An Early Build of Skate 4 Has Leaked, and the Developers Have Asked Fans Not to Play It

You wouldnt steal... an early build of Skate 4

by Khayl Adam Thu 14th Jul 2022

The long-in-development Skate 4 (which the devs simply call skate. with the full stop being intentional) recently re-emerged, with developer Deep Circle showing off some "pre-pre-pre-alpha" gameplay in a trailer called Still Working On It.

In addition, the studio began accepting sign-ups for players interested in closed playtesting, to provide feedback to help with the development of the game.

It was a refreshing change of pace for a franchise as high profile as Skate to be so honest about the development process, and the fan response has been overwhelmingly positive. Alas, not everything has gone Deep Circle's way, as a build of the game from September 2021 has been leaked online.

EA has issued a statement in regards to the cracked playtest, which was never intended for external use. The publisher also reminds fans that downloading the unauthorized build is a breach of EA's Terms of Service, which can result in a blanket ban across all of their products.

Sign-ups for insider playtesting, and the publisher reminds fans that that program remains the best way to get a chance to play the game as it was intended.

What do you think of Skate 4, from what we have seen so far? Do you intend on signing up for the closed playtesting program? 360 flip your way into the comments section below.

[source ea.com, via gamespot.com]

Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

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ThaBEN
Thu 14th Jul 2022

Skate was amazing! The physics were unmatched back then. Hope this will bring a similar fresh experience!

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Playstationuser
Thu 14th Jul 2022

Lol I won’t be playing the completed version so don’t worry devs, I gotchu 😉

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NeThZOR
Thu 14th Jul 2022

Just curious, how would they ban you across EA services by playing a cracked version of the build?

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NYJetsfan123
Thu 14th Jul 2022

Really can't wait for this game. Skate nosegrinded the sim. THPS bluntslided the arcade. Skater XL bailed everything.

I'll see myself out......

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banacheck
Thu 14th Jul 2022

Basically instead of hiring 3rd party play testers, or usually they have their own in house play testers they are getting gamer's to do it for free.

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NeThZOR
Thu 14th Jul 2022

@banacheck Sure enough, having a wider user base to test the game for you helps out a bit, especially with automated reports such as game crash reports, network issues and such.

But manual reporting of bugs and specific feedback for mechanics is still largely a process that needs internal testers.

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PegasusActual93
Thu 14th Jul 2022

So the game is currently in pre-alpha, then a build of the game from almost a year ago gets leaked? I can't imagine that build of the game is very playable.