During today's 'TDU Connect' event, developer KT Racing has finally revealed real gameplay of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. The presentation started out with a short, sizzle reel-style trailer before the dev team presented a lengthy demo - showcasing open world driving, racing, player houses, clubs and more.

All of the footage up above is in-game, taken from an alpha build of the title. There's clearly still work to be done here regarding the game's performance, but frame rate aside, we're pretty impressed by what we've seen here.

Solar Crown looks like it retains plenty of old Test Drive Unlimited DNA, especially with the game's focus on a huge open world and the luxurious side of driving, including collecting some of the biggest and best cars out there to show off to your friends and challenge them to races.

For now, the team is aiming for an 'early 2024' launch — as we reported on last week — with a pre-launch closed beta coming soon. The delay out of 2023 is unfortunate, but the game does look like it needs a bit more polish time, and it's good to see the team afforded that luxury.

When that time does arrive, you'll be able to cruise around Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's rendition of Hong Kong Island on Xbox Series X and S.

Does this look like an open world racer you'd love to try out? Let us know your thoughts on the team's debut gameplay footage!