Respawn Entertainment has announced that its award-winning mobile game, Apex Legends Mobile, will no longer be playable as of May 1, just shy of its one-year launch date. The announcement was made via Twitter, accompanied by a link to a Q&A section on EA’s website.
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 announcement comes as a surprise given Apex Mobile’s rise to popularity. It earned $5 million during its first week after launch, and swept the competition at both the App Store Awards and Google Play’s Best of 2022 awards. Respawn’s tweet is a bit vague, but the Q&A on EA’s website explains things a bit further.
“Following a strong start, the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile has begun to fall short of that bar for quality, quantity, and cadence,” reads the publisher’s statement. “It is for this reason, after months of working with our development partner, that we have made the mutual decision to sunset our mobile game.”
