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EA's Skate Will Be Free-to-Play with Cross-Play, Cross-Progression, Microtransactions & More

EA’s new skateboarding game that most fans figured would be called Skate 4 is actually going to be Skate and it’s going to be free-to-play. The team of developers hosted their “Board Room” earlier today to go over some of the details.

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Skate will be a live-service, meaning the team won’t push a new game every year or 2. Instead they will continue to improve and add features through the model. Skating will take place in a new city called San Vansterdam.

The team mentioned the game will feature cross-play, cross-progression and the dirty word, microtransactions. The game won’t feature mapped areas behind a paywall, paid loot boxes or paid gameplay advantages. It won’t be pay to win, it’s mostly for cosmetics and convenience.

Fans can sign up for a chance to playtest Skate and provide feedback.

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