Many fans of Respawn Entertainment’sApex Legendsare hotly anticipating the game’supcoming crossplay update. Not only will these players finally be able to play against their friends on other systems, they’ll also be able to face off against competitors on the Nintendo Switch as well. However, it seems like another group of challengers could be entering the ring soon if a recent job listing is to be believed.
A new job listing on Respawn Entertainment’s website seems to suggest that a mobile version ofApex Legendsis currently in the works. While the job listing itself says the company is looking for a senior game designer to work on “unannounced mobile games,” it is under theApex Legendssection of the site, making it pretty obvious that the games in question are likely related toApex Legends.
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This job listing seems to reconfirm what Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson during an EA Fireside Chat back in June. At that time, Wilson had stated that EA intended to do asoft launch ofApex Legendsfor mobile by the end of the year. However, with it almost being October, job listings for the project still being posted, and Respawn being focused entirely on the fullApex Legendsexperience and its cross-play update, that 2020 launch estimate is starting to seem unobtainable.
However, this mobile job listing isn’t the only information to be gleaned from Respawn’s career section. It seems that Respawn is currently looking to hire a Technical Designer/Scripter dealing with microtransactions. This person’s responsibilities will include improvement of theApex Legendsstore, event structures, battle passes, and more.
This job listing could be seen as relatively good news as fans ofApex Legendshave criticized the game in the past for its extensive and seemingly overpriced microtransactions. When the game first started introducing heirlooms, players even calculated that they would need to spendat least $170 to get Bloodhound’s Raven’s Bite. While those microtransactions have never been mandatory to be competitive within the game, players have certainly been left with a bad taste in their mouths over the excessive cost.
These job listings seem to affirm what some players were feeling following a recent leak:Apex Legendshas a long life ahead of it. A recent leak by Biast12 seems to indicate that Respawn Entertainment already has plans for thenext 7 legends coming toApex Legends. And while these legends won’t be coming for a while, many players felt reassured thatApex Legendsis here to stay.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with a Switch version currently in development.
