Apex Legends will not be playable on Nintendo Change after its subsequent season

Apex Legends developer Respawn mentioned it is ending Nintendo Change assist for the sport this summer time, with the discharge of Season 30. After that time, it will work with the Change 2 and all different at the moment supported platforms, however not the unique Change. “Season 29 would be the last replace for Apex Legends on Nintendo Change,” the staff wrote in a publish on X.

The change will happen on August 4, 2026, so Change gamers nonetheless have a number of months left to take pleasure in Apex Legends on the console and make preparations for his or her shift to a distinct platform, in the event that they plan to take action. “All gamers progress, purchases, and earnings are tied to their particular person EA accounts,” Respawn mentioned. “All the pieces that has been earned or bought, together with Apex Cash and cosmetics, will carry over to Nintendo Change 2, even if you buy Nintendo Change 2 after August 4, 2026.”

The Change 2 undoubtedly affords a greater taking part in expertise for Apex Legends than the sooner mannequin, however the information continues to be a blow for present Change 1 gamers who did not have plans of upgrading any time quickly. Apex Legends first got here to Change in 2021, two years after the sport’s launch on different platforms.