SBK 22

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Racing
Publisher: PLAION
Developer: Milestone
Release Date: Sept. 15, 2022

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'SBK 22' Brings The World Superbike Game Back To Playstation, Xbox And PC, Coming In September - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 9, 2022 @ 2:00 a.m. PDT

After a hiatus of 10 years, SBK 22 is a brand new chapter in one of the most iconic and celebrated franchises in the racing game landscape.

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 22 is 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 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on September 15, 2022.                                      


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