Apex Legends players got a little extra bit of magic with the first major event of 2023 in the game. Yes, Spellbound will have plenty of cosmetics, the return of Control, and a Seer Heirloom for players to pursue. But it also contains something far more valuable than those things for some people in the community: private matches.
Apex players have long lobbied Respawn for the ability to create and participate in their own private lobbies for some time now. Private games are common in titles like Overwatch, but in Apex, the process of getting access to a private match has been complex for a while now. Instead of just booting up a game and sending a code to their friends, players instead needed to ask EA for a private lobby code and hope access to one was granted to them.