As Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends nears its sixth birthday, EA has said it’s failing to do the business for the company, and outlined plans for what it called Apex Legends 2.0. Speaking in a financial call on its third quarter results,

Respawn's battle royale game Apex Legends debuted six years ago this month, and parent company Electronic Arts has now hinted that an "Apex 2.0" could be in the works--but it won't launch soon.

Apex Legends is still available as a free-to-download title on the Switch eShop and has received multiple updates since its launch on Nintendo's system.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson mentions "Apex 2.0," though he confirms players shouldn't expect it out before the new Battlefield game.

EA’s CEO has teased one of the biggest Apex Legends updates ever is now in the works, going as far as to call it “Apex 2.0.”

However, don’t expect “Apex 2.0” to arrive anytime soon. Wilson confirmed that the “more major update” will only be launched after the next Battlefield game, likely to keep both of the publisher’s shooters from cannibalising each other in terms of retaining players. As EA puts it, “we probably wouldn't drop that on top of a Battlefield launch.”

Months after ruling out Apex Legends 2 as a possibility, publisher EA now says that Apex 2.0 is planned to exist in the long-term future. EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed as much via the company's most recent Q&A fiscal call when asked about the battle royale game's supposed underperformance.

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