In addition to announcing the postponement of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment have confirmed the shutdown of Apex Legends Mobilea free-to-play shooter that only debuted in May 2022.
With a post on the game’s official website, Respawn issued a mea culpa for the lack of content in Apex Legends Mobilewhich after an encouraging debut convinced the development team to abandon the free to play for iOS and Android devices,
“After a good start, the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile started falling short on a certain level of quality, quantity and cadence. It is for this reason, after months of work with our development partner, that we made a joint decision to quit our mobile game. Despite the disappointment, we are proud of the game we have launched, we are grateful for the support of the Apex Legends community and we are confident that this is the right decision for players.
In terms of what players can expect here, today kicks off a 90-day window before closing. We will be removing real currency for in-game purchases and removing the title from webstores. During this time, players can spend their current Syndicate Gold and continue playing the full game. The May 1, 2023 we will cease operations in all regions and the title will no longer be playable”.
In launch week Apex Legends Mobile he was off to a flying start with $5 million generated in just a few days.