Though the bulk of the backlash centers on the cost, and in particular, how devs have gone back on their word. In the lead-up to skate’s Early Access launch, devs assured, “No map areas [will be] ...

The island, which will be renamed Isle of Grom, is essentially the tutorial area you play when you first start the game, but the team has added to it with new playable areas and skate spots not seen ...

Skate players were explicitly told map areas would not be "locked behind a paywall" ...

EA’s official Skate FAQ is very clear about what 2025’s new early access iteration represents for the series as a whole. “This isn’t a sequel, remake, or a remaster,” states the brief explanation. “It ...