NASCAR HEAT 5 Xbox One

Due to the poor reception of NASCAR 21: Ignition, Motorsport Games announced their intentions to return to Heat 5 for future DLC.[7] The firm announced the introduction of Next Gen Cars and their respective driver lineup in downloadable content for the game, updating it for the 2022 season. Unlike its successor NASCAR 21: Ignition, the DLC is not free and would initially be priced at $12.34 before being lowered to $9.99 following a delay. Motorsport Games, in a statement posted to Twitter, stated their intention to provide a much more stable experience.[8] After a period where no updates were shared, the team eventually shared their plans to release the 2022 cars during the month of May 2023, after the 2022 season had already concluded.[9] Over this period, fans had created a mod for the game that adds the 2023 paint schemes.[10]

The DLC would eventually be released on June 22, 2023 on all platforms; it received negative reviews due to fan dissatisfaction with the management of current publisher Motorsport Games, lack of new tracks added for the 2022 season, bugs, loss of player progress, and due to the 2022 season being outdated as of the DLC's release.[11]