F1 2020
Developers | |
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Codemasters Birmingham | |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
Engines | |
EGO 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 10, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 88 |
IGDB | 90 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Formula 1 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
F1 2010 | 2010 |
F1 2011 | 2011 |
F1 2012 | 2012 |
F1 Race Stars | 2012 |
F1 2013 | 2013 |
F1 2014 | 2014 |
F1 2015 | 2015 |
F1 2016 | 2016 |
F1 2017 | 2017 |
F1 2018 | 2018 |
F1 2019 | 2019 |
F1 2020 | 2020 |
F1 2021 | 2021 |
F1 22 | 2022 |
F1 23 | 2023 |
F1 24 | 2024 |
F1 2020 is the official formula one racing game developed by Codemasters Birmingham and published by Codemasters. The game expands on its predecessors by adding an all-new My Team mode, split-screen, new circuits, a ten-year career mode and more accessible handling. This year specifically the game is including special Michael Schumacher and 70th anniversary themed cars and drivers.
General information
- Codemasters Forums for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | Deluxe Schumacher Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Schumacher Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Schumacher Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Schumacher Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Schumacher Edition also available. |
- All versions require Steam DRM and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
Version differences
- Seventy Edition comes with unique 70th anniversary customisation items - car livery, podium celebration, helmet, race suit, gloves, boots and player badge.
- Deluxe Schumacher Edition comes with four iconic Schumacher cars; the Jordan 191, Benetton B194, Benetton B195 and the Ferrari F1-2000, an exclusive Michael Schumacher in-game model, race suits, helmet designs, podium celebration emote and unique Schumacher-inspired multiplayer car liveries.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\F1 2020\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1080110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/1080110/remote/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1080110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 4:3, 5:4 available. | ||
Multi-monitor | Hor+ gameplay. Menus and loading screens are presented on one screen only.[3] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay. Menus and loading screens are presented in 16:9.[4] | ||
4K Ultra HD | [5] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | FOV can be adjusted in the Camera options for each camera. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also supported. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Off, x2, x4, x8, x16 available. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, CMAA2, TAA Checkerboard, TAA, TAA and FidelityFX upscaling, TAA and FidelityFX sharpening available. TAA additionally supports Dynamic Resolution scaling. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Auto, 1 and 2 available. 1 being half refresh rate and 2 being full refresh rate. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | FPS limit is freely adjustable between 30 and 250 through a slider. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | An option in the menu exists including Nit adjustment.[6] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | All keys are fully remappable. Support for Editing, duplicating available as well as support for uploaded configurations from the Steam Workshop. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | All buttons are fully remappable. Support for Editing, duplicating available as well as support for uploaded configurations from the Steam Workshop. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Must be enabled from the controller options. Referred to as "Trigger Rumble". |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Wired mode only. Shows current sector flag colour. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
Generic/other controllers | Supports steering wheel and pedals, and other controllers. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for Master, Effects, Speech and Music. | |
Surround sound | [7] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Versus |
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LAN play | 22 | Versus |
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Online play | 22 | Versus Ranked play supports 20 players only. |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports head tracking. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | DirectX 12 only available on Windows 10. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | RaceNet |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-2130 AMD FX-4300 |
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7750 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1080110/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1080110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Steam DB Denuvo Branch - last accessed on 2020-07-06
- ↑ Renamed both video files manually to test intro skipping.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-07-03
- Tested at 5760x1080 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-07-03
- Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-07-03
- Tested at 3840x2060 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-07-06
- Options in the Menu do exist but uncertain if just a graphics effect or native support.)
- ↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-07-03
- Tested with custom Surround Sound with Razer Surround.