Electronic Arts has said that he is now planning a “larger and more significant update” for Apex legends, or “a Apex 2.0”, several months after minimizing the idea of a sequel.
Speaking in October, EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, said that the last season of Apex Legends had not achieved expectations, but that he was trying to improve the experience of the existing game through updates, instead of planning a full version 2, which said in the context of Live Live service games, “it has almost never been as successful as version 1”.
However, speaking during EA’s profits call on Tuesday, Wilson seemed to have softened his position. As the commitment continues to decrease for Apex, the Executive admitted that “a more significant update” was needed, and that the Apex development team is at work planning one.
However, Wilson said that any significant APEX Legends launch would not arrive until after the next Battlefield game, which is expected to be launched at some point before April 2026.
“Apex is probably one of the great new releases in our industry in the last decade and has been loved by that central cohort,” Wilson said. “We have had more than 200 million people who play the game. However, the business trajectory of that franchise has not been directed in the direction we have wanted for some time.
“We have been trying, tune in and try many things in the context of the continuous support of the community. While we think of Apex today, I really think about the development that occurs in three main vectors.
“The first is how we continue to support this incredible community that plays the game day after day, which has dozens of millions of people. And that is the quality of life, the anti-treatment and all the things that make the central experience excellent, as well as the creation of new content for that community. “
He continued: “The second phase, and I think I have talked about this before, is that we believe there will be a time when we need to make a more significant update of Apex as a wide game experience, and the team is diligently working on that. You must imagine that we would probably not drop it on the top of a Battlefield launch.
Wilson said that EA had demonstrated its ability to build franchises that remain popular for several decades, and that “our expectation is that Apex will also be one of those franchises.”
He added: “At some point in a long -term temporary horizon, there will be an even bigger and more significant update for that broader game experience. A APEX 2.0, if you wish. This will not be the final incarnation of Apex.
“The team is still incredibly committed. We continue to invest behind the central community, which continues to play in the dozens of millions of players. But we believe there should be a more important update. That will probably happen after the launch of the battlefield, only in terms of time. And the team is working diligently through what it would be.
“And then in the long term, our expectation is that we will continue to expand what this franchise is and how we support a central community of highly competitive players and new communities that want to come and experience all the greatness that Apex has to offer. “
