MotoGP 26 Launches With Switch 2 and Cross-Play

MotoGP 26 is out today, and its most notable placement is Switch 2 — a day-one launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Switch 2, and the original Switch at a moment when the Nintendo lineup is still thin. The headline additions are cross-play multiplayer for up to 22 riders (the full race grid) and Dynamic Rider Ratings, a live per-rider stat system that adapts to how you actually race rather than locking in preset attributes. The career mode gets a fully 3D paddock hub — the kind of touch sim regulars notice and casual players ignore. MotoGP 26 isn't a release that rewrites the genre, but the 22-rider cross-play is genuinely new for the series, not just a bullet-point promise.