Need for Speed has been around since the PlayStation 1 days, but the long-running racing series has been on shaky ground lately. After riding the line between more realistic sims and outlandish arcade racers for years, recent installments like 2019’s Need for Speed Heat finally picked a lane — only to meet with middling reviews. Now up against tough competition like Forza Horizon 5 and Gran Turismo 7, the series is switching things up for Need for Speed Unbound, and its first trailer suggests even people who don’t typically play racing games might want to pay attention.
