Apple today announced Apple Arcade, a new gaming subscription service for mobile phones and Macs that offers gamers the best of the App Store for a monthly fee. This is Apple's approach to the overall "Netflix for Games" approach: connecting gamers to a monthly subscription that gives them access to high-quality gaming adventures that aren't available anywhere else. Apple Arcade has a good legacy behind it. Apple was probably the first company to take mobile gaming seriously and make it financially viable. As a result, it now enjoys support from some of the biggest names in mobile game development. This is also good news for Mac owners, who have always played a subservient role to PC gamers in finding prominent gaming experiences on their platform. Apple Arcade has been featured with over 100 unique (to read "indie") titles, exclusive to Apple devices, including Beneath Steel Sky, a remake of the classic adventure game, featuring The Watchman comic legend Neil Gibbons. Also, the collection of available games should be organized by experts, will be updated monthly, and will include original versions from renowned creators, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Ken Wong, Will Wright, etc. All of these exclusive games could cost Apple a nice penny, with some reports suggesting that Apple would spend over €500 million on the new service. But with the launch of a new iPod Touch the same year, Apple seems cleverly luring young people to its new service. Apple Arcade is essentially an Xbox Games Pass for mobile devices. The fact is that Apple has left us with more questions than answers about this new offering. So we rounded up everything we knew so far about Apple Arcade's subscription service.
Cut to the hunt
- What is Apple Mobile Gaming and Mac subscription service.
- When is it released? Fall 2019 (between September and November 2019)
- What can I play in? iPad, iPhone, Mac and Apple TV
- How much will it cost? Pricing is yet to be confirmed.
Apple Arcade release date.
Apple announced on stage at the service's launch ceremony that Apple Arcade would ship in "Fall 2019," which means we can expect it to launch between September and November 2019. Apple has promised that the service will be supported in 150 regions at launch.
Ann Thai, App Store Marketing Manager, presents Apple Arcade on stage.
Apple Arcade Features
No ads, no ad tracking, and no additional purchases.Apple Arcade will be a unique subscription service: pay your money every month and you won't experience any ads on the service. There will be no ad-supported version at launch, and Apple hasn't given any hints on this. More than 100 games.
Apple Arcade will give users access to more than 100 games, all of which will be exclusive to Apple Arcade, curated by experts and updated monthly. "You can try what you want, when you want," according to Apple. Games available offline
According to Apple, all the games in Apple Arcade will be available offline. You don't have to worry about losing your access if you're on the subway or in the middle of a mobile connection. family sharing
The Apple Arcade service offers a shared family plan so that everyone in the family can play the game for a single subscription fee. This will make it attractive to households that have bought iPads, Macbooks and iPhones in the Apple ecosystem, especially if it means mom and dad don't have to hand over the iPhone so the kids can play. . What's available in Apple Arcade?
iPad, iPhone, Mac and Apple TV. You can also pick up where you were in a game, even if you change your device.
Private and secure
Apple Arcade Games cannot collect any information about you without your consent. push for the indies
While we know Apple Arcade will include games like Sonic the Hedgehog, Beneath Steel Sky, and Where Cards Fall, Apple promises games like Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Annapurna Interactive, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, and Mistwalker Corporation. , SEGA, Snowman, ustwo games, Konami, Lego and many others. Apple doesn't just look for games at hand.
The company also contributes to development costs and works closely with creators to make their games compatible with Apple devices. Apple has never had much success (or even interest) as a game developer, so this is a rare time for the company to be directly involved in the industry. This is what Phil Schiller has to say...
"The App Store is the world's largest and most successful gaming platform. Now, we're going further in gaming with Apple Arcade, the first subscription service for mobile, desktop, and living room gaming," said Phil Schiller, Apple's executive vice president of global marketing. "We're working with some of the world's most innovative game developers to create more than 100 exclusive games for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. "Apple Arcade games will be perfect for families, respect user privacy and they will not display ads or require new purchases. We think gamers of all ages will love Apple Arcade."