The Tour de France WILL happen in June (on your PlayStation)

Cyanide, and their new publisher with a daft name, have confirmed more details about their new Tour de France 2020 videogame for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

The big news? It’s got a first person camera. Ever wanted a POV of a virtual Chris Froome’s lycra-covered ass crack? Now you got it, plus some spindly little arms that seem like they’d be really disorienting as you try to play.

Looks absolutely horrible. Maybe if it has VR headset support… ah, but then we’d have to buy a VR headset and wear it. What would the neighbors think?

In other news, it’ll be on Steam too, for the first time. PC gamers already get Pro Cycling Manager from the same company, which is much closer to a playable game.

ANYWAY, we’re rude about this thing, but they should send it to us to review. We’re nicer about things in our reviews. Last year’s edition was fun enough, but the difficulty levels meant it was always a bit too easy or a bit too hard, so everything felt either unfulfilling or futile. If they fix that and the weird bug that makes breakaways always succeed on mountain stages, the racing part could actually be very enjoyable tolerable for a cycling fan.

Here’s what they’re saying about the new camera view and Steam support:

With this new first-person camera, the game let you become a real pro cyclist with a highly-realistic perspective. Breakaways, steep slopes and high-speed sprints will be more staggering than ever this year.

And for the first time, the official game of the Tour de France will be available on Steam. You’ll be able to dive into the Pro Leader mode where you’ll have to create your rider, choose their specialization, get better results over the seasons to ultimately become the leader of the Pro Cycling ranking.

Tour de France 2020 will be available on 4 June 2020 on consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and later on PC