike gameplay should be expanded in the future. More bikes with this type of handling, it's incredibly fun feeling you're in (somewhat) control of something so fast! But that's also the problem, it's twitchy, very twitchy, too critical due to unstable terrain. If it was a bit more predictable in that way, it'd be a lot better, at least from my point of view. I wouldn't say it "feels" like NFS, but it depends on what NFS "feels" like. Also, in my opinion the franchise needs a shakeup, it needs to feel fresh and new, and I think the bike (or bikeS, in plural) fits that role really well. But just adding them won't be enough to make them "feel like NFS". Customization, variety and their own personality are required (imo) to feel like they belong. Otherwise, they'll feel a little bit like a fun gimmick but that's it. The new cars are fine. Weird that the Most Wanted update brought JDM cars but I'm not complaining, they're nice.“ ShinbiVipes said: “Bikes are a great addition to the game, genuinely could be one of the most fun ways to play if they're actually balanced. It feels like an evolution from how the bikes worked in the Midnight Club series, high grip and high speed. It would be nice if this feeling would transfer to the actual cars too. Cars are decent, I just wish we got more "Out of left field" options like some Kei cars, older Peugeots or maybe something of the concept car variety. It doesn't all have to be iconic cars, because those will just get lost in the sea of cars you add.“ Zakon_BY said: “Bike: simply the best vehicle in Unbound in terms of handling - predictable, intuitive, smooth and really fun, hope to see this principle in the future installments for every vehicle, both 4 and 2 wheels” Overall, we saw a lot of love for the BMW S 1000 RR, players really enjoyed riding a motorbike in NFS for the first time and there was a lot of praise for its handling. We also saw plenty of feedback on wanting to have bike customisation, and a way to ride the bike outside of Lockdown - all good fodder here for us to think about new vehicle experiences, and how we build on them in the future. We also saw positivity towards the new cars, as well as the return of “Razor’s” M3 - and yeah, we know the JDMs aren’t necessarily on the nose for a Most Wanted inspired mode, but it had taken us more time than we expected to perfect these cars, so we were excited to finally introduce them to the game! REVIEWING KAIZEN Like we said at the beginning of the year - Kaizen was all about continuous improvement, and we set out to make you, our players and fans, a key part of our journey too. We heard you loud and clear: single player content that goes beyond what's in the game at launch means a heck of a lot! But we did add some much-needed, longer-term progression with Ranks and Leagues, brought back some absolute NFS classics with Drag and Improved Drift, and gave you the opportunity to play on the wrong side of the law with Cop play and Pursuit tech. Then…we took all of those learnings of old and crafted something completely new with Lockdown, our PvPvE extraction mode! Bit by bit this came together… as per Kaizen (had to get it in one more time!). Oh and of course, we threw in motorbikes for the first time in NFS history and it was great to see the return of the iconic BMW M3 GTR in-game & IRL, and even a surprise visit from Razor himself. We’ll still be playing the game, and we hope to see you cruising around Lakeshore City. Team Kaizen
Got error code F03
at this point I have 94 cars in online and 64 in campaign.. I can't even play... I would honestly like a full refund im angry i can't even play with friends... this has been 3 days i hoped it would fix when I un-installed and re installed it didn't.. even deleted my console data and synced from cloud same issue.. also tells me some of my dlc items are locked out when I can load in
EA...TIGHTEN UP
It's 2025, why is automated cloud save ( or CLOUD SAVE PERIOD) not a thing for a game dev company as reputable as EA? Needless to say I was infuriated when I discovered this and that it is just honestly not acceptable with the amount of funding, resources, and talent that they have. It is not uncommon for all of us to run into unforeseen technical difficulties here and there or for a internet or server connection to go down. With that in mind, there should be preventative measures in place for situations like this. I am not the only one this has happened to of course and with that, EA Please do better. I WILL NOT BE STARTING OVER, I have spent too much time and money on this game to have to start fresh all because of a second nature feature that isn't standard.
NEED FOR SPEED UNBOUND RELAXED DIFFICULTY PROBLEM.
Hello to everyone. I tried to contact EA help at X account,but simply they ignore me for their purpose which i don't know. I have paid 90 euros at the ultimate bundle from playstation store for that **bleep** of game,and i put relaxed difficulty,they opposotion racers are blowing me like they driving a FERRARI FXX K. So,how on earth the EASY difficulty are NOT,and i mean it NOT easy.? Can anyone fix that **bleep**.? Or you telling me that i paid that bloody 90 euros for something that i already regreat.? Can your team be sooo kind and patch it.? Heat difficulty was what it supposed to be.
Vehicle Extraction Issue in Lockdown mode
In the past week ive been extracting around 6 vehicles including today but none of them showed up in my garage. I’ve extracted from the lockups and not by the street. Ive lost around 6 cars which are:- La Ferrari Lambo (can’t remember) P1 GTR Koenigsegg regera P1 GTR P1 GTR (latest in the picture) Contacted EA and said they would solve the issue but there is no estimate time. But they try and compensate by adding funds in my bank account in NFS. Anybody experiencing the same issue? Im playing on PS5.
NFS Unbound PS5 Graphics Tabs Not Showing.
Hey everyone. This is my last desperate shot at figuring out what is going on. When playing this game, and The Crew Motorfest, I've noticed that textures such as shadows, trees, grass, bridges and even sometimes cars don't load in until I appear closer. I am playing on a PS5 Pro and I'm pretty sure it's not just my monitor. Off the top of my head I THINK I have had this issue on my TV but am unsure. I switched to the monitor because of eyesight problems. Anyways, I tried to change the graphics quality and I only get three options. Gamma, Motion Blur and Colorblind Mode. I do not get the 17 tabs like I've seen on YouTube to actually adjust the physical graphics of the game. I've uninstalled it and reinstalled, checked for updates, which it is up to date as well as my console. It drives me crazy because of my OCD. Like I'm legit tweaking out over this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
BUG REPPORT
Hello, I am Japanese, so I am using a translation AI to write this post. I apologize if there are any strange sentences. Today, while playing Lockup on the Steam version of the game, I tried to open a vault that Racer X had not marked and obtain a car. However, I was unable to interact with it and could not switch cars. The car was definitely there, and I also confirmed the "Switch Car" prompt appearing. I should have taken a screenshot, but I couldn’t do so since I was in the middle of gameplay. I believe this is a serious bug. Could you please look into it? Also… this may have been said many times before, but I feel that the unlock conditions for online cars are too strict, especially the race count and takedowns. I think many players have given up because of this. It's about time this was changed.
Ukraine localization
*snip* Why in 2024 does such a large company still not have Ukrainian localization!? I paid quite a lot of money for the game because now I couldn't fully enjoy it? I NEED UKRAINIAN LOCALIZATION in NFS UNBOUND ! (CM: Edited to remove additional language. Please only post in the language of the board.)
