Skateboard soft lock issue: EA is investigating, but needs your help

EA's new skating game is the first launch in 15 years this week and has paid a lot of steam for its early release. However, the launch that the player encountered did not go completely smoothly Server issues and other issues. Another issue people report is a “soft lock” issue that prevents people from accessing certain points in skateboarding games.

“We have seen a lot of reports on soft locks in every aspect – Grom tutorials, various tasks and/or challenges,” the developer Write on the game forum. “The entire circle team is working to determine the cause of the problem and resolve it as soon as possible, but we need some information.”

EA asks people Reply to this thread If they are soft locked – that is, they will not be able to complete tasks, challenges or tutorials. Players should submit information such as the platform they use, which specific tasks or challenges are affected by, and their username.

“Thank you for your patience. We are working hard,” EA said.

Skateboard is a free game, always online, and on the release date, the server encountered problems. There was a “continuous interruption” overnight, prompting EA to maintain – and It's now solved.

The version that the skater is playing is not finished and is known to include bugs and other issues, which is very standard for early access to the game. EA and Full Circle said they will check feedback so that the full version will be better whenever it is ready.

Skate is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game has reached There are more than 80,000 peak concurrent users on Steam todaythat's just on a platform.