BeamNG.drive launches on PS5 in Early Access today, October 19, 2026, at $24.99 in the US, the same price the game costs on Steam. The PlayStation Store lists the release at 13:00 UTC. The PS5 version brings the soft-body crash physics, the open-world maps, career mode and new local split-screen for up to four players, but mods and VR are not supported at launch.
BeamNG confirmed the US price on its official X account on October 16 and added that final prices for other regions will only appear on the store at launch. As of 12:10 UTC, the PS Store page still showed a wishlist button and no price.
BeamNG.drive's open-world maps include desert canyon roads like this one. Image: BeamNG / PlayStation Store
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BeamNG.drive PS5 at a glance
| Detail | What is confirmed |
|---|---|
| Release | October 19, 2026, Early Access (PS Store lists 13:00 UTC) |
| Price | $24.99 USD; other regions shown at launch |
| Players | 1-4, local split-screen; PS Store says “Offline play only” |
| Rating | ESRB Everyone |
| Upscaling | FSR 3 on base PS5, PSSR on PS5 Pro |
| Mods and VR | Not at launch |
| Download size | Not listed yet |
A note on the time: some outlets have reported 14:00 UTC (10 a.m. ET). BeamNG itself hasn’t posted an hour, so 13:00 UTC is the store’s own data, not an announcement.
What’s in the PS5 version compared with PC?
According to the store listing and BeamNG’s release-date announcement, the PS5 version includes the core sandbox: dozens of customizable vehicles, 12+ open-world environments, Free Roam (where you can change wind speed and even gravity), Career Mode, Scenarios such as police chases and delivery runs, and Time Trials. It also supports DualSense vibration and trigger effects, plus 17 listed accessibility features, including full controller remapping.
Free Roam challenges on PS5 use PlayStation button prompts. Image: BeamNG / PlayStation Store
The PS5 launch comes at about the same time as the PC game’s version 0.40 update. BeamNG says this release adds a new vehicle from day one and local split-screen. The console optimization work had already reached PC players in July’s 0.39 update.
| Feature | PS5 (Early Access) | PC (Steam, Epic, Humble) |
|---|---|---|
| Price (US) | $24.99 | $24.99 |
| Soft-body physics, maps, career | Yes | Yes |
| Mods | No, “timing and scope” not confirmed | Yes |
| World Editor | Not planned | Yes |
| Official online multiplayer | No | No (in development) |
Does BeamNG.drive on PS5 have mods?
No, not at launch. BeamNG calls console mod support “a unique challenge” and says it is still looking at options, but it can’t confirm when mods will come or what form they’ll take. Mod tools such as the World Editor are “not currently planned” for PlayStation. That is the biggest difference from PC, where community mods are a large part of the game’s appeal.
Performance modes and PS5 Pro
BeamNG has confirmed AMD FSR 3 upscaling on the standard PS5 and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) on PS5 Pro. Not announced yet: frame-rate targets, a choice between quality and performance modes, and resolution figures. The store page doesn’t carry a “PS5 Pro Enhanced” label either. BeamNG also hasn’t published a list of supported racing wheels. BeamNG’s only hands-on PS5 demo before launch was at Fanatec’s booth at SimRacing Expo last weekend.
Drift scoring on the West Coast, USA map in the PS5 version. Image: BeamNG / PlayStation Store
Roadmap: what Early Access means here
BeamNG.drive has been in Early Access on PC since May 29, 2015, with big free updates every few months, and it holds an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating from more than 424,000 reviews (checked Oct 19). BeamNG says its long-term goal is “feature parity across platforms where possible”. In its May update, the studio confirmed that official multiplayer is in development but “likely won’t be” ready “for quite a while”. It also said multiplayer will start small and grow, the way tire physics did. No dates exist for multiplayer, mods or VR on PS5.
If you are weighing other PC sims coming to PlayStation, Squad’s free PS5 alpha follows a similar path. Enshrouded’s 1.0 launch on PS5 and PC shows the other end of Early Access. And Peak reaches PS5 on October 22.
What’s next
Regional prices should appear on the PS Store when the game unlocks. This post will be updated with UK and EU prices, the download size and the 0.40 patch notes once they’re public. The next things to watch are BeamNG’s first console update and any news on mod support, the feature PC players will judge the port by.
Sources: BeamNG on X (price), BeamNG: PS5 release date, BeamNG: Something new is on the horizon, PlayStation Store, PlayStation.com, Gematsu, Steam.
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