Skate 4 Release Date Is Coming Soon, Confirms EA CEO
In a recent earnings call, Electronic Arts' CEO, Andrew Wilson, confirmed that Skate 4 will launch sooner rather than later. EA announced its new Skate game during EA Play Live 2020, with Deran Chung and Cuz Parry sitting center stage — both of whom were key personnel from the EA Black Box crew that developed the original trilogy.
The publisher and developers couldn't offer specifics at the time, but soon thereafter noted that user-generated content and exploration would sit at the forefront of the all-new Skate experience. Following the reveal, Deran Chung referred to the user-generated content approach as a natural progression for the long-dormant franchise. Project leaders, understandably, went dark for several months, then returned in January 2021 with news that EA had established a studio for Skate called Full Circle. Ex-Head of Xbox Live Daniel McCulloch serves as studio Vice President; meanwhile, Chung and Parry constitute the creative forces who will lead the Skate IP in its next phase of evolution.
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Interestingly, the wait to see what Skate's evolution entails could soon come to an end. Speaking during an earnings call for Electronic Arts' Q3 FY22 financial results, CEO Andrew Wilson reportedly stated that Skate 4 will launch at some point in the near future. This is according to ComicBook, which noted that Wilson mentioned the apparently imminent Skate 4 release in passing. According to the publication, Wilson spoke on user-generated content, stating:
«It's been at the very center of The Sims for a long time. It's at the very center of mode like FIFA Ultimate Team and Madden Ultimate Team, to the very center of the design of Skate,
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