The Codemasters upcoming release of F1 2010 represents a big deal for those who did not own a PlayStation, as for the first time in a long time a Formula 1 video game release will be multiplatform.

The bigger news, however, is that Codemasters has confirmed the release date of F1 2010. North America will get to experience F1 2010 on September 21st, while those in Europe will have to sit still till September 24th. The news of the release dates first appeared in a video on the official F1 website, but later was confirmed by our sources.

When F1 2010 finally arrives, it will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms. Not since the EA F1 releases of long ago did an F1 title appear on so many platforms, and this includes the already released F1 2009 for the Wii and PSP that were already released.

F1 2010 will offer a variety of Codemasters trademark touches from previous recent racing titles such as Dirt 2 and Grid, where the game will offer an immersive experience to give the player the feeling of what it is actually like to be a racing driver in Formula 1. Players will experience all 19 tracks, as well as the different cars from all of the Formula 1 teams.

Codemasters is very excited about the release of F1 2010 and has publicly stated that despite the lack of popularity in the U.S., it expects that it will sell 2+ million copies of the game. The folks at Codemasters do think it is possible that the sales of F1 2010 might be helped in part by the lack of a NASCAR title on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC at this time. As one source told us, “…racing fans in the U.S. might be drawn to F1 2010 with the lack of other titles currently available and could lead to better than expected sales in North America, but we look for European sales to be quite strong”.

One possible snag could have the potential to derail some of those sales (at least on the PlayStation 3 platform) and that is the expected release of Gran Turismo 5, which is expected to arrive in November; but the earlier release date is in favor of the Codemasters camp. Whispers we hear seem to suggest that they are not worried about the other racing titles expected this holiday season, including GT5, and the company expects F1 2010 to sell well.