Need for Speed 2016 DLC To Be Free

Need for Speed creative director Craig Sullivan has come out and said that the Need for Speed 2016 DLC will be free! 😀 In fact, you’ve already gotten the first of possibly six months of free updates to the Need for Speed 2015 game back on December 9th, 2015 called the “Legends Update”, we’ll detail everything included in that patch below. But it clearly shows the developers at EA Games know how to keep their Xbox One, PS4 & PC fans happy and that we can expect more throughout this year.

To quote Mr. Sullivan when asked about EA’s “zero microtransactions” rule for NFS:

“There are absolutely no plans to charge for content in this game. We’re going to give you everything for free.” -Craig Sullivan

“You can never say never, as if we ended up doing DLC for this game for 10 years, I can’t know what’s happening in 10 years’ time. All I can say is, honestly, hand on heart, is there are absolutely no plans to charge for content in this game. We’re going to give you everything for free. I’ve seen the plans for what’s going to happen over the next few weeks and months – there’s nothing in there, by which I mean, we don’t even have the ability to charge you in the game. There’s no store to speak of.”

He continued: “Everything we’re doing is focusing on listening to what the fans are asking for. They’re certainly not saying to us, “Can you build a load of stuff and charge us for it?” They’re not saying that, so we’re not doing that. I know some people when we do press like this, they say, “Yeah, but I’m sure it’ll all change in a week or two, or six months.” It’s not going to. The plan is that there are no transactions in this game. All of the content that we’re going to give you – a pretty substantial amount in the future, starting pretty soon – is going to be free. That’s what players deserve.

To put their money where their mouth is, here are all the details of the already released free “Legends Update”:

• Brand new progression thread unlocked at Rep Level 25. Eddie and Melissa are back and ready for a new challenge in Ventura Bay. 15 new events with a great reward at the end
• Unlock Eddies Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (1999)
• 12 new Donor car collectables hidden around Ventura Bay
• 10 Urbex spots – Collect interesting spots around Ventura Bay
• 113 New customisation items for a selection of these six cars: Dodge Challenger SRT8, Ford Mustang 1965, Honda Civic Type-R, Lotus Exige S, Volkswagen Golf GTI, and Volvo 242.
• New screens in My NFS to track new collectables and progression
• Rep Level has now been increased to 70, each level unlocking new decals for the Wrap editor
• 3 New Achievements & Trophies
• New Daily Challenges and new rewards
• Hundreds of new decals so you can make your favourite Need for Speed cars
• 20+ Pre-set Wraps from Most Wanted, Underground and Pro Street
• A selection of new music tracks to remind you of the old days
• Ability to mute new phone calls
• Phone call improvements
• You can now customize brake discs and calipers!
• Improvements to AI
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements

There aren’t many characters in Need for Speed history who are as legendary as Eddie. After a decade of doing his own thing, he’s back, and heading straight towards Ventura Bay.

Read the full interview at: Vice; DLC update news via: EA Games.

Are you excited to get ALL the Need for Speed 2016 DLC for FREE?