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The latest entry in the Skate series got some new information today, courtesy of a board room discussion video from developer Full Circle. Stylized as skate., the game will have cross play and cross progression across last gen, current gen, and PC, though EA has not announced what platforms skate. will be available on. A mobile phone version of the game was also revealed in the video, The reasoning behind the name is that the developers want skate. to be a game they build on long-term post-release, and one that takes the best aspects from the old series, but without rebooting it or being a direct follow-up to Skate 3.

We have the ambition to keep supporting skate. for years to come. From the very inception of skate., the development team knew we wanted to create something different. Our vision was not a game that you’d play through and ‘beat,’ but something that you can regularly come back to and discover new things. Our dream is that skate. never ends. And in order to do that, we’ll be actively supporting skate. with new gameplay elements and tweaks, new content releases and events, and lots of seasonal drops

skate. will also be a free-to-play title, with microtransactions. The team stressed the fact that while there will be in-game purchases, maps won't be locked behind a paywall, loot boxes will not game in the game, and the microtransactions are purely cosmetic and won't affect gameplay. According to the video, the free to play model will be based on another EA title--Apex Legends.

 

[XDel]

Instead of the mobile version, buy a freaking skate board.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Makes sense to play the early build instead as it has no ads or iaps.

 

[Elodain]

Yay. TIme to see how Modern Gaming destroys a a freaking skateboarding game by absolutely infesting it with ads and microtransactions.

I'll stick to Skate 3, thanks.

 

[CeeDee]

There goes any interest I had in this game. Free to play games are usually highly predatory, they're essentially the monetization strategies people hate of mobile games, slapped onto a console game, yet people give them the pass because "it's free!!" I don't want to be sold premium cosmetics or skater-battle-passes nonstop, I want to buy a complete game.

 

[Whole lotta love]

Yay. TIme to see how Modern Gaming destroys a a freaking skateboarding game by absolutely infesting it with ads and microtransactions.

I'll stick to Skate 3, thanks.

Skate 3 is full of ads too

 

[FAST6191]

...
Suppose I will have to learn to enjoy the THPS 1+2 remake thing or hope Skater XL gets some content. That or hope something gets hacked together to remove enough suck if the underlying mechanics are still as nice as 2 and 3.

 

[Xzi]

GaaS ruins another game with potential before release, oh well. EA better not do the same with the Fallen Order sequel.

 

[wurstpistole]

Is skate. and Skate 4 the same?

 

[SkittleDash]

Free? Just because it's free doesn't mean it justifies bombarding the game with egregious microtransactions, EA. And I'm right now going to call bullshit on their statement that nothing game changing will be locked behind a paywall. Give it a few weeks after release. It'll happen. Going to stick with Skate 3 since it was made by a team that actually gave a shit. RIP Black Box.

 

[SnAQ]

Haha, F2P from EA?
Yeah, I'll pass.

 

[Elodain]

Skate 3 is full of ads too

True. But it doesn't interrupt game play.
You know how predatory mobile games go. Every two seconds its a disruptive ad. Watch this ad to keep playing! Watch this ad to unlock that ability! Watch this ad to recharge your special meter!

You really think EA of all companies isn't going to make this game so unbearable to play without buying an ad free subscription at the least? Fat chance!

 

[CeeDee]

Is skate. and Skate 4 the same?

Yup

Suppose I will have to learn to enjoy the THPS 1+2 remake thing

The Tony Hawk remake is excellent. Different feel from Skate, I get that, but it's basically perfect for a THPS game. And you can unlock cosmetics instead of buying them!

 

[mightymuffy]

Sigh all these bad vibes towards EA on here come on peeps they'll be more generous than you think: you'll get the board, plus at least one of the wheels for free....

 

[ut2k4master]

Is skate. and Skate 4 the same?

yes, even though the first one was already called "skate."

 

[CeeDee]

yes, even though the first one was already called "skate."

It's a reboot! Of course, the original games were standard singleplayer experiences and not live-service online multiplayer money-farms, so there's a reason they want to reboot.

 

[Whole lotta love]

True. But it doesn't interrupt game play.
You know how predatory mobile games go. Every two seconds its a disruptive ad. Watch this ad to keep playing! Watch this ad to unlock that ability! Watch this ad to recharge your special meter!

You really think EA of all companies isn't going to make this game so unbearable to play without buying an ad free subscription at the least? Fat chance!

Yea I hear your point and hope they don't do that here. They probably will though.

 

[CoolMe]

Well..

*Any

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Give it a few weeks after release. It'll happen.

A few weeks? Nah, I expect that bs to be already there on release, lmao

 

[Nincompoopdo]

For open world game like this or even GTA - you can make the game free without micro transactions. Just put ads in the game - millions of them - on billboards, buses, bus stops, building, etc like in the real world. They can charge advertisers monthly for the ads placement and switch ads dynamically with updates. I am surprise no company is doing that.