Respawn job listing reveals Apex Legends PS5 & Xbox Series X plans Respawn Entertainment \/ Microsoft \/ SonyApex Legends will be marching into the next generation of gaming when the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X arrive later this year, according to a new job listing for the battle royale posted by Respawn Entertainment late last week. With the new consoles from Sony and Microsoft set to hit shelves in 2020\u2019s holiday season, the question on every gamers\u2019 lips now is which of their favorite long-term titles are set to survive the next-gen switch-up that follows. On that front, battle royales like Fortnite and PUBG have less to worry about as PC titles. Infinity Ward also recently confirmed Apex Legends rival Warzone will be making the leap. Now Respawn has locked in their PS5 and XSX plans too. Respawn job listing confirms Apex\u2019s PS5, XSX plans At least, it looks like it\u2019s full steam. Respawn has said nothing official yet. Instead, a job listing for a Senior Rendering Engineer to \u201cpush next-generation platforms and the PC to their limits on Apex\u201d seems to have confirmed it for them. While the listing, posted on EA\u2019s internal hiring board, doesn\u2019t specifically mention either the PlayStation 5 or the Xbox Series X by name, use of the term \u201cnext-gen\u201d can only relate to the huge console releases coming later this year. Apex Legends could head to next-gen as soon as late 2020 The position called for skills in \u201cshading,\u201d \u201coptimizing,\u201d and \u201cfixing tricky bugs\u201d. That seems to confirm Apex\u2019s next-gen port could also be bound for a late 2020 time frame. These kinds of roles are often end-development related, to add polish. The listing \u2014 which has now closed \u2014 combined with EA\u2019s promise last year that they are treating Apex Legends as a \u201cmajor long-term franchise\u201d all but confirms we could soon be battling across King\u2019s Canyon on PS5 and the XSX. As for smaller consoles \u2014 namely phones \u2014 there\u2019s still been no word from EA or Respawn beyond their update last October, which suggested a late-2020 drop date. That does seem to line up with the next-gen release, however. It may not be faster processors or updated graphics, but Apex also has other major updates coming a little sooner than late 2020 too \u2014 Loba is finally making her playable debut in-game next week with Season 5\u2019s long-awaited release. Everything for the battle royale\u2019s big seasonal switch-up kicks off from May 5, when the new Season 5 Launch Trailer premieres on YouTube. The season itself will begin a week later. A major update will also be arriving for all consoles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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