Everything we know about Skate 4 - including possible release date and gameplay details

For years, fans have been clamouring so hard for a fourth entry in the Skate franchise, it’s become a bit of a running joke.

Well, now it seems EA have beaten us to the punchline, as they announced that Skate 4 is indeed in the works.

As part of the EA Play live stream - which saw announcements big new video games, and updates on games already in the works – EA quickly teased that the fourth game in the series is in development.

Game director Deran Chung and creative director Cuz Parry were on hand to quickly gush about how excited they are to be making the game.

They really didn’t say anything more than that.

Here’s everything we know anyway:

When can I play Skate 4?

Simply put, we don’t know.

During the game’s ‘reveal’ – which amounted to two developers getting excited on Zoom for a minute – viewers were repeatedly told “it’s the beginning”, and “it is really early.”

So it sounds like the game is only just entering its pre-production phase. It could be another two years until we’re finally able to play it, and that’s just a conservative guesstimate.

“We’ve got a long way to go… and this is just the beginning.”

Are you getting the idea yet?

Why are fans so excited?

It’s been 10 years since Skate 3, and fans have been desperate to get their hands on a new instalment of the franchise.

The original game launched back in 2007, at a time when skateboarding games were beginning to grow stale.

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series – once a firm fan favourite – was losing momentum after one too many annual cash-ins and gimmicky reimaginings; sales and critical approval of new games were beginning to fall.