EA's F2P Skate Sim 'Skate.' Opens Playtesting

EA's eagerly awaited free-to-play skateboarding simulation, Skate (stylized as skate.), has opened its doors for console playtesting. Here's your guide to securing a spot in the action!

Skate Console Playtesting Now Ongoing

Register Now For Beta Access And Exclusive Rewards

After its initial announcement in June 2020 and subsequent teasers, skate. is now ready for playtesting on PlayStation and Xbox. Although there's no set date for the PC beta yet, fans can still sign up as an Insider to stay in the loop.

According to the game's official X (formerly Twitter) account, console playtesting has been underway since at least December, with some activity possibly dating back to September, as indicated by a highlight reel. Full Circle, the developer, continues to welcome more fans to join the playtesting, emphasizing that development is still in progress.

To participate in the beta testing of skate., interested players should visit EA's official website and navigate to the Skate page to register for Skate Insider Playtesting. Not only will you get early access to the game, but you'll also be rewarded with exclusive in-game items, such as a skateboard and stickers, upon the Early Access launch.

skate. is slated for an Early Access release in 2025. This latest installment in the series, coming nearly a decade after Skate 3, will be available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Set in the fictional city of San Vansterdam, skate. is designed as a free-to-play, live-service game that aims to offer an "authentic evolution" of the nearly 20-year-old franchise, as Full Circle highlighted in a previous interview on their YouTube channel.