A new Alpha Test has revealed the upcoming EA Skate title have added microtransactions to the equation, and it's not out of the oven yet.

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We don't know when skate. is launching into early access, but you can be extra sure it'll have freemium currency to buy when it's here

The new skate game is planned to be a free-to-play title, which means microtransactions are its only revenue source.

Skate will be free-to-play in a city setting called San Vansterdam, Alpha Playtest ongoing. Mid-Alpha microtransactions added for testing cosmetic items only in the skate store. Players warned that EA may reset account progress before Early Access launch,