Apex Legends Season 12 update will release on February 8, and perhaps the most exciting part for most players is seeing the new season patch notes, expected to make sweeping changes to Legends, weapons, and gameplay. Check out the early patch notes for everything we know so far.

There will also be a brand new pass to work through, as well as a fresh Ranked reset. But, beyond all the new content, changes to existing Legends and weapons will often get the most attention.

Respawn hasn’t released the full patch notes for the new season yet, but we already know a lot of what is coming, so we’ve put together the early patch notes here. Check back soon for the full update notes once Respawn publishes them.

Apex Legends Season 12 early patch notes

*Note: not the final patch notes – will be updated with full notes when available.

New Legend: Mad Maggie

Mad Maggie drops in after her sentence to die in the Apex Games. As another assault Legend, Maggie should be a very aggressive character, and is a big fan of shotguns.

• Olympus map update

• New Prestige skins

Also coming in Season 12 are new Prestige skins. These are Legend skins that will be upgraded through gameplay, although exact details aren’t clear yet.

We also know that there will be new finishers as part of these Prestige skins, and that the first will be for Bloodhound.

Anniversary Collection event

The versary Collection event celebrates Apex’s third anniversary, and will start on the same day as the new Season, February 8. In most collection events, there is a new heirloom added, however, in the last Anniversary collection event, players were simply given shards to spend on an existing heirloom of their choice.

• Legend changes

• Weapon changes

• Quality of Life updates

• What about cross-progression?

Although it is the most requested feature in Apex, it’s unlikely cross-progression is coming with the Season 12 update. Respawn has made little mention of it recently, and so we’d expect it to arrive later in 2022.

• Next-gen update

However, what is more likely, is a next-gen update, potentially dropping during Season 12. Numerous leakers have pointed to the next-gen update arriving at some point in February.