
For instance, Speed Mode strips away the RNG item system and focuses on the essence of KartRider: Drift – skill-based racing. KartRider: Drift touts many different customization tools as well as the intense competitive drifting available in Speed Mode. KRDT: The breadth of options helps to overcome that. MH: There are obviously some stiff, mascot-based competitors in the Kart racing genre, how does KartRider: Drift overcome that instant brand recognition that the other racers enjoy? Once global matchmaking is introduced, it will make it easy to play and compete with global players with similar skills.

KartRider: Drift is a game with low language and cultural barriers. This includes customizing characters with different skins, and emotes to show off different emotions and offering nearly endless customization options for karts.

Secondly, in Kartrider: Drift, players will be able to express their personality in a number of ways. KartRider: Drift is designed for Xbox One X, the most powerful console in existence, so players can experience the ultimate immersion with True 4K, HDR and Spatial Audio support, which is not found in traditional casual racing games. The first is the introduction of the latest technology for Xbox.

KartRider Development Team: When developing KartRider: Drift, there were three key elements developed specifically for global audiences. What is it about KartRider: Drift that you feel will be the key to breaking into the west? Matt Hewson: Firstly, KartRider has clearly been a huge success in South Korea and parts of Asia, yet it hasn’t broken out elsewhere. Matt Hewson was given the opportunity to talk to the KartRider Drift Development Team and find out how they plan to ensure the series faces a warm reception from Xbox players. While there have been limited international releases outside of these markets, Nexon have decided to overhaul the game completely in preparation for a global console launch on the Xbox One in 2020. KartRider: Drift – Developer Interview PC, Xbox OneĪnnounced for a worldwide release at Microsofts XO19 event, KartRider: Drift is developer Nexon’s follow-up title to their wildly successful game KartRider which has maintained popularity in Korea, China and Taiwan for over a decade.
