If you missed the event, quite a few things were covered in a condensed hour-long keynote. These included:
Train Sim World 5: Available for pre-order and releasing September 17th
West Coast Main Line, Frankfurt – Fulda & San Bernardino Line
Conductor Mode, Route Hopping, Fast Travel & Upgraded Live Map
Deluxe Edition which includes Avanti West Coast Pendolino, FlixTrain Vectron & Cajon Pass (with Route Hopping).
Deluxe / Special Edition pre-order includes 5-day Early Access from 12th September
Free-to-play starter pack available for 30 days from launch
Also announced: 6x Future Train Sim World route Add-ons
Train Sim World VR: New York, a brand-new experience for Meta Quest players available to Wishlist now
Train Sim World Tycoon, a brand-new experience on the Roblox platform developed by Talewind
An update on City Transport Simulator: Tram, developed by ViewApp
That’s quite a lot of stuff! Read on for a summary of each of these exciting releases.
Train Sim World 5: Pre-order Now, Out September 17th!
We kicked off with the full announcement of Train Sim World 5, coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox Platforms on September 17th, with pre-order players of Deluxe and Special Editions able to gain Early Access 5 days early from September 12th.
Train Sim World 5 brings 3 new routes into the franchise along with new trains, new operators and new features, including bringing Conductor Mode as a full game mode! A summary of new features can be found further down this article.
The new route and locomotive content includes:
San Bernardino Line: Los Angeles to San Bernardino
Metrolink MP36 locomotive
West Coast Main Line: London Euston to Milton Keynes
Class 350/1 & Class 377/2 EMUs
Frankfurt to Fulda: Kinzigtalbahn
DB BR 411 ICE-T, BR 114 And DB BR 193 Vectron
Plus additional locomotives seen in previous Train Sim World Add-ons such as the Class 66, DB BR 146 and Metrolink F125
Deluxe / Special Edition players will also be able to operate:
Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino EMU
FlixTrain BR 193 Vectron and Talbot Coaches
Cajon Pass, enabling Route Hopping (more on that later) at San Bernardino
New Features
As well as the new routes and locomotives, players of Train Sim World 5 will be able to take advantage of new and improved features, with some significantly developing the way in which sessions can be played across new and existing Train Sim World content.
New and improved features include:
NEW Conductor Mode, on new Core routes and future route Add-ons
NEW Route Hopping, between routes that share a common location - Including support for selected back catalogue route Add-ons
NEW Fast Travel, allowing immediate travel within a route
NEW Digital Screen Accessibility on relevant trains
UPDATED Live Map, with icons, legend and train service information
UPDATED UI and Menus
UPDATED Photo Mode, including live weather / time of day changes
UPDATED Track Shadow Rendering
UPDATED Creators Club Tools
UPDATED Training Center
Including unbranded BR 146 + Dostos
Subsequent articles, videos and preview streams will go into more detail about some of these features.
Take it that this version has yet to be released?