Ridge Racer differs from other racers, namely the Formula One series, in that it is very heavily focused on the drifting aspect of racing. In fact, updates to the drifting system of the Ridge Racer series are arguably the franchise’s largest draw and focal point.

To date the franchise has over 30 installments, dating as far back as the 1993 release of Ridge Racer on the Namco System 22 arcade, and since ranging across a myriad of platforms from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Consoles to PC to Mobile.

Ridge Racer Driftopia will release for PC and PS3 in late 2013.

Namco Bandai have announced Ridger Racer Driftopia for PlayStation 3 and PC targeted for release later this year. Ridge Racer Driftopia is the very first game in the series that will be going free-to-play.

The title is being developed by Bugbear Entertainment – the studio which originally worked on Ridge Racer Unbounded which came out in March 2012 for multiple platforms.

Namco hasn’t spilled the beans yet on the game, however, the game promises to “put the series’ irresistible signature drifting right at the heart of the experience”, and will contain “in-game transactions”.

Check out the announcement trailer:

It will be interesting to see whether this game comes out on the PlayStation 4 as traditionally there has always been a new Ridge Racer game to accompany a new PlayStation at launch.

Stay tuned on GamingBolt as Ridge Racer Driftopia details start flowing in the coming months>

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