Apex Legends Mobile game was launched in May , 2022 last year . This game was made by Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts . The game is available for platforms like Android , iOS and also received positive reviews for it’s smooth gameplay and design . EA has now announced in a recent blog post that they will be shutting down the game on May 1 , 2023 . Respawn Entertainment also mentioned about the shut down in their tweet today.
We have made the decision to sunset Apex Legends Mobile.
We're sure you have a lot of questions. For more information on where things are at currently, including an FAQ, please read the blog below.https://t.co/Yjr4EOJnTq pic.twitter.com/4k3dGzOL12
— Respawn (@Respawn) January 31, 2023
The reason behind this decision of shutting down as mentioned by EA and Respawn Entertainment was falling short of quality , quantity and cadence . Apex Legends Mobile is going to be one of the quickest EA games to be shut down . In the blog post EA mentioned , “ Following a strong start , the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile has begun to fall short of that bar for quality , quantity and cadence . It is for this reason , after months of working with our developing partner , that we have made the mutual decision to sunset our mobile game .”
Also EA informed that the players will have a 90-day window to enjoy the game as it’s shut down on May 1 , 2023 They also made it clear in their blog that as of 1 PM January 31st they will be disabling all real money in app purchases in the game as well as will remove the game from web stores .
In the blog post EA also answered some of FAQs , which according to them players might have in mind . In the answers EA mentioned that all of players’ purchases will remain in their account for them to enjoy until 4 PM PDT on May 1 ,2023 . Also about the refund EA said that ,” We will not be providing refunds for real money purchases , per the terms of the EA user agreement.”
On May 1 , 2023 , the game will stop it’s operations and won’t exist . This announcement came as a shock to many mobile gamers . Though the developers assured the players that Respawn and Apex Legends team will remain committed to mobile as a platform and will look forward to explore new opportunities in order to serve players in future.
