Need for Speed Unbound Year 2 roadmap revealed: New content, Premium Speed Pass, and more

The Need for Speed Unbound Year 2 roadmap has been officially revealed by Criterion Games and publisher Electronic Arts (EA). The announcement comes as a massive surprise for NFS fans, considering EA's track record of abandoning most modern Need for Speed titles shortly after the first year of post-launch support.

The Year 2 roadmap announcement was also followed up with a dedicated blog post, where Criterion Games detailed everything that players can expect from the upcoming title update as well as monthly content drop. The Need for Speed Unbound Year 2 roadmap provides a good look at some intriguing new additions to the game.

Here's everything you need to know about the Need for Speed Unbound year 2 roadmap, including new game modes, features, the new Premium track of the existing Speed Pass, and more.

Need for Speed Unbound's upcoming second year of live service support is dubbed "Kaizen" by Criterion Games. Kaizen is a Japanese term that stands for change or continuous improvement, a sentiment that, according to Criterion Games, perfectly encapsulates what the studio wants to do with NFS going forward.

Coming to the expected content for Need for Speed Unbound's second year of support, it includes some really cool new game modes and rewards. Much like the previous year of post-launch content, the Need for Speed Unbound's Year 2 will feature new themed playlists, comprised within volumes.

There will be four volumes of these playlists, with each being themed around a particular era of Need for Speed history. Given that 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Need for Speed franchise, the Year 2 post-launch support is also a way for Criterion Games to celebrate the legacy of the iconic racing franchise.

The four volumes