Quarterly reports are always a good source of information. For example, Electronic Arts and Respawn apparently don’t have Apex Legends 2 on their planning list.
Apex Legends doesn’t have quite the status it once had, but that’s apparently no reason to put a sequel on the list, especially since the live service title is still very successful. At least that’s what Andrew Wilson, CEO of Elextronic Arts, made clear in the current quarterly report, pointing out the game’s “incredibly good” position along with a strong brand, very strong game mechanics and the committed community.
When asked whether EA and Respawn would consider an “Apex 2.0” or a “complete rebuild with new players,” Wilson replied that current trends show that a second attempt at something usually doesn’t do as well as that Original. Which sounds quite realistic, especially given Overwatch 2, which is still struggling with problems.
Wilson continued: “What we’ve seen with live service gaming at scale is that the Version 2 thing has almost never been as successful as the Version 1 thing. Therefore, the goal at the moment is to ensure that we continue to support our global player base and provide them with new, innovative and creative content from season to season. At the same time, we need to build these other things, but in such a way that players don’t have to miss out on the progress they’ve made or the investments they’ve made in the existing ecosystem.
In addition, they don’t want to force the community to choose between Apex Legends and a possible Apex Legends 2. EA and Respawn want to “continue to innovate at the core of the gaming experience [wie in den Seasons von Apex Legend gezeigt] and then create additional opportunities for engagement in different game modes beyond what the current core mechanics provide.”
That’s at least a clear statement about the future of the game and, given the problems with replacing Overwatch with Overwatch 2, it’s probably not a bad decision.
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