On top of all the new content coming to Apex Legends, Respawn made a surprise reveal in a recent blog post on the game’s official website. Apex Legends game director Chad Grenier revealed Apex Legends Mobile in a post announcing regional beta tests for the game will be starting soon.
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The post was made public shortly after Valkyrie’s “Stories from the Outlands” reveal trailer premiered on the official Apex Legends YouTube channel. Grenier begins the post by confirming that the first regional beta tests for Apex Legends Mobile will begin later this month. According to Grenier, the team is “keeping things small to start” and is rolling out the beta to a few thousand players in both India and the Philippines. However, over the course of the year Respawn is planning to bring the game to more regions and players in other parts of the world.
Next, Grenier touches on perhaps one of the most important aspects of this announcement: Apex Legends Mobile seems to be a completely separate Apex Legends title. In the post, Grenier states that, “it’s a new version of Apex Legends” but affirms this mobile version will remain true to the original. According to the post, Apex Legends Mobile is being designed specifically for touchscreen use, and will include streamlined controls and optimizations for mobile devices. As for what this means for Apex Legends on console and PC, Grenier makes it clear that those versions of Apex Legends will continue on as normal with major things in store with Season 9’s approach.
Apex Legends Mobile is currently in development.
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Source: Electronic Arts
