Ferrari Racing Pack exclusive to Need for Speed: Shift on 360

After a seven year absence, the Ferrari brand is returning to Need for Speed, albeit in an anti-climatic comeback for true Ferrari fans like ourselves. First, the facts: On February 16, those who own Need for Speed: Shift on 360 will be able to get 10 cars from the venerable manufacturer for 800 points ($10) -- we've got the full list for you after the break.

It's an okay list, but there are some glaring omissions. Where, for example, is the 2006 Ferrari X734 or the X744? Where's the 2008 Ferrari Sesquiderro? Where's the 1898 Ferrari X78 Horse or the 1962 Ferrari Old-Timey Ice Cream Truck? Should the fact that these are cars we made up in attempt at humorously masking our ignorance of all things automotive just eliminate them from consideration? Without so much as a second thought? PS3 owners, it may have seemed that you were being slighted, but you can count yourself lucky that you've been spared this travesty of justice.

Need for Speed: Shift Ferrari Racing Pack

1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
2005 Ferrari FXX
2005 Ferrari Superamerica
2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
2006 Ferrari F430 Challenge (Online/Quick event only)
2006 Ferrari F430 GTC (Online/Quick event only)
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2008 Ferrari California
2008 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider

Reader Comments (29)

Screw those cars, where is my 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California?

This car DLC signifies how much of a wet-soggy-STDinfested douche of a company EA is...

More to the point, why is the Ferrari 458 Italia missing from this pack?

Exclusive DLC FTL.

Thanks :)

Did you shop that yourself?

Combining DSG's hair and Kratos' butt-ugly face created this horror.
But I have no idea where the background came from :/

yea they are missing quite a bit of worthwhile Ferrari vehicles....

I have to disagree I thought the same thing when taking a quick glance at the list and didn't notice keywords like Enzo. But if you take a closer look they do have the main Ferrari cars they're just using the "tracK" version of the cars instead of the consumer versions we're use to seeing in games...

Example the 2005 Ferrari FXX is a Souped up Ferrari Enzo...

interesting....I wonder why they did that?

I guess they're trying to make their game more authentic to racing but, honestly I haven't seen any other racing franchise pull this in quite some time. It really makes them come off as a douche...

oh so now I look like David Banner?

They're using the track names in a vain attempt to get gamers like myself interested in their shitty racing franchise. They hope to lure us away, if only for a moment, from the Forza and GT franchises. Honestly though, I would never go to EA for a simulation racing experience, even if they use track names for cars.

On the other hand, EA if you're reading this, and you really do want my monies... make NFS: Hot Pursuit 3.

Ferrari is easily my favourite exotic auto manufacturer. The cars look incredible, sound so good, and go so very fast. They make me want to paint everything I own in Rosso Corsa, but that stuff wouldn't look nearly as good.

It's a great list despite being biased towards the more current cars. Besides, those are the ones you would want to race in Shift anyway.

Oh yeah? Well PS3 owners have a whole game dedicated to ferrari's!!:P

That's true.

GT5 Prologue has Ferrari's too, and the fastest most badass car ever:
http://www.vootar.com/imgs/elementos/1245162174_Ferrari%20F2007.jpg

Is this EA's exclusivity deal or Ferarri's?

The PGR game for Zune HD is the "Ferrari Edition".

Excellent considering my racing wheel setup and copy of NFS: Shift is on the PS3. Thanks, EA. At least I'm ready for GT5 I guess.

I don't care about Need for Speed, but this is a pretty low blow to PS3 owners.

Doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. Were that many people begging for it?

No idea. I kinda thought Shift was the upcoming NFS game but apparently it's old. Guess it's not that big a deal unless you're a fan of the game and love Ferrari. Still, I don't think it's necessary to be releasing a car pack only on one console. Especially on an older game.

I want to put this on record here for all of you driving game developers who just don't seem to get it.

DLC tracks > DLC cars. You cannot charge 800 points for DLC cars when your competitor (Forza Motorsport 3) is charging 400 points for a new DLC track.

Pretty dumb on EA's part since the PS3 version has sold more copies. I guess they received a nice check for their effort.

Maybe that's the whole point... to get more people to buy the 360 version, you know, like brand awareness on Xbox equaling more sales? Never mind.

to expensive for such a short list of cars, but still not enough information is known. Two questions: Do all 10 cars have Works available? And what Tier are they? Hopefully not all on the same Tier...

$10 dollars for 10 cars? You've gotta be kidding me. Also not even a good pack of cars. Where's the F40, the 288 GTO, the 250 GTO, the Testarossa, the 360 CS? No one would want both the 16M Scuderia and the F430 Spyder. What a waste.

Why doesn't MS quit wasting that cash money?

Ferrari Racing Pack exclusive to Need for Speed: Shift on 360

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