{"id":1365,"date":"2025-03-12T09:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:22:15","slug":"eas-skate-4-has-microtransactions-and-its-not-even-in-early-access-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/eas-skate-4-has-microtransactions-and-its-not-even-in-early-access-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"EA\u2019s Skate 4 has microtransactions and it\u2019s not even in early access yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will Skate succeed as a live service game? (EA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A closed alpha test for EA<\/a>’s Skate has raised alarm bells ahead of its early access launch this year.<\/p>\n

Fans of skateboarding games look set to be served well this year, with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4<\/a>, Skate Story<\/a>, and EA’s Skate reboot all due to launch in 2025.<\/p>\n

The biggest question mark hangs over the latter, which was announced five years ago and is switching to a free-to-play format for the first time. While it is called ‘Skate’, the next entry is technically the fourth mainline instalment in the series, and the first in 15 years since Skate 3.<\/p>\n

In an age when live service games come and go within months<\/a>, there’s naturally some trepidation around Skate going free-to-play – something which has only been heightened by the presence of microtransactions in the ongoing closed alpha test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an email sent to players who signed up to the alpha, which has been shared on Reddit<\/a>, EA announced an ‘epic gameplay update’ which includes new items and features, including the option to purchase and use in-game currency known as San Van Bucks<\/em>.<\/p>\n

‘We want to provide [a] positive experience when purchasing items from the Skate store,’ reads the email. ‘To ensure we achieve these goals at early access we have enabled the option to purchase and use virtual currency in our ongoing closed alpha playtest.<\/p>\n

‘Your feedback will be greatly appreciated in providing a great experience at early access launch.’<\/p>\n

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