UPDATE 26/01/23: EA has insisted that Skate will not have paid loot boxes and will not be pay to win.
Following the leak reported below, EA has tweeted a “reminder of some of the things we shared in episode one of The Board Room last year”.
That includes: not pay to win, no map areas locked behind paywall, no paid loot boxes, and no paid gameplay advantages.
That does leave room for loot boxes tied to the in-game currencies mentioned below, but these will not be paid.
a reminder of some of the things we shared in episode 1 of The Board Room last year. 👇 https://t.co/lxgQsZ8yVG pic.twitter.com/KcTMI0FxnG
— skate. (@skate) January 26, 2023
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ORIGINAL STORY 25/01/23:EA has reportedly added loot boxes to the latest playtest build of its highly-anticipated new Skate project, tying them to earnable in-game currency in a manner seemingly consistent with its previous promise of there being no paid loot boxes in the game.