It’s been four years since Electronic Arts (EA) originally announced Skate., a new entry in the Skate franchise. Since then, the publisher has been relatively silent on the title, aside from hosting private playtests for a select few and providing some development updates over the years with some gameplay. It appears that they’re finally gearing up for something significant, as they announced today that the release date for Skate’s early access will be revealed later this week.
This news is accompanied by a new cover art for the game, giving us a tease of what to expect, which is pictured above.
skate. Early Access Arrives This Summer
We’ve known for some time now that EA was planning a Summer 2025 release for the early access of skate. With Summer nearly at its end, it looks like EA is about to follow through on that promise. As revealed on the game’s official YouTube channel, a new video is set to premiere on Aug 26, 2025, at 9 AM PT. The video, titled “Skate | Early Access Release Date Trailer,” is related to the game’s early access release date and features a new official cover art for the game.
Besides that, we’re expecting this to showcase plenty of new gameplay, along with an updated and hopefully much more polished build of the game than what has been leaked before. Besides that, we have no clue which platform this early access will launch on (presumably PC) or what the pricing will be. Let us also hope that EA hasn’t plagued it with microtransactions, a concern fans had when the first initial leaks started popping up years ago.
I guess we’ll all find out this Tuesday!
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