EA confirms new details for long-awaited Apex Legends mobile release Respawn Entertainment \/ TechworldThe release of a mobile version of Respawn\u2019s flagship battle royale title Apex Legends is coming ever closer, with new details on the development of the handheld title revealed by EA in their third-quarter earnings call. Rumblings of a portable version of Apex Legends first began during Season 2. The news was met with a wave of excitement by players who love to game on the move, but EA and Respawn Entertainment made it clear there was no official release date. Now, the title\u2019s publishers have confirmed in their Q3 report that they are working with a Chinese partner to \u201ccreate a mobile Apex Legends that will be released globally,\u201d as first reported by industry insider and analyst Daniel Ahmad. What this means is that it\u2019s full steam ahead for the awaited mobile launch, after months of being left in the dark \u2014 with Electronic Arts locking down a publishing partner, the ball is well and truly rolling for portable gamers. \u201cRolling mobile out in China, you need to have a partner, and we\u2019re, as we\u2019ve said in the prepared remarks today, working with a partner there. We\u2019re very excited about the opportunity,\u201d EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen confirmed. Jorgensen, who fielded a series of investor questions during a post-conference Q&A session, also confirmed that the same Chinese partner had been locked into preparing a global release for Apex Legends mobile. Developer locked, but no release date \u2014 yet While that\u2019s good news, EA has yet to deliver a proper release date, likely considering it\u2019s so early in the partnership with the unnamed developer. Jorgensen added that there was \u201cmore to come on that in terms of timing\u201d soon. This isn\u2019t the first time EA has turned to Chinese developers to bring to life mobile versions of their flagship titles either. The American gaming company published FIFA Online 4 and Need for Speed Online with Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Tencent also owns Riot Games, who have developed titles like League of Legends and Legends of Runterra. The Chinese company also helms the biggest mobile title on the planet, Arena of Valor, and recently partnered with Activision to create a massively popular mobile version of FPS franchise Call of Duty. Electronic Arts has confirmed they’re working with a partner in China to create a mobile Apex Legends that will be released globally. For reference. Activision worked with Tencent for Call of Duty Mobile. Blizzard partnered with NetEase for Diablo Immortal. pic.twitter.com\/oCJzlsksi3 \u2014 Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) January 30, 2020 Is Apex Legends coming to Nintendo Switch soon? While all of this is fantastic news for mobile and tablet fanatics, there\u2019s one set of players who were once again left out in the cold: Nintendo Switch gamers. Respawn developer Drew McCoy confirmed back in April last year that Switch users should \u201cstay tuned for the future\u201d in regards to a potential move to the Nintendo console. EA\u2019s Q3 call from this week seems to have damned those rumors, however. According to Ahmed, the publishers revealed they were \u201cpleased\u201d with how well the Switch has been performing, and said they were \u201clooking to put more games on the platform,\u201d but added those releases wouldn\u2019t be coming any time soon. For now, Apex Legends fans may have to make do with playing on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, as Season 4 appears on the horizon. In the new season, titled \u2018Assimilation,\u2019 players will be able to get their hands on new legend, the deadly robot Revenant, as well as a strange new Sentinel sniper rifle, an updated Battle Pass, refreshed ranked play, and \u201cbig map changes.\u201d Season 4 launches Tuesday, February 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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