EA is shutting down Apex Legends Mobile in May 2023: Here’s what happens now

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Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment have announced that they will be shutting down Apex Legends Mobile less than year since its launch. In a tweet, Apex Legends Mobile developer, Respawn Entertainment said that it will be sun-setting Apex Legends Mobile on Android and iOS on May 1. Also Read — Realme GT Neo 5 design and specifications confirmed ahead of February 9 launch

The company said that the game will shut down at 4PM PDT on May 1, 2023, or 5:30AM IST on May 2, 2023, post which gamers will not be able to play it on their Android smartphones or iPhones. Also Read — WhatsApp is expected to release a feature to let users create calling shortcuts

“Following a strong start, the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile has begun to fall short of that bar for quality, quantity, and cadence. It is for this reason, after months of working with our development partner, that we have made the mutual decision to sunset our mobile game,” Respawn Entertainment wrote in a blog post. Also Read — Realme to launch Coca-Cola Phone in India on February 10

We’re sure you have a lot of questions. For more information on where things are at currently, including an FAQ, please read the blog below.https://t.co/Yjr4EOJnTq pic.twitter.com/4k3dGzOL12

— Respawn (@Respawn) January 31, 2023

Detailing the change, the company said that it is giving players a 90-day window before it shuts down the Apex Legends Mobile servers for good. The 90-day window started on January 31. Furthermore, the company said that it has already started disabling all real-money in-app purchases in the game and that it will soon be removing the game from the webstores, that