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

Apex Legends developer Respawn stated it is ending Nintendo Swap assist for the sport this summer season, with the discharge of Season 30. After that time, it’s going to work with the Swap 2 and all different at the moment supported platforms, however not the unique Swap. “Season 29 would be the ultimate replace for Apex Legends on Nintendo Swap,” the group wrote in a submit on X.

The change will happen on August 4, 2026, so Swap 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 special 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 stated. “All the things that has been earned or bought, together with Apex Cash and cosmetics, will carry over to Nintendo Swap 2, even if you are going to buy Nintendo Swap 2 after August 4, 2026.”

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