Years in the past, EA introduced it was making a brand new Skate recreation after followers demanded it. Now, we lastly have a launch window for the upcoming reboot, which isn’t referred to as Skate 4. You’ll be capable of play the brand new Skate in 2025 through Early Entry.
In June 2020, after years of followers begging and pleading, EA confirmed it was making a brand new Skate recreation. In 2022, very early footage of the sport leaked through a playtest. Just a few months later, EA formally launched footage of what it referred to as a “pre-pre-pre alpha” construct of the brand new Skate recreation and confused it was nonetheless engaged on it. The brand new Skate will likely be free-to-play and a live-service recreation. It’s additionally not referred to as Skate 4. And now, EA has confirmed this new Skate recreation will likely be out subsequent 12 months.
On September 17, the official Skate account on Twitter tweeted that the devs are “extremely stoked” to announce that the reboot is launching through Early Entry in 2025. The devs didn’t share some other particulars past that, however did promise “extra” details about Skate’s Early Entry plans can be revealed within the “coming months.”
Alongside the announcement of a 2025 launch window, EA additionally shared some new footage of Skate. You possibly can see that under:
Earlier this 12 months, throughout Summe Sport Fest, EA confirmed as soon as once more it was nonetheless engaged on Skate and launched a live-action trailer for the sport that includes Tim Robinson as an M-Corp spokesperson. (M-Corp is a fictional firm inside the skateboarding reboot.) It confirmed off extra early growth footage, too.
This complete four-year advertising marketing campaign for Skate has been very completely different than what we often get from massive publishers. Usually, video games get introduced after which we don’t hear about them or see something till it’s both canceled or almost completed. This time round, EA is being very open and clear with the method and letting followers see (and play) very early variations of the Skate reboot. It’s a refreshing change of tempo in a very secretive trade.
Skate is about to reach subsequent 12 months through Early Entry. Hopefully, it will likely be definitely worth the wait.
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