The joy was actually very great when Electronic Arts confirmed the return of the skate series. In combination with the remakes of various parts of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, a real Renaissance of skateboard games heralded. However, concerns are now increasing that EA is completely driving the popular series against the wall.
Electronic Arts already has a questionable reputation among players. Too often, the company relied on questionable financing models, live service approaches and similarly unfriendly business practices.
Of course, a company has to generate sales, but EA has been increasingly aggressive in recent years. As in a first play test of Skate. Digned, the comeback of the extreme sports series does not seem to be spared. Because even in the pre-alpha phase, the option was to buy in-game currency for real money and to exchange them for cosmetic items.
In a blog post, EA now confirmed exactly what many fans feared: skate. Will be a live service game. This should not be surprising after the microtransactions in the play test, but of course to get it so confirmed, of course hurts again. Incidentally, the money is to be used to secure the progress of development and you will get your San van Bucks credited again at the early access start.
In addition, Electronic Arts also has another unpleasant function for skate. confirmed: The title continues to require an internet connection. The Always online compulsion is due to the concept of the game, the city is supposed to be constantly changing and skating together with other players is a core feature.
Uffffff, that hurts. After all, there is good news for all impatient fans who have so far been excluded from the Playtest: Skate. Started in the early access on all platforms in 2025 and even offers cross play.
