Skate. posted a Known Issues update following the 0.27.7 drop and the Sept 16 Early Access launch worldwide. Status details include login and server queues, progression softlocks, crossplay problems, and platform-specific crashes, plus fixes, workarounds, and items slated for Update 0.28.
Skate. team pushed a back-end fix that resolved progression softlocks for many affected users, and players are asked to restart the game and log back in. Users still encountering a block have been directed to report details in the official EA forums thread so engineers can triage remaining cases.
Long login queues are appearing as servers fill across San Vansterdam, and the developer acknowledged the surge in traffic. Capacity improvements are planned to reduce wait times while teams tune matchmaking and server limits.
The issue preventing Session Marker placement during the tutorial was fixed in the Sept 17 update. Ferry access to San Van remains under investigation, and crossplay join failures are also being looked into, with progress updates promised.
Several platform-specific problems remain on the list, including missing Founder’s Upgrade when purchases are made on a different platform and achievements failing to grant on the EA App and Epic. A crash when scrolling through Spectate will be addressed in Update 0.28, while an infinite loading condition on Xbox is under active investigation.
Older items from the 0.27.5 playtest list remain under review, and multiple fixes will arrive with Update 0.28. Replay export stutter, Quick Drop visibility, and several soft-lock causes are among the issues slated for attention as the team collects feedback and prioritizes fixes.
Known Issues Status Sept 18, 2025
With the update 0.27.7 release on Sept 16, 2025, we’ve been hard at work gathering newly reported bugs and issues and are triaging them to work on solutions/fixes. This is not an exhaustive list of all issues being tracked and worked on; these are the top ones we’ve seen reported, and the team is investigating.
We’ve pushed out a back-end fix for most of those affected by being softlocked/progression stuck. We’d like you to restart the game and log back in. If you’re STILL having issues, please post here with the details. if you’re not, go skate.
- Long queues to log into the game/server issues
- Fix: Thank you, you’ve exceeded our expectations! So many of you have joined us in San Vansterdam that our team needs to make more room for everyone. You may experience queues in the meantime, and we’re hoping to fix that soon.
- Unable to place the Session Marker during the tutorial
- Fix: Issue fixed in update on Sept. 17
- Unable to take the ferry to San Van after completing the tutorial
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
- Crossplay Issues – Some users unable to join Crossplay with friends
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
- Founder’s Upgrade is missing if Founder’s Pack is purchased on a different platform.
- Workaround: Use the https://store.ea.com/skate/en. Make sure you’re logged in with the EA account that is linked to your platforms accounts.
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
- Achievements on EA App and Epic are not granted to the user
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
- Game crashes when scrolling through users in Spectate
- Fix: Will be fixed with Update 0.28.
- Users experience an infinite loading screen when trying to join San Van on Xbox platforms
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
And as a reminder for all you new players (thanks for joining us in San Vansterdam!), here is a list of the known issues from the 0.27.5 release (that playtest insiders got access to on Aug 26th) that we’re also actively working on:
- The replay editor often captures stuttering during export.
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.
- Players can be trapped by drop items in shop spawn locations.
- Workaround: Change “Quick Drop Visibility” in your social settings to “Only Me”.
- Fix: Will be fixed with Update 0.28.
- Unable to play Skate. due to a “connection to EA Servers” error. “ERROR 852146987”
- Troubleshooting: Make sure to disable VPN; check that the EA App is not in offline mode. For more troubleshooting help, check this Connectivity FAQ.
- The RIP Card customization will flicker between the old and new assets for a while after the selected user updates their customization.
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28
- During the last step of “Spots and How to Own Them” when the user will start the challenge, they will be stuck for ~3 minutes with the message “Waiting for players”.
- Workaround: Wait for the timer to run out, challenge will then be able to be completed
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28
- Quick Drops are invisible when chosen and cannot be placed
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28
- Sometimes viewing the preview of players in the San Van List causes a black screen, and exiting out to game from this state will lead to a soft lock
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28
- When entering a grind and leaning to exit, skater disappears (rare)
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28
- Criteria for unlocking the Financial neighborhood is not showing up, causing the “Manual Extension” mission to not appear
- Workaround: You can get to the Financial Neighborhood (Market Mile) by doing more Challenges. Get that XP!
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution.
- Criteria for unlocking the Historic neighborhood (Gullcrest Village) is not showing up, causing the mission to not appear
- Workaround: You can get to the Historic neighborhood (Gullcrest Village) by doing more Challenges. Get that XP!
- Fix: Our team is looking into this for a solution.
- Disabled the “Pad Hopper” Challenge due to a world prop making the Challenge harder than intended.
- Fix: Fixed in 0.28.
Keep the feedback coming! As we’ve said, skate will continue to evolve as we just launched in Early Access and we’ll continue to improve the gameplay experience and add new content to the game.
Thanks for being with us on this journey, see you on the streets…or the rooftops!
The skate. Team
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