EA CEO Suggests Apex Legends 2 Not Part of Plans as Season 22 Falls Short of Expectations
Electronic Arts is likely not looking to work on an Apex Legends sequel, the company suggested at its FY 2025 second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. EA CEO Andrew Wilson, in response to a question about a potential “Apex 2.0” at the conference call, said a second iteration of a live service title was almost never as successful as the first version, and maintained that EA's focus was on continuing to support Apex Legends players with seasonal content updates.
EA held its Q2 2025 earnings call on Tuesday, reporting record net bookings of $2.079 billion (roughly Rs. 17,480 crore) for the quarter. The strong results were driven by EA Sports franchises like College Football 25, Madden 25 and EA Sports FC 25. At the quarterly earnings call, the EA CEO touched upon live service title Apex Legends, confirming that the shooter fell short of expectations in the quarter following the launch of its Season 22.
According to Wilson, the franchise required widespread changes to re-engage players and drive live service growth. “Following changes to the Battle Pass construct, we did not see the lift in monetization we had expected,” Wilson said at the earnings call.
“Two things have become clear in the free-to-play FPS category. First, in a competitive landscape where brand, a strong core player base, and high quality mechanics matter more than ever, Apex has proven to be a compelling franchise for us and an industry stalwart,” Wilson said.
“Second, to drive significant growth and re-engagement, large systematic change is required. We will continue to focus on retention and breadth of content in service of our global community as we work towards more significant, innovative changes in the future,” he added.
However, in the Q&A session at the earnings call, Wilson appeared to rule out Apex Legends 2. In response to a question about the need for an “Apex 2.0” rather than an incremental update, Wilson said that EA's objective was to deliver season-by-season updates and continue to
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