So what's up with Skate 4?

So what's up with Skate 4? It's been a while since I've heard anything about Skate 4, so I wanted to dive in myself and see what I've missed. So far, we haven't got any updates in the new year yet, but I have a feeling we'll be hearing more soon based on the timeline of their past updates. Obviously I'm super excited, but what are your thoughts about the progression of Skate 4?
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[@skate]

great review Garrett. we've got some stuff cooking. stay tuned.😜

[@LEVILXIX]

cant wait to play skate. !

[@zahn_1244]

Please drop the release month at least

[@dyinglightfanboyz9178]

Add kickturns

[@macs3948]

@skate give us Rodney Mullen flatland tricks

[@bIoodrust]

if you dont give us a campaign mode then dont even bother releasing it idiots

[@silentry]

I think the problem with them is that they announced it too early.

[@lilbmxman66akax999thhokage]

The announcement was so early because they are working with the community and letting people test play it.

[@lukewoodz2079]

ive put in thousands of hours in to skate 2 and 3 and the playtest was painfully boring hope they change everything but doubt it @@lilbmxman66akax999thhokage

[@joeschmoe5009]

​@@lilbmxman66akax999thhokagethats a proper statement, was announced to tell you to sign up for play testing

[@shura4136]

​@@lilbmxman66akax999thhokage exactly

[@timfettes5199]

Oh yeah why didn’t i think of that

[@pedrocoppola1085]

Yo Garrett, I got a few things to remind you: - BMX Streets is coming out April 5th, I don't know if you'd be interested, I believe it was previously "Pipe BMX", if you remember that. - There's a new crazy swamp map in SXL that came out on Milky's new video, it's really cool and unique. - There's a way to play Session in VR, it combines 2 mods, Milky has a video on that if you need it. - I DMed you on discord with a link to a bunch of old hard to get SXL maps, I highly recommend you take a look on there cuz there's some neat stuff. - Unrelated but would love to see some Skate 3 content, I think you don't post a lot about it because there's not that much content on it, it freaking sucks that the community parks are down, those are a vibe 😢. Anyways, love the videos as always, keep it up

[@shura4136]

Pipe BMX was a tech demo demonstrating the physics that was going to be in bmx streets At a very bare bones level.

[@ZexyZek]

wait they're making a skate 4??

[@isaacsizemorewrestling]

top tier comment

[@oo0l4ch0oo2]

No,no. They're making skate😅

[@skate]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1astcetrA]

@@skate can u add guns

[@Gw67891]

At this point most of us wish lol

[@kirleyq1394]

We’re gonna get GTA 6 before Skate 4.

[@AidenGreen-re5tj]

💀

[@junosenpaii]

No cap.. I swear I forgot about this game…

[@Labergemusic]

Random aside: It's still strange to see Cuz on these videos because I had skateboarded with him for like a decade at Bonsor. He was there on one of the first Saturdays I ever visited when I was just learning to skate. The ENTIRE TIME I had no clue he ever worked on Skate, the early Skate 4 videos were the first time I saw him on video. Blows my mind lol.

[@blakelygustafson]

@Labergemusic Wait… you didn’t know he’s also a playable character in like all the first 3 ea skate games? 😮 I woulda been hype to get to skate with Cuz!

[@Labergemusic]

@@blakelygustafson I never connected the dots lol I played every one 😑

[@skate3tommy]

I’ll tell him you said hello lol

[@Cashcrop91]

I used to play skate 2 and 3 with him and the Hoodlum squad in the hay days of their releases. He was always very chill and honest about everything. I remember talking to him and him being hella bummed out when they got rid of the original skate developer squad, after that day the series slowly died out.

[@Labergemusic]

@@skate3tommylol maybe I'll see him at bonsor this weekend. You never know!!

[@benjamincounter1285]

I got to play the play test, no complys and wallies are looking good. If you liked skate 3 youll probably like skate 4.

[@ChariotFighter]

EA Skate: Parkour & Casino Simulator

[@VxSWrestling]

Love your edits, keep making dope stuff mate

[@blevinsdesigns]

Woah. Good to see you man, blast from the past. Used to watch your videos all the time back in the day. Cool to see the community all coming back together.

[@distortions]

Its not called skate 4 because they don't wanna ruin the reputation to the skate series, which they will.

[@AcceptGamingDKD]

By calling it Skate its ruining the rep of the first game.

[@distortions]

@@AcceptGamingDKD we can only hope

[@FishRepair]

It’s EA so it’s 50/50

[@mattiswithdrawn]

Facts

[@lilbmxman66akax999thhokage]

Tell me you seen a comment and decided to ride the bandwagon without telling me you did. 😂

[@dubsgame88]

i feel like Ive been baited and switched with their play test emails like bro leave me alone if you aren't gonna select me.. Im available on every platform for the 10th time..... Regardless, i hope this game lives up to the skate name. i think a lot of us got into skating even more irl after playing these games.

[@FromtheCellar]

sometimes the playtest emails look like they're just asking you to sign up again, but once you go through a short survey they accept you right away. if you see an email saying "who can play this playtest? you!" then you will be accepted right away after filling out a short questionnaire thing. you might have been accepted multiple times but just ignored it lol.

[@dubsgame88]

@@FromtheCellar hmm yeah, I did get that email. But never got a follow up , thought I even checked my spam... I'll check again.

[@FromtheCellar]

@@dubsgame88 last playtest just finished. Probably won't be another one for a while

[@versecontro4898]

I think for the core audience.. deep in our hearts.. we know its skate 4 because thats what weve all wanted HOWEVER, it will become a fun little inside joke when anyone refers to it as Skate. Sort of like the younger generation wearing Nirvana tees or Thrasher hoodies but couldnt name a single song or skater outside of Metallica or Ryan Sheckler.

[@dreamisover9813]

Their progression has been great and how they interacted and listened to the community feedback. No idea what the monetization will bring but I have a very positive impression of the team that works on the game as well!

[@skravex]

ive played the most recent playtest they got some work to do.

[@RealDaveTheFreak]

Just wanna have well animated late-flip tricks. 😍

[@essb3tv]

Hi Do you have an updated Settings for Session Skate?

[@chitownsfinest1013]

Why not just have an option to change the control scheme in the settings. The only answer I can think of is just not wanting to put the time in to do it so laziness essentially?

[@AcceptGamingDKD]

Ita the same reason session removed the skate flick it control style. It isnt worth doing when the core audience wants only one control style

[@Nick_Tank]

That’s shitty cause SXL has the flick controls if im not mistaken, and mfers don’t play it anymore😂😂😂 if they implemented it with Sessions it would be AMAZING since how much better Sessions is. I did not catch the first flick controls before it got deleted as you’re stating

[@lazyskb]

The only answer is competitive marketing, they couldnt care less how u play a game.

[@asjbfjbkaw]

@@Nick_Tank sxl has never had flick it controls but session used to

[@URBONED]

Because adding flick to both sticks means you have to move turning to another spot on the controller, like the triggers, but then you have to move grabs elsewhere. Skate already uses all its real estate on the controller so adding one optional control scheme means reworking everything just for that one stick. Definitely not laziness.

[@blevinsdesigns]

12:25 very curious what they mean as well. I used to love taking photos in the skate games but replay editor is essential

[@URBONED]

If I had played the play test I wouldn’t be allowed to say I had… but if I had - which I haven’t… but if I had, I’d say it’s very disappointing how little progress has been made in what, 5 years since they announced this? Still feels so early that it shouldn’t even be in playtesting. I’d be keeping expectations very low.

[@brettjeremiah7466]

So if you did play it, which you didn’t, it would’ve been weak

[@URBONED]

@@brettjeremiah7466 *If* I had a month to play it, I would have struggled to stay interested for more than maybe 2 hours - coming from a hardcore fan of the OG games.

[@icyd1amond]

I think what people are getting now is older builds of the game. I believe we are a lot closer to release than what some think.

[@URBONED]

@@icyd1amond It's obviously further ahead than what's in the playtests, but it seems pretty pointless to have a playtest (especially one that's so barebones) if they're that much further ahead than what people are actually playing.

[@Kristianott]

I definitely would want an option for dual sticks but I’m happy we are getting a new skate game and I hope the best for it❤

[@thetoastedapeman]

Bmx streets is coming out april 5th check it out garret 🤟🔥👌

[@Philboh8]

They worded that micro transaction answer verrrry carefully

[@isaacjlw]

i dont see whats wrong with them in a free game

[@army2289]

I hope so I’m back playing the OG SKATE just. Like that more than the others skating games they made I like all the skate games

[@danielockas2586]

8:59 valid point, taking out the skate 3 controls entirely would make it a different game. but what about adding the option to switch your controls (pretty sure you can switch controls in session). i dont see it being extremely difficult for a big developer, especially if creature studios got it. idk i just personally feel like they said theyd listen to the comments and from the comments i saw, people WANT the left foot/right foot. and if they dont want to completely remove the skate 3 controls its fine, but they (imo) should add the option to have left foot/right foot controls. lmk what you think

[@wolvez2724]

My hope for the stick system is just like my thought for the new Dragon Ball game releasing, I hope they give multiple control options for these exact instances where people won't have to "dislike" an entire feature because it was/wasn't like X game, like make it a selection option, you select Flick it, and you only play with Flick It players on 1 stick, and for those hardcore players you can use 2 sticks like XL or Session while still just playing with people on the same control scheme, so it wouldn't affect any PvP gamemodes like SKATE or Point challenges, then you also won't have returning Skate players (but not sim/actual skaters) who find the controls too confusing or difficult to sit down and enjoy, but still have those who jump between games because they don't all have the same feels for the different "styles" of skating, I personally use Session for a bit more satisfying realistic trick style stuff, but use SkaterXL for the more fun bits like sending a 900 flip down a stair set, while still going back to Skate 2/3 for that ultimate arcade & simplicity feel.

[@LowEstimate]

I'm curious on double body flip mechanics as technically in skate 3 it's a glitch

[@samjackson7574]

they don't have to scrap the flick-it system in place of left foot right foot controls. them not adding the session/skater xl controls as an option for those who prefer it is a major miss. There's no reason why they shouldn't, it would only bring more people in

[@asjbfjbkaw]

well people who want dual stick is literally 1% of the player base. Its just a waste of time for them to put a lot of work into doing that when they could spend that time working on something more important for everyone

[@Rzlickofficial]

So are you going to talk about the March plate test?

[@SussedRage]

Deran says at the end "see you next year in the game hopefully" Fingers crossed that means a full release in 24 not see you in the beta. Perhaps a delay in videos is to unveil a more complete looking game soon.

[@andyfeliciano3156]

I’m all for them taking their time. In my opinion the issue is that they announced this years ago and they update us with no progress shown since the announcement. I feel like if they continue this way people will get tired of waiting and the hype for the game will be gone. They need to show a MAJOR update asap.

[@ryanrowe1975]

EA skate and adding some BMX street spots in the next series

[@dallasmed65]

idc how hard they try to call it "skate". It will be called skate 4 by everybody. Honestly a dumb marketing move.

[@GrimDeathGaming]

Look, i just wanna see whats been done before. Like, skate 2 was a massive update to ea skate. Just like 3 was a massive update to skate 2. I wanna see that massive update from skate 3 to Skate. or Skate 4... whatever haha. Right!? A new playground, some new skaters, some new tricks, more cool apparel. Just like the previous installments. Please, take all the time you can folks.

[@baggypop7536]

Wallies and slappies are confirmed

[@URBONED]

I’d disagree that Skate 3 was a big step over Skate 2. It added darkslides and underflips and improved the off board controls and that’s about it. Visually it’s a massive down grade.

[@Nitroh-]

Saying take your time is 1 thing, but to put it into perspective, from the Skate announcement to present day, has been longer than the duration of all 3 previous Skate games releasing... 4 years for pre alpha is concerning.

[@baggypop7536]

how long did it take to make the first skate game, do you know?@@Nitroh-

[@Nitroh-]

@baggypop7536 wouldn't have a clue, i would imagine maybe 2 years since it released in 07, xbox 360 released in 05 so between 1 and 2 years.

[@joefrisbie485]

I heard yesterday or seen something online that said EA said it will be out in Q3 to Q4

[@dannyb5328]

I don’t want my personal favorite control system ever in a skate game to change… like theres a reason i don’t play session or skater XL. I think the devs know that it’s a unique style, and a lot of people including myself prefer it over anything.

[@dannyb5328]

I used to play Tony Hawk PS4 as a kid and that arcade feeling as well as just straight up goofiness made it great. Not my favorite controls, but you could unlock jango fett and jetpack on a skateboard like come on.

[@dannyb5328]

Skate 3 just took the arcade and semi realistic balancing approach

[@skate]

flick-it controls ❤

[@DakotaLameHumor]

honest to god think ima have fun with this game no matter what; so long as they dont go the way 2k did with their VC bullshit; this game is gonna make me happy & shout out everyone making it happen (u too Garrett)

[@jaylenybarra2081]

yall forget about x7 albert but love the content garret!

[@z-man1194]

I personally have not played the pre pre pre alpha version of Skate "." but from what I have seen from others playing it I recognize some of the skate parks from the old games in the pre alpha. Do you think they will bring back any of those old places from past Skate games in the new Skate or are those just place holders because they don't wanna spoil what the brand new San Vansterdam world looks like?

[@TheBlakus420]

If nothing else, I hope they keep the entire community center from the first Skate. Or at least have it as a dlc

[@baggypop7536]

Placeholders unfortunately :) i would love to see all the old maps in the new skate

[@henry199xx]

that's great that they kept the same controls that's literally the point of this game if i wanted session controls i'll play session etc. tbh I miss session having the flick it controls it sucks they got rid of then so I'll gladly take them back in this game

[@Patty-P]

I’m worried about it being crossplay w/ phones and shit. If that ends up limiting the scope of the game on other platforms, then I think that’s a negative.

[@ghostingalong]

I tried the play test and hated flick it controls

[@Mrleahey]

Im stoked speed glitches will probably still be a thing ❤

[@MultitaskingGuy]

8:39 I don’t have time to get good at flick it again

[@TheBlakus420]

All I'm saying is.. I wanna see another live stream of you playing Phasmaphobia. I know it was a while ago, but damn that shit was funny 😂 I say we all get scared together again 😱😅😂

[@M3WTTH33GO]

I have very high hopes and really not worried about it at all. happy that it’s free to play in this late stage capitalist hell scape 😅 as long as we can unlock things that are behind a paywall with challenges idgaf

[@MathewNplays]

Where are videos on main channel?😢

[@turbocateyeS475]

A better question would be So Whats Up With The Main Channel Videos?!? Im gonna have to ask everyday from now on. Also dig the S14 but USDM Kouki over Zenki 4 life

[@xpsychogravityx166]

That's good I don't like Paul sticks I loved the flick control playing skater xl challenging I can't move with R2 or L2 😅 just can't line up right and it makes me more mad then regular skateboarding 😅

[@ivanjermakov]

I was waiting for a realistic skate game on PC and was tracking Skate 4 dev progress. Then I discovered Session, fell in love and now I have a strong feeling that EA will not be able to make a better game, especially for realistic skateboarding.

[@joeschmoe5009]

Skate series has never been realistic, its been fun based, not sim based because theyre going for a wider audience rather than core skaters trying to play sims

[@Nitroh-]

@@joeschmoe5009 Skate has always been a "realistic" series, just not a simulator by todays standards. You gotta think back to 2007, Skate was made and marketed as a "realistic" alternative and competitor to the Tony Hawk games, for the Xbox 360 hardware Skate was pretty realistic for the time. Skate 1 and 2 catered towards the Skateboarding scene but Skate 3 was the one that stretched the audience. This new Skate. is continuing to stretch that barrier.

[@jimink3047]

One thing I want is smooth grinding and blunts for transition. Looks ugly doing a Ollie out of a blunt on a pool

[@ArchibaldJohnson]

SKATE 4!

[@Cvmpbell]

You met the team so you might know this, how many ppl are they employing to make this? It feels like it’s maybe 5 total

[@chitownsfinest1013]

in the playtests, iOS and pc. It’s monetization land you want those cool pants yeah do a bunch of crap for him and hope that they’re in the rotation of the store etc

[@Spongebo.b]

Does garrett still stream anymore

[@-dfh-866]

Idk. I think the left foot, right foot is easier. I didn't have to look up how to do tricks on session like I did on skate. I went back to skate 3 and it was kinda difficult compared to session.

[@skate3tommy]

Family

[@MobDj.]

If ion get skate 4 before 2025 someone’s losing a finger.

[@Skateandcreate9]

Better start sharpening that knife

[@joeschmoe5009]

Ion, im a neutron, nice to meet you

[@aidenhanchett]

I heard early 2025 is the scheduled release

[@subwayfelloff]

@@aidenhanchettnot till winter 2025 or summer 2026 is what will really happen realistically

[@MattKinter]

I hope they’re just killing it in development and not updating us

[@harlsmusic]

seb looks kinda pissed off lol

[@MultitaskingGuy]

8:04 they should have both

[@j.ramsey8863]

That dude on the left is the reason I have absolutely no hope for Skate 4.

[@3iiis]

Other dimensions are achievable by opening ur 3rd eye and having a kundalini release👁🧠 I've done this with dmt shrooms lsd, ayahuasca also achieves these mindstates it's called the Astral realm it's like a near death experience🍄◽️✨️🌿 u get to see the otherside

[@devynrehbein972]

they should add longboarding

[@SAAMDOT]

Fr

[@isaiahskates6587]

I wish skater xl would read our comments

[@CozyAnt7]

I suggest you do a reaction video on the board room episode before this, has a lot more info and insight into the game compared to this one

[@user-of4jl3to9u]

10:06 release date for skate 4 is 2050 🤔 i don't think so I say 2026 that's the release date for the game

[@Newpac1]

They should call it “Skate…..& a bunch of other shit.” 🤣

[@wra7h]

Flickit is great

[@radbro8837]

Are we getting gta or skate 4 first??

[@hereliestales]

Idk if it's just me but at this point I really don't care about the game anymore. I will get once it releases but being announced so early on in developement, the hype has only died down for me over the years.

[@tactical1981]

EA are axing studios left, right and centre, so wouldn’t be surprised if this gets cancelled tbh.

[@lochlainedwards8668]

Mmm conment for purpus of bettering garets statitcss

[@lazyskb]

Playtest was below mid, game is gonna be monetized heavy.

[@shura4136]

🤦‍♂️

[@barsthehippie]

It’s kinda weird to call it “skate.” To me because that’s what the first game is called, “skate.”

[@ryedaddy1675]

I see why not "skate 4" its a different dev team so its like a re make of an og sorta like movies so "skate." makes sense a bit😅

[@johnguariglio3793]

They should make it available for steam deck

[@Nitroh-]

I get games are harder and take longer to make nowadays, and like the fact they are taking their time to make it the best it can be, but 4 years to still be in pre alpha is a little concerning. I like the gameplay so far, progress is decent it's just so damn SLOW, especially everytime they playtest or show off something to do with the game it's only minor progress and nothing insane. Plus concerns for EA's microtransaction influence but that's another tangent. If this long break from communication has a good outcome and the next time we see Skate it's in beta or something then fine, otherwise it's daunting to see the silence.

[@joeschmoe5009]

My problem is that the physics just are off, and they never seem to improve. I get its a work in progress but they dont seem to change the wierd glitches or physics, how youre constantly randomly kicked off in the middle of a grind for no reason. Aall they seem to do is add new things to do. EA, make the skating good first, then add other things after the skating is good

[@joeschmoe5009]

"Allegedly" of course

[@charmlefleur]

we need a stats menu, as much customization as possible

[@xHotshy]

not that kind of game. This game is gonna attempt to appeal to the masses which isn't a bad thing. We have XL/Session for stat customization.

[@charmlefleur]

@@xHotshy yeah but on the other hand, glitches and mods are the only thing keeping skate 3 alive at this point, why not make those things easily available in a menu

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

Honestly some custom skateboards and deeper character customization would be a plus so we dont have to do glitches to color stuff

[@darkaimusicvideo]

answr: Ive NO idea…

[@darkaimusicvideo]

just watched the whole video, not much to say about that but always good to say Good Video Bro 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Cvmpbell]

4 years for a pre pre pre alpha with 0 textures and bad feeling mechanics is something alright. I have a feeling this is gonna flop hard

[@chrisL0430]

Skate game with parkour lol nah I'm good 😂I'll stick with session

[@WOMPCRASH]

These guys were hyping like it was about to drop a year ago. I really don’t understand why tf they can’t make a decent game with a reasonable release date.

[@Antohnio]

game is DOA

[@chitownsfinest1013]

How u not in the playtests?

[@SavouryLobster]

I swear no one is. I only played the leaked play test early on and have signed up so many times. Never got any access. All my friends and I who grew up with skate have signed up and none of us have gotten in

[@mvp_0]

@@SavouryLobsterI got in the last play test and most of the ones before that too. Didn’t play much but got a couple extra keys too that I gave away

[@joeschmoe5009]

Ive heard about some people being in multiple playtests, maybe even 4 or 5, allegedly of course

[@joeschmoe5009]

​@@mvp_0you got extra keys? Dis not know that was a thing

[@chitownsfinest1013]

@@SavouryLobster I was asking him. I’ve been fortunate enough to be in all of the play test even the mobile one

[@masongallant]

Jack dauth

[@michaelkailola559]

First! ✌🏽❤️

[@dyinglightfanboyz9178]

Skate 4 better have kickturns

[@eddiebricks639]

i went from being so pumped on this game to finding out it has parkour and not even like the skate games so now i dont give a fuk about it :(

[@natpeterson6414]

instead of it being called skate. or skate 4 i’ll be calling it skate (the year it comes out)

[@c-9387]

So Skate 2030 then?

[@natpeterson6414]

@@c-9387 basically

[@Anthony-ue4zm]

So basically theres no update lol

[@AcceptGamingDKD]

Somthing avout skinny and normal fit jeens while skateboarding just does not feel right to look at. Its like watching some one do the shuffle with skinny jeens or watching a samurai fo his art with skinny jeens. Something about it just feels wrong. Like the smaller pads in modern football the hits seem less solid when they arnt wearing those huge pads they used to in the 90s. To have baggy pants in skateboarding just feels right. Its a core part of street skating.

[@play4dahood]

So im older to the point where i have been around i really hope they dont rush the game because ever since a few n64 games ive been adiment about people taking their time on the game. The perfect example is the last 2 r 3 tony hawks they were jus shoving that trash out every 12 months and the trash gameplay really showed out the trash espically by 5 so im fine with waiting as long as needed to get a dev polished game insted of a company wide shuved out half game

[@skurt666]

I've played all the tests and the game feels awful. Any hype I had for it is well and truely gone lol

[@wout123100]

you kn ow video is supposed to see stuff not talk talk talk

[@VapidxBullet]

I don't care, if there are difficulty settings ( beginner, intermediate, pro , expert I WANT A FINAL "SIM" OPTION THAT INCLUDES DUAL STICK! WHY IS THAT SO HARD!??

[@UnForgivenFury]

The problem with dual stick on skate is now turning replaces grabs and messes up the other controls for the game. You have to remember they have all that parkour stuff and a bunch of other stuff that session and xl don't have.

[@jezoboii]

Well I'm no game developer but I'm pretty sure it would be quite hard to implement both controls into the game

[@woscarm8629]

people are super toxic about skate 4 and i dont know why, everything they show about the game looks good

[@phuckker]

WE DONT WANT A RUSHED GAME WTF..IT WAY PASSED BEING A RUSHED ANYTHING...ONE DAY MAYBE MY GRANDKIDS WILL SEE IT..LMFAO