{"id":1229371,"date":"2026-02-25T06:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=607460"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:11:59","slug":"heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s when you can play EA\u2019s Skate in early access"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Get your boards out chat because Electronic Arts has announced that <em>Skate <\/em>early access will arrive at the end of the summer for PlayStation, Windows PC, Xbox, and mobile users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Early access will be a part of Playtest Update 0.27, which is set to roll out on July 2. Players who want access to early skate sessions around San Vansterdam should sign up as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ea.com\/games\/skate\/insider-playtest-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skate Insider<\/a> by June 27 (and <em>no later than<\/em> June 27). Participating in the early access will give skaters access to exclusive rewards like dope skateboards, swag, and stickers for in-game use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Elsewhere in the update, skaters will be treated to new and improved updates for <em>Skate<\/em>, including a revamped San Vansterdam, which adds more pedestrians, traffic, cars, graffiti, and additions that make the world feel more <em>alive<\/em>. Improvements have also been implemented to the game&#8217;s UI, giving it that <em>Skate <\/em>feel with more personality through sound effects, snappy animations, and more. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">EA also announced that server player limits have been extended to 150 skaters, adding more missions and challenges and a new neighborhood known as the Market Mile. The new update also incorporates \u201cbig changes\u201d to the character customization process that bring more freedom and individuality to the skater\u2019s overall appearances with new hairstyles, emotes, gestures, \u201cand even more to come down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Skate 4<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/1\/27\/22252237\/skate-4-developer-electronic-arts-full-circle\">now known simply as <em>Skate<\/em><\/a> (or as EA styles it, <em>skate.<\/em>), was first announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2020\/6\/18\/21296386\/skate-4-ea-its-happening\">way back in 2020.<\/a> The latest entry in EA\u2019s skateboarding franchise had gone through numerous challenges over the years, with the developers even announcing that they were rebuilding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_877568xsPg&amp;ab_channel=skate.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flick-It system<\/a> that has become synonymous with the skating sims and adding \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23691303\/skate-4-update-activities-playtesting-flumping\">flumping<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Playtests for the game first began in 2022 and have been ongoing since then, with devs collecting data and feedback from skaters involved. All of that feedback has finally led us here. While <em>Skate<\/em> doesn&#8217;t have a concrete release date, players can look forward to possibly getting their hands on a version of the game in the early access period coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: EA\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: EA\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access-2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: EA\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/607460\/skate-4-early-access-playtesting-release-date\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your boards out chat because Electronic Arts has announced that Skate early access will arrive at the end of the summer for PlayStation, Windows PC, Xbox, and mobile users. Early access will be a part of Playtest Update 0.27, which is set to roll out on July 2. Players who want access to early skate sessions around San Vansterdam should sign up as a Skate Insider by June 27 (and no later than June 27). Participating in the early access will give skaters access to exclusive rewards like dope skateboards, swag, and stickers for in-game use. Elsewhere in the update, skaters will be treated to new and improved updates for Skate, including a revamped San Vansterdam, which adds more pedestrians, traffic, cars, graffiti, and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heres-when-you-can-play-eas-skate-in-early-access\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1229372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1229371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here\u2019s when you can play EA\u2019s Skate in early access | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get your boards out chat 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