Skate expands playtesting to include console players

Summary

Console gamers can now try out skate., a highly anticipated new entry in the Skate series.
The game test is available via skate. Insider program for Xbox and PlayStation players.
skate. is confirmed to be free-to-play, set in the fictional city of San Vansterdam, with more gameplay features on the way.

Console gamers finally get the chance to play skate.the highly anticipated new entry in the popular Skate franchise, thanks to a new round of playtesting. While such tests have been going on in skate. since mid-2022, they've been limited to just its PC version, with Xbox and PlayStation players now able to get a taste of the first Skate game since about 15 years.

The last game to drop for Skate franchise was Skate 3 2010. Despite having a loyal fan base, the franchise was seemingly shelved indefinitely by EA in favor of more FPS, Battle Royale, and live service titles. Support for a new one Skate however, the title remained throughout the years, with #Skate4 becoming a hashtag that even EA could not continue to ignore, culminating in the announcement of a dedicated development studio to make a new game in the series. Last fall it was announced skate. would enter early access in 2025, with console testing definitely a positive development towards that window.

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Notified via skate.s official Twitter account, Xbox and PlayStation console players should now be able to test skate.albeit through the developer's skate. Insider program, which requires registration. In a short video clip, a couple of people from skate.s development team, which appears to answer some questions from fans. While the clip doesn't address any specific gameplay features, like the patented new and improved replay editor, they did confirm that there will be more black hairstyle options, and cheekily answered the playtest originally announced for “Fall 2024.”

Confirmed by EA to be a free-to-play, live-service game, public information on exactly what skate. means is still somewhat unclear. What is known is that the skateboard sim takes place in the fictional city of San Vansterdam, a still-under-construction city that takes inspiration from San Vanelona and Port Carverton in addition to real-world locations. A version of skate.s map was leaked online in 2023, although it stands to reason that it could have changed a lot in the time since then. Fans of the series can either sign up for the playtest, or hold out longer until skate. becomes more accessible.

Ride around in the meantime

Although it's slated to enter early access in 2025, gamers know all too well that a title in development can be delayed after initial window announcements, which has become somewhat common in the industry. In the meantime, fans of the genre have a handful of other games to play before the new one Skate the title is completely released.

The upcoming fourth entry in the skateboard series, now officially called skate., is an upcoming video game from Full Circle and Electronic Arts. For now, the game has been confirmed to be free to play.

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