F1 23
F1 23 is a PlayStation 5 sports game developed by Codemasters. It centers on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
F1 23 is a PlayStation 5 sports game centered on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
F1 brings Formula One racing to games through licensed cars, teams, drivers and championship competition. You learn braking points, find a repeatable racing line and balance outright pace with the decisions that carry a race to the finish.
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AI review
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Responsive driving leads a broad but unevenly structured package.
F1 23 makes acceleration, braking and steering feel more natural on a controller. Reducing assists opens room for mastery, with every corner rewarding restraint and precision rather than indiscriminate full throttle. Story, careers and F1 World offer different lengths and structures of commitment, giving the base package substantial breadth. Repeated tasks can still become routine unless improving the driving remains rewarding in itself. Race visuals convey speed convincingly, but the story’s paddock conflict feels insular and media reactions do not always match results. Presentation supports racing more effectively than it supports the character drama. The cited PS5 test reports solid 60fps delivery and polished controls that support fine corrections. That consistency protects concentration without becoming a guarantee for every later patch or peripheral configuration.
Strengths
- Precise controller driving.
- Varied single-player structures.
Weaknesses
- Limited narrative reactivity and repetitive progression.
Who it is for: Players focused on controller racing and solo Formula 1 modes.
Play notes: Based on the 2023-06-14 target-platform test; not a current-patch performance guarantee. Historical season content; no promise of current F1 World events or population.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Story, careers and F1 World offer different lengths and structures of commitment, giving the base package substantial breadth. Repeated tasks can still become routine unless improving the driving remains rewarding in itself. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension F1 23 makes acceleration, braking and steering feel more natural on a controller. Reducing assists opens room for mastery, with every corner rewarding restraint and precision rather than indiscriminate full throttle. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Race visuals convey speed convincingly, but the story’s paddock conflict feels insular and media reactions do not always match results. Presentation supports racing more effectively than it supports the character drama. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The cited PS5 test reports solid 60fps delivery and polished controls that support fine corrections. That consistency protects concentration without becoming a guarantee for every later patch or peripheral configuration. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Codemasters
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- Jun 16, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Main Story Under 10 HoursLow Entry BarrierShort SessionsReplayable3D GraphicsPlayer versus PlayerPick-up and PlaySolo-friendlyFast-pacedSports-based PlayWar
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Virtual realityThird personFirst person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideJun 16, 2023
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