Summary
Skatehas been in the works for quite a while now, but fans have been there almost every step of the way. Developer Full Circlehas been pretty open during development, telling us all kinds of information about the title and what fans can expect when they get their hands on it. It’s been in various states of readiness ever since the game’s announcement, anda console playtest coming at some point this Fallwill finally give console players the chance to try it out.
However, if you’re more of a traditional gamer and want to see the game properly released before you dive in, there’s now a light at the end of the tunnel. Announced via the official Skate Twitter account, Full Circle and publisher Electronic Arts have revealed that Skate will be entering Early Access at some point in 2025, meaning we’re likely less than a year away from the game’s release.
That’s all the information that the two have to share for now, but it’s also claimed in the tweet that more details will be shared “in the coming months.” For those of you waiting for the proper release of Skate, we don’t quite know exactly how long the game will remain in early access for, as these things can differ greatly depending on the ambitiousness of the game and its developers. For example, Baldur’s Gate 3 was in early access for just shy of three years.
What Will Skate’s Early Access Release Look Like?
Like most early access releases, we can assume that Skate won’t exactly look like a finished product when it finally launches, as Full Circle will no doubt use early access to collect feedback and work on new features. We know thatit’s going to be a live-service, free-to-play game, so Full Circle has years of tweaks and content updates ahead of it, though we’re yet to see how the developer plans on monetizing it.
As much as we’d all love for Full Circle to release the game and regular updates without microtransactions, we’ve learned from the past decade that’s not how it works.We know that the game won’t include loot boxes, as that idea was shot down by the developers in January last year, so we’ll have to wait and see what Full Circle goes for when the time comes.
