Formula One is a racing video game series by Codemasters under the EA Sports banner since 2021. The series holds the official license of the FIA Formula One World Championship, with the FIA Formula 2 Championship available since the 2019 game. A total of twenty-one games have been released to date, with the series’ latest installment, F1 23, released in June 2023.
Release history – Formula One
Electronic Arts‘ EA Sports division started the series with F1 2000. Six games have been released between 2000 and 2003, when Image Space Incorporated and Visual Science took charge of the PC and the console versions respectively. Intelligent Games also involved to produce F1 Manager for Microsoft Windows in 2000.[1]
In May 2008, Codemasters acquired the license after the end of Sony‘s own Formula One video game series, developing by Ego engine.[2] They release each game in the series at an annual pace, one game per season, with the first game being available on Wii, PlayStation Portable and iOS in 2009.
Feral Interactive and Sumo Digital were once responsible for platform transplantation. Subsequent sequels were released on contemporary Sony and Microsoft consoles and computers. Following the acquisition of Electronic Arts in 2021, F1 2019 and F1 2020 were available on EA Play, among with the Dirt series, the Grid series and the Project CARS series.[3]
Since EA acquired Codemasters in 2021, EA has recovered rights for the F1 title again, with EA Sports returning to publish the series’ new installment, F1 2021. The game was released in July 2021 and was the first game in the series available for the ninth generation of video game consoles.[4]
F1 2000 (2000)
Main article: F1 2000 (video game)
The first video game of the series was developed by Visual Science for the PlayStation and Image Space Incorporated for Microsoft Windows.[65][66] The game was initially available on 29 February 2000.
F1 Championship Season 2000 (2000)
Main article: F1 Championship Season 2000
A second video game based on the 2000 Formula One World Championship was initially released by EA Sports for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Color on 28 September 2000.[67]
F1 Manager (2000)
Main article: F1 Manager (2000 video game)
A spin-off game developed by Intelligent Games was available for Microsoft Windows on 6 October 2000.[68] The game features ten-year managing simulation within a Formula One team.[69]
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