Yesterday, EA and developer Full Circle pulled the curtain on a bunch of extra details for the upcoming Skate reboot, and it’s in this developer stream that we have to learn about the game’s exact title and how it’s going to be available to consumers.
The upcoming game will simply be called Skate, and it will be a free-to-play game that will support cross-platform play and cross-progression at launch. It’s been revealed that the city the game will be set in will be called San Vansterdam, and since the game will have an instant-service approach, fans should expect it to be around for quite some time, rather than assuming there will be a sequel a few years after launch.
Full Circle added that even with a live service method, the game itself does not pay to win, nor does it lock content behind a paywall. Likewise, there won’t be any loot boxes.
As for when the game will be released, there’s no date yet, but we’re told a playtest will take place this summer, and when it launches, the game will be available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.