It’s been over two years sinceApex Legendsfirst launched almost out of nowhere and, in that time, its audience seems to have only become bigger and bigger. After being exclusive to EA’s Origin platform for PC, it finally made the jump to Steam last year, a decision that has only benefitted the game and developer Respawn.The Steam versionvery recently set a new concurrent player record, highlighting the growth of its player-base and that player-base is likely to only grow even further once it launches on Nintendo Switch next week.
Apex Legendsis also expected to launch on mobile devices, but, at the time of writing, EA and Respawn have not provided a release date. It was supposed to be out by the end of 2020 until EA announced thatthe mobile version would be delayedand indicated that it likely wouldn’t release for a very long time. However, while nothing has been officially confirmed yet, the wait for the mobile version may not be as long as some fans may fear as it may be in the middle of being playtested.
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Reddit user EXO_R3EECH believes they’ve spottedApex Legendsfor mobile on EA’s playtesting website. According to them, the playtest is available for anyone who has an EA account (which is needed for the game), but one user attempted this and learned that the playtest is limited to people living in the United States and Canada. What’s more, EXO_R3EECH states that the test is catered towards Android users and device requirements are Google Pixel 3 or above and Samsung Galaxy S8 or above.
Considering testing has apparently already begun, it’s possibly too late for any new players to join, but the fact that testing is being done at all could suggest that the mobile version is closer to release than initially believed. With the current test focusing on Android devices, though, what could happen is EA will releaseApex Legendsfor Android first and iOS users will need to wait a bit longer for their version.
When it does eventually release for mobile,Apex Legendswill have a slight edge overFortnite. While that battle royale was available on mobile devices, the game was removed and effectively banned from both the Google Play and Apple stores, kicking offa months-long feud and lawsuitthat is still going on.
Apex Legendsis available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It will release for Nintendo Switch on March 9th.
