EA’s Skate gets mobile version with crossplay/progression

While the heyday of skateboarding video games may be behind us, EA is currently looking to revamp the genre, bringing back its much-loved Skate series in a new way. Said to be coming to PC, consoles and mobile devices, the free-to-play title looks to feature full crossplay and cross progression across the board – including between mobile and consoles.

Ahead of its still indeterminate release date, EA has been playtesting Skate publicly, allowing fans to get a taste of the game ahead of its official release. As part of the latest testing stage, the team announced and released an early version of the game for mobile – revealing that Skate will include full crossplay and cross progression.

While a majority of newly released games feature crossplay/cross progression, very few titles manage to offer the same on mobile, typically releasing a bespoke version for the portable platform – meaning no cross compatibility.

Fortunately, it seems as though the mobile version of Skate will be an accurate representation of the console/PC experience – so much so that players can freely switch between platforms with all their progress seamlessly carrying over.

In the wake of Capcom bringing Resident Evil 4 Remake and RE Village to iPhones (as well as Kojima releasing Death Stranding on iOS), it is clear that developers are paying much greater attention to the mobile platform. Hopefully this is the start of the smartphone gaming renaissance.

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