News ETS2 / news ATS Total views: 3 943
Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) and American Truck Simulator (ATS), developed by SCS Software, are set to release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with listings also indicating potential availability on Xbox One, marking a significant shift from their long-standing PC exclusivity. The news first surfaced through store listings on PlayStation and Xbox platforms around August 18, 2025, with official confirmation from SCS Software during the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025 on August 20. No specific release date has been announced, but the games are expected to launch in the "near future," possibly in 2025, with speculation of a potential shadow drop or further details at Gamescom.
Both titles, known for their realistic trucking simulation, have garnered massive popularity on PC, with ETS2 selling over 15 million copies by 2024 and boasting an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating on Steam from over 670,000 reviews. The console versions are expected to deliver the core experience, including detailed maps, licensed vehicles, and fleet management, with ETS2 covering over 60 European cities and ATS focusing on U.S. states like California, Nevada, and Arizona. The games will be optimized for consoles using an updated Prism3D engine, promising improved graphics, fluidity, and physics.
Features American Truck Simulator:
- Drive highly detailed truck models officially licensed from iconic truck manufacturers.
- Your truck is your new home. Make it yours by changing cabins, chassis, paintjobs, adding tuning accessories or more powerful engines.
- Lots of different cargoes to choose: From food to machinery to hazard cargoes.
- Multiple types of trailers – from reefers to flatbeds, from dumpers to lowboys and goosenecks.
- The longest trailers (up to 53 ft) will challenge your skills and patience while hauling and during parking.
- Deliver your cargoes to a rich variety of companies and locations like refineries, oil storage, gas stations, car factories, or roadworks.
- Various simulation settings for trucking enthusiasts: Air brake simulation; different types of brakes: retarder, Jake brake, trailer brake; multiple types of transmissions straight from real trucks, brake intensity, and more.
- Get the feel of being inside a real cabin: Adjust your seat, mirrors and position your head to get the best view of the road.
- Drive safely, follow the rules and speed limits – police will fine you if you aren't careful!
- Ensure that you are not delivering overweight cargo – you may be checked at the weigh scales.
- Use the route adviser as your personal assistant during the travels.
- Try the life of a truck driver for hire. By delivering the cargoes safely and improving your skills, become the owner of your own, successful company!
- Build your own fleet of trucks, buy garages, hire drivers, manage your company for maximum profits.
- Capture your favorite moments with a photo mode offering rich set of editing options.
- Long-time support of the game, including new features.
- Obtain challenging trophies.
Features Euro Truck Simulator 2:
- Transport a vast variety of cargo across more than 60 European cities.
- Run your own business which continues to grow even as you complete your freight deliveries.
- Build your own fleet of trucks, buy garages, hire drivers, manage your company for maximum profits.
- A varied amount of truck tuning that range from performance to cosmetic changes.
- Customize your vehicles with optional lights, bars, horns, beacons, smoke exhausts, and more.
- Thousands of miles of real road networks with hundreds of famous landmarks and structures.
