Apex Legends Mobile is shutting down less than a year after its release. In a tweet, developer Respawn Entertainment confirmed its decision to retire the futuristic battle royale game for Android and iOS in all regions on May 2 – just weeks before its one-year anniversary. The game will be rendered unplayable at 4:30 AM IST that day, with the developer disabling all in-app purchases and removing the title from the store today. All existing purchases can be used during the 90 day window prior to Apex Legends Mobile closing. In addition, publisher EA also halted development of its mobile title Battlefield and closed its Industrial Toys studio entirely.
“After a strong start, the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile has begun to fall short of that bar for quality, quantity, and cadence. For this reason, after months of cooperation with our development partner, we have made the joint decision to discontinue our mobile game blog entry out of respawn entertainment reads. The studio also notes that it’s “excited” with the mobile platform as a whole and will continue to explore new opportunities there. Any existing virtual currency in the game – Syndicate Gold – will remain in your account and can be used until May 2nd. EA warns that it does not offer refunds for “real money” purchases.
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EA refers to the terms stated in its User Agreement as an excuse for not providing refunds. On the other hand we have Epic Games and Iron Galaxy Rumbleversewhich also recently announced a planned shutdown plan February 28th. Players who spent money on this game are eligible for a refund on all platforms – be it the Battle Pass or Brawlla Bills (in-game currency) – although details on this will be announced in a timely manner. During an earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson offered an update hinting at a possible future for EA Apex Legends on the phone. “We’ve learned a lot and plan to redesign a connected Apex Mobile experience in the future,” he said (above IGN).
In the call, Wilson also provided a lengthy answer as to why Apex Legends Mobile was switched off. “There is a certain level of immersion and complexity apex In particular, the gameplay, which is what Apex is all about – verticality of gameplay and team-based play – didn’t translate quite as well to mobile as we had hoped. I think we learned a lot from that,” he added. The decision is platform specific only, with services for Apex Legends personal computer and console continue to run smoothly.
As previously mentioned, EA has also stopped developing battlefield Mobile game announced back in April 2021. “As the industry has evolved and our strategy of creating a deeply connected Battlefield ecosystem has taken shape, we have decided to deviate from current direction to best execute our vision for the franchise and meet our expectations.” player”, a opinion read by the publisher. Battlefield as a franchise has been through some big changes lately, with a new studio Ridgeline Games leads the campaign segment of the upcoming games. The studio is overwritten by gloriole Co-creator Marcus Lehto. Also, Vince Zampella, CEO, Respawn Entertainment – known for titanium fall and the aforementioned Apex Legends – was credited for Battlefield, with the central goal of building a connected universe.
Wilson claimed that EA halted work on the mobile version to “really reflect on the broader franchise strategy and allow leadership to build a true cross-platform immersive gaming experience around a reimagined Battlefield going forward.” For now, the studio will continue to work on evolving the tarnished Battlefield 2042which has been released bad critical reaction.
