The last Xbox Driver game launched all the way back in 2011 in the form of Driver: San Francisco, but is the series about to make its grand return? Well, we're not entirely sure just yet, but Ubisoft says that it is "actively working" on the franchise - as the company also confirms the cancellation of a TV adaptation.
As per outlet Game File, Ubisoft has cancelled its live action Driver TV show that was first announced back in 2021. However, the team still appears to have plans for its action-racing franchise in some fashion.
There's no more detail on what these 'projects' are right now, but given that this TV adaptation has ultimately proved fruitless, we're hoping that Ubisoft turns back to video games now. Driver San Fran was a pretty interesting take on the racing genre, and we'd love to see the series return on modern tech sometime soon.
Of course, these days Ubisoft has The Crew franchise purring with the recently released Motorfest - but that's very Forza Horizon-like, whereas Driver goes more in that Need for Speed kind of direction. We think there's room for both from the team anyway, so let's see what happens with Driver in the future!
Do you think a Driver reboot could be successful this generation? Tell us your thoughts down below.
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Loved Driver: San Francisco in particular and always wished it had been made backwards compatible. But I’ll take a new one!
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In hindsight it’s pretty bizarre Ubisoft even started working on Watch Dogs at all when a new Driver would’ve made more sense especially given the legacy and brand power and that we wouldn’t be stuck with so many delisted Driver games if Ubisoft actually cared for once.
@awp69 Driver: San Francisco is BC and looks quite good still!
Edit: and it's too early to tell, but I have a feeling Maverick Games open world car game could be the first real competition of Forza Horizon
@Pusher2021 Wow. I didn’t realize that. Thanks for the heads up. I need to check it out again!
@awp69 No worries! Gameplay loop is still enjoyable too!
No, I only remember Driver and maybe Driver 2 on PS. It was a big deal when you were able to step out of the car. I was not aware that Ubisoft had control of the series.
Driver San Francisco is so damn good. I should play it again at some point.
This generation is lacking arcade handling car games. I'm tired of every car game being more Sim than Arcady.
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