The skateboard has finally named the early access dates, which you can play for free in a month

EA has been looking forward to it for a long time skate Restart finally has an early access date, and the good news is that you can play it for free in less than a month.

Early access to skating was released on September 16 via PC (EA App, Epic Games Store, Steam), PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

As previously announced, You will need an internet connection to play the gameand an EA account that can be logged in. SkateDeveloper Full Circle previously explained the need for online connections because it has a “vision of living, breathing, a large number of multiplayer skateboard sandboxes that are always online and constantly evolving.”

The developer continues: “You see bigger things evolve, like changing over time, and smaller things like live events and other events in games.”

Indeed, today’s release date trailer is firmly focused on multiplayer games, seeing skaters crossing the streets of St. Van Stedam. The game's open world has traffic that looks like custom objects hanging from the sky for you to try skating.

Skateboards were originally announced by publisher EA Back to 2020, Since then, development has been slow but certainly continuing. The game was played by fans in it before Closed community game testing Even saw it Introducing micro-transactions for cosmeticsif you want to know how the EA plan is monetized. All purchases will be reset at the game soon at an early access launch – although your money will be refunded if you pay any fees before this.

“I can clearly see that the full circle of developers is taking the series, but I can also say that skateboarding is shaping a game worthy of being the expected sequel to Skate 3 in 2010,” Ign wrote in ours. Skating hands-on preview Earlier this year. “The gameplay seems so sophisticated, living up to its predecessors, the world is big and fun, and the whole sandbox 'do what you want' atmosphere really makes me look forward to a new dive.”

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