Summary
Electronic Arts' top executive recently dropped some interesting comments on a potential follow-up to its battle royale gameApex Legends. The publisher has continued to report declining player numbers forApex Legendsover time.
Set in the same universe as the belovedTitanfallseries, Respawn Entertainment’sApex Legendsis widely regarded as one of thebest free-to-play shootersout on the market. While the game is still popular, it failed to meet publisher EA’s expectations in the last financial quarter and became a major talking point in the company’s latest earnings call. EA revealed its future plans forApex Legendsduring this meeting with investors and even answered questions regarding the title’s possible successor.
DuringEA’s October 29 Q2 2025 earnings conference, company chairperson and CEO Andrew Wilson avoided mentioning any details related to atheoreticalApex Legendssequelwhen asked if the change in strategy for the game moving forward would require the creation of something like a 2.0 version. However, the top executive said that the second iteration of a thing has almost never been as successful as the original, implying that EA may believe that a secondApex Legendsgame would likely perform worse than the original. Wilson added that EA is currently focused on providing its community with continued support and delivering new content on a season-by-season basis.
EA Statement on What’s Next for Apex Legends (October 2024)
Wilson also touched onDragon Age: The Veilguardin EA’s most recent earnings call, with the CEO saying that he believes in the upcoming RPG’s potential to become a breakout hit. He recalled how the lastDragon Ageentry, 2014’sInquisition, still hailed by many as one ofBioWare’s most well-written games, was a top performer for EA when it was released.
In May, EA revealed thatApex Legendshad already generated $3.4 billion worth of revenuesince launching in 2019. The poorer than expected performance of the game last quarter was attributed to expanded access to freemium content in the battle pass for the ongoing 22nd season. EA now plans to growApex Legends' seasonal content and deliver innovations to the game in an effort to correct course. According to Wilson, the company believes in the strength of theApex Legendsbrand, the size of its global community, and the game’s position relative to its peers.
These days,Apex Legendsattracts an average of around 150,000 concurrent players on Steam alone, according todata provided by analytics tracker SteamDB. The game peaked at more than 624,000 players on the Valve-owned platform in February 2023, or around the same time Season 16 dropped.
Apex Legends
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Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play* Hero shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier.Master an ever-growing roster of diverse legends, deep tactical squad play, and bold new innovations that go beyond the Battle Royale experience—all within a rugged world where anything goes. Welcome to the next evolution of Hero Shooter.This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items.
