SBK 22 Officially Announced as Milestone’s First Superbike Sim in 10 Years

Milestone today officially announced that they’ll be bringing a Superbike simulation to market on September 15, 2022. But, if you paid attention and (perhaps more importantly) followed RSC for news, you’d already know it was coming.

SBK 22, the studios first World Superbike game in 10 years, is expected to release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam, featuring an experience based around the 2022 Official WorldSBK Championship, allowing players to step into the boots of the best riders in the series. In addition to this, the game boasts an immersive Career Mode, multiplayer races up to 12 players, and other features sim racing fans will love such as a wide range of modeled Pirelli tires allowing for different levels of performance on wet and dry tracks.

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Press release:

SBK™22 is here! The historical franchise returns with a next-generation two-wheels lifelike gameplay experience

Milan, Italy, June 9, 2022 – Milestone and Dorna WSBK Organization S.r.l areproud to announce SBK™22, a brand new chapter of one of the most iconic and celebrated franchises in the racing game landscape. Coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam SBK™22 is set to launch on September 15, 2022.

SBK™22 brings back the authentic world of the SBK Championship, 10 years after the last historical release of SBK Generations,the tenth game of the glorious series developed by Milestone and started in 1999 with Superbike World Championship. The game recreates the experience of the Motul FIM Superbike World Championship thanks to the charm of its simulation gameplay and lifelike environments, riders and bikes, finally making the dream of the community and sports fans a reality. SBK™22 features the Official 2022 WorldSBK Championship, an immersive and fascinating Career Mode and the real SBK weekend with practices, Superpoles and Races.

The Official 2022 Official WorldSBK Championship is the perfect replica of what happens in the real-life SBK season, featuring the event calendar, official roster and Team’s Pit Environments with absolutely photorealistic effects and animated character models. Players will test their skills racing in the boots of the best riders, stepping in all the competitive SBK Official tracks meaning unpredictable and adrenaline challenges.

SBK™22 aims to recreate a truly spectacular SBK experience, thanks to its advanced physics developed with the help of real riders, aiming to reach an extreme level of simulation in terms of bike and pilot behavior.

The immersive Career Mode offers many ways to work around riders and bike performances, from managing a staff building an Advanced Setup in which players have full control of the bike’s settings by evolving Development Trees. Staff management lets players hire different professionals, from Personal Managers to Chief Engineers, and the ever important Data Analysts.

The Development Tree is structured in different areas, each one requiring a specific amount of research points to be unlocked. Those points are gained passively by the Engineers or actively by players performing specific tasks in the race weekend.

SBK™22 also boasts enhanced realistic features, such as a wide range of Pirelli tires allowing for different levels of performance on dry and wet tracks, as well as fuel management to balance the bike’s weight.

A.N.N.A System, the revolutionary AI system based on neural networks and machine learning, guarantees a tailored gameplay experience, smartly controlling the opponents depending on their actual personalities and training them gathering data and experience. At the top level, riding behaviors are almost 1 to 1 with human players.

The various editors allow players to customize several aspects of their unique experience. Sticker Editor, Helmet Editor and Number and Butt Patch are those dedicated to the riders and bikes, Fiction Team instead is fully focused on creating a completely fictional team with customizable livery and style.

SBK™22is even made for epic multiplayer races up to 12 players that can create online lobbies where competitions reach another level. The Multiplayer flow is customizable by choosing whether or not to add the typical Tissot-Superpole session from SBK before the race, for a fully online experience, with of course the possibility to customize each race with settings and rules.

SBK™22 will be released on September 15, 2022 on to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.

About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developers in the world. The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™, MXGP and Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame, the acclaimed Hot Wheels™ Unleashed, as well as its own IPs RIDE and Gravel. For more information please visit www.milestone.it

About Koch Media

Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company’s own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 19 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the United States. www.kochmedia.com