A new 'Handling Slider' was exhibited in the E3 gameplay video, which combines the best elements of the earlier Black Box titles' grippy tires, as well as the drift style of the newer Criterion titles.

The game features real-life tuning companies including RAUH-Welt Begriff, SEIBON, and RTR Mustang. Need for Speed has a redesigned 'Wrap Editor', and body modifications return to the series after nearly five years. Need for Speed takes place in the fictional city of Ventura Bay and its surroundings which is based on Los Angeles. There are five different gameplay types: Speed, Style, Crew, Build, and Outlaw where players can earn points for engaging in to progress in the game through five overlapping storylines. The E3 presentation shows a part of the story, followed by the customization of a Subaru BRZ which showed the new and improved customization system, and the 'action camera' which was later revealed to be one of the five different camera angles. The first gameplay footage of the pre-alpha build for Need for Speed was revealed at EA's press conference at E3 on June 15, 2015. The game was followed by Need for Speed Payback in 2017. Despite the reviews, Need for Speed was a commercial success.

Critics praised the game's visuals and customization but criticized it for being always-online with the inability to pause, which would also lead to performance issues on all platforms.

It is the twenty-second installment in the Need for Speed series, and is a reboot of the franchise. Need for Speed is an online open world racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts, released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2015, and released on Origin for Windows on March 15, 2016.

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