The fact that NASCAR 15 is considered more of an update then an actual new installment in the franchise speaks volumes to the fact that DMR might just be testing the waters to see if a NASCAR game could actually be successful after so many failures in the past. NASCAR 15 will feature the new Sprint Cup point and playoff system, multiple teams and tracks, paint schemes, a career mode, and enhanced online gameplay. If the version 16 of the game is in fact released for next-gen consoles, it will mark NASCAR’s debut on the next generation of consoles.

Those NASCAR fans that have a next-gen console will have to wait another year for a NASCAR game DMR announced that they were also developing a NASCAR game for both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, which will be called NASCAR 16 but it won’t be released until 2016. This will be NASCAR’s first video game since the game rights switched hands from Eutechynx to Dusenberry Martin Racing. The game will also be available in the Xbox store, the Playstation Network, PC and Steam. The disc version of NASCAR 15 will be released exclusively at Gamestop for $20. The game is described as more of an update then an actual game and will only be available for certain consoles.

Dusenberry Martin Racing announced Friday that NASCAR 15 was in development and would be released in just over a month.

Nascar 15 ups paint schemes