Best answer: No, you do not need an active PlayStation Plus membership to play Apex Legends on PlayStation 4. Because it is a free-to-play game, you can play it regardless if you have a premium online subscription or not. The same applies to Fortnite. Why does my friend on Xbox need an Xbox Live Gold membership to play then? Microsoft and Sony run their services a bit differently from one another. Unless a free weekend is being hosted, all online multiplayer games on Xbox require you to have an active Xbox Live Gold membership to play them, no matter if they are free-to-play games or not. In contrast, Sony usually allows players to access online multiplayer in free-to-play games without a PlayStation Plus membership. Does having PS Plus offer me any benefits in Apex Legends? PlayStation Plus members don't get any advantages in-game that could sway a match in their favor, but they can download an exclusive PS Plus Play Pack that contains several cosmetic items: 2 character skins (Lifeline and Mirage) 2 weapon skins (Eva-8 & R-99) 2 banners (Lifeline and Mirage) At this point there are not any special deals that allow PS Plus members to grab packs of Apex Coins for a discounted price. This could change in the future should they ever go on sale. PS Plus members usually get an extra 10% or so off of whatever the sale price is for everyone else whenever the store has add-on content discounted. Is it worth picking up a PS Plus membership for? In regards to Apex Legends specifically, it's not worth picking up a PlayStation Plus membership. I would still recommend getting a membership though because PlayStation Plus offers a ton of benefits for its members.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. UPDATE ONE: Fans believe that Respawn Entertainment may have already dropped hints regarding the new Legends characters coming to Apex Legends next month. A new post on Reddit looks to offer a theory on what could be coming next to the free-to-play Battle Royale game on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Having zoomed in on a recent trailer that shows two silhouettes, and done some other digging, it appears that more unused Titanfall 2 concepts could be added to the game in the future. The Reddit theory explains: "What you're looking at is a robot-pilot looking silhouette on the left and a human with jet-pack or tech-based stuff on their back, if you've followed this subreddit daily then you might know Bloodhound was in the Titanfall artbook and then was re-used for the Apex Legends game years later. "Our character in the left is a Simulacrum red-hooded pilot from the concept art that was never used, and our character on the right is Talchum, the Korean legend found hidden in Pathfinder's official art. "Judging by Titanfall 2 classes being re-used for this game, we might be getting a stim based legend and a double jump/jet pack." ORIGINAL: Apex Legends is getting new Legends in the future, and they may be released with some other more surprising content.<doc-sep>A new battle royale game has attracted more than 25 million players after just one week of being released, prompting comparisons to the rapid rise of the hit video game Fortnite. Apex Legends, which is free to download on PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms, features similar gameplay to Fortnite but is outpacing the record-breaking growth of the gaming sensation. “What a week! Since we launched Apex Legends last week on Monday we’ve seen the creation of an Apex Legends community that is excited, thriving, and full of great feedback and ideas,” Vince Zampella, CEO of Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment, wrote in a blog post announcing the milestone. “Since last Monday, more than 25 million players have jumped into the game, and over the weekend we had well over 2 million concurrent players at our peak. Like I said earlier, what a week!” By comparison, Fortnite took two weeks to hit a relatively modest 10 million players. 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Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks The dev team behind Apex Legends has confirmed that a new server update is being released today. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at around midnight in the UK and isn’t expected to impact playtime. Unlike in the past, today’s maintenance will not require Apex Legends servers to go offline on PS4, Xbox One and PC. So players should be able to progress without facing trouble with connection to servers. “Hey everyone, we're going to be making some updates to our servers starting at 4:40pm PST,” a message from Respawn Entertainment reads.<doc-sep>
Game publisher Electronic Arts has a sudden megahit on its hands with "Apex Legends," a free Battle Royale game for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. In less than a week, over 25 million people played "Apex Legends" — a much faster growth rate than even "Fortnite." There's no sign of "Apex" slowing down, and one chart perfectly demonstrates just how fast the game went from unknown to wildly popular. It's hard to overstate how explosively popular "Apex Legends" has been. The free Battle Royale game launched on February 4, and — less than a week later — over 25 million people had already played it. During the game's first weekend, it had "well over 2 million concurrent players" at one point. But all of those are just abstract numbers without additional context, and this chart from Australian financial portfolio manager Thomas Rice offers exactly that: As you can see above, "Apex Legends" grew from nothing to 25 million players in just seven days. For "Fortnite" to achieve the same growth, it took 41 days. To be clear, "Fortnite" also grew rapidly. Like "Apex Legends," the Battle Royale mode of "Fortnite" was free at launch in September 2017. It was only available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC — also like "Apex" — before expanding to Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android devices across the following year. Simply put: Comparing the two games is relatively straightforward, and EA's "Apex Legends" is already off to a stronger start than the biggest gaming phenomenon since "Minecraft." Pretty impressive! There was a sharp increase following the launch of "Apex Legends" on February 4. EA/Google It's no surprise that EA's stock price reflects the wild, sudden success of "Apex Legends." The game is the first hit from EA in quite some time, and its first straight-up blockbuster in the past several years. Recent entries in the "Battlefield" and "Star Wars Battlefront" series have failed to meet critical and commercial expectations, and the publisher has become more and more reliant on its annual sports games in the "FIFA" and "Madden" franchises. With "Apex Legends," EA has a bonafide hit on its hands — and there's no sign of it slowing down. Check out the latest video from the game's creator, Respawn Entertainment, below: