There are three reasons why Drift Legends doesn’t feature real racetracks:
- If you’ve ever been to see drifting, it’s mostly done on a judged section of a racetrack and consists of two or three corners. In Drift Legends you get tracks that have up to eight corners, which are more fun and designed specifically for the game. Real racetracks are comparatively boring.
- Even second-tier racetracks you probably haven’t heard of want upwards of US$15,000 per YEAR just for licensing the name and track layout. As there are 25 tracks in Drift Legends, that would mean a yearly budget of… (reaches for the calculator)… a lot more than would be made from the game.
- The guys wanted a wider set of environments than just a racetrack. The Japanese tracks, for example, are mountain roads and have overhanging trees, and that’s where drifting really has its underground scene.
