Skate 4 Seems To Have Entered Internal Playtesting Ahead Of Possible Reveal

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Skate 4 was announced back in 2020 much to the delight of skateboarding fans across the globe, but two years later we’ve still not heard much besides a short “We’re Working On It” trailer that showed off some of the game’s mocap capabilities. However, EA could re-reveal Skate 4 quite soon as it seems that the game has entered internal playtesting over at EA, according to Origin’s AP at least.

This news comes from industry insider Tom Henderson in an article on Exputer, who has revealed the API code from the Origins store on PC. The word “Skate” can be seen throughout the code, including the phrase “playtest will not transfer to skate. main game.” As Henderson points out, the fact that the code refers to Skate 4 simply as “Skate” implies EA is planning to reboot the series rather than create a sequel to Skate 3.

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Besides that, we’re still none the wiser as to when Skate will actually get here. The fact that the game is currently being playtested internally suggests that it’s not too far out, but it’s pretty difficult to put a year on it. There’s a possibility it could be given an official title this summer, but it won’t appear at any EA events this year as the publisher canceled its annual EA Play Live event this year. Instead, EA is choosing to reveal its upcoming titles when “the time is right for each of them.” Still, a small update on development is better than no update at all.

In other EA-related news, the publisher made headlines yesterday as it reportedly planning to ditch the FIFA license and rename its premiere football franchise. Instead of paying billions for the license, industry insider Jeff Grubb claims that EA is simply going to rebrand the game