Apex Legends Mobile to have a soft launch in China

Electronic Arts is planning to launch Apex Legends Mobile in several regions in the next three to four months and China will be the first country to receive it. According to the reported information, EA will be releasing the game very soon and Japan could be the next country on this list to get Apex Legends Mobile.

Apex Legends is a popular battle-royale game and has made a name for itself in the market due to a unique gameplay. EA tried to implement the same mechanisms in a mobile game and announced the launch of Apex Legends Mobile during a financial results briefing by the EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson.

EA planned to begin the beta testing of this game in China in the latter half of 2020 but due to some unknown reasons, it was never launched. In a recent EA conference call, the topic of Apex Legends was addressed and hence it was revealed that the game is ready for soft launch in various regions in the next quarter of 2021.

Daniel Ahmed, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, broke down the points discussed at the conference and revealed that Apex Legends Mobile will come to China in the next four months and EA plans to expand Apex Legends franchise to reach newer audience.

It was also stated that Japan is the second largest market for Apex Legends and hence, the developers made a Switch version, which is very popular in the country. As Apex Legends has grown in Japan, it is quite possible that it will also receive a soft launch in the next part of the testing.

Apex Legends is one of the most awaited games in the mobile gaming market and as big names like PUBG and League of Legends have already ventured into the mobile market and emerged out quite successful, it can be said that Apex Legends could be the next big hit in mobile gaming industry.

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