Apex Legends is rapidly approaching its 20th season, which will also coincide with the game’s 5th anniversary. Here’s when the next season of Apex will start, and what we expect it to include.
Apex Legends launched all the way back in February 2019, and almost five years on, there’s been a full 19 seasons worth of updates and additions to the battle royale.
But, time has also taken its toll on the game, with the player count dropping in the last 12 months, with lots of new games stealing the spotlight – most recently, Palworld.
So, Season 20 of Apex is a big one for the game, as Respawn will aim to bring back old players and interest brand-new ones. There’s also the fifth anniversary to consider, as well as possibilities for a new Legend, weapon, or even map.
When does Season 20 of Apex Legends start?
Apex Legends Season 20 is set to start on Tuesday, February 12, 2024. This is based on the in-game countdown for the battle pass, and new seasons almost always start on Tuesdays.
Although there may be a delay, this is only happened twice before in Apex history, so you can mark February 12 as a pretty sure thing.
New seasons roll out at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT, although pre-loading the update is usually possible for PlayStation players.
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What to expect in Apex Season 20
Leaks have been fairly limited this time around, so it’s mostly guesswork for now as to what Respawn will add with the new season.
One thing is almost certain though, as the new update releases only a week after the 5th anniversary, we should be getting another anniversary collection event, or at least something to mark the occasion.
New Legend?
New seasons of Apex used to guarantee a new Legend, but that’s not the case anymore, as a couple of seasons have forgone a character in favor of reworks to existing ones.
We do expect a new Legend in Season 20 though, but it is possible Respawn instead opt to do another rework instead. Leaks for new Legends have been fairly quiet too, so anything could happen here.
New map?
It is in fact time for Apex to release a new map, simply based on the time between previous map releases.
However, whether this will be a whole new BR map, or just new maps for other modes, or instead just a rework to an existing map, it’s anyone’s guess for now.
New weapon?
Apex has slowed down the release of new weapons significantly over the years, with the developers clearly not wanting to saturate the loot pool or mess with the meta too much.
But there’s no denying a new weapon is one way to spice up the gameplay, provided it isn’t too overpowered and simply dominates every match. Players have been asking for something fresh for a while, even noting that there has never been a new pistol or shotgun added since release.
Details about Season 20 of Apex then, are very limited. But, we can expect information to start dropping very soon, as the new season is only a matter of weeks away.
We’ll update this article as Respawn drops official news on what is coming in the next season of Apex.