skate.: EA sequel will be free-to-play and much more

The skateboards that mean the world to many are making a return to Electronic Arts in the form of Skate 4. There are several exciting pieces of news to report about the planned sequel.

Full Circle’s publisher and development team have announced new information for the first part of their The Board Room video series on YouTube. Probably the most important to skate. (that’s the official title of Skate 4) should be without a doubt that it will be a free-to-play title.

Skate 4: Free but with microtransactions

The announcement can certainly make you prick up your ears and of course alternative sources of income are needed to ensure the permanent maintenance and further development of Skate 4. So, not surprisingly, there will be microtransactions.

According to the current status, these should only concentrate on cosmetic game elements – there should not be a pay-to-win principle and you will also look in vain for loot boxes. Apex Legends, another title from Full Circle, is used as a comparison.

Skate 4: Cross-platform fun promised

In addition, the release on the PC and on two generations of consoles is in prospect. This should mean PS4 and Xbox One as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A release for the Nintendo Switch cannot be ruled out at this point either.

The skating fun should not be platform-bound. Instead, there should be cross-play and also cross-progression – so you will be able to start on one platform and continue directly on another if necessary.

It will probably be a while before Skate 4 is released, after all, they emphasize that they are “still working on it”. This is the current motto under which development is taking place and which has already been taken up in a self-deprecating video.