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Apple Announces Apple Arcade
Apple today Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that will feature over 100 new and exclusive games, including original releases from renowned creators Hironobu Sakaguchi, Ken Wong, Will Wright and dozens more.
The App Store is the world's most successful and vibrant gaming platform with nearly 300,000 free and paid games. Free games, supported by advertising or in-app purchases, are enjoyed by hundreds of millions of players around the world. Paid games are often critically acclaimed and beloved by the people who play them, but competing with free is hard, so even the best of these games have only reached a smaller audience. With the simplicity of a single subscription, Apple Arcade will bring games like these to the App Store's more than 1 billion gaming customers. Apple Arcade is the perfect complement to the already enormously popular catalog of free games on the App Store, making iOS the premier gaming platform for players of all ages.
Apple is not just handpicking the games in Apple Arcade, but also contributing to the development costs and working closely with creators to bring the games to life. Made by some of the most critically acclaimed game developers in the world, Apple Arcade games will entertain customers with incredibly fun gameplay and immersive stories, while capturing imaginations with original art and music. The service will feature games from Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, LEGO, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman, ustwo games and dozens more.
"The App Store is the world's biggest and most successful game platform. Now we are going to take games even further with Apple Arcade, the first game subscription service for mobile, desktop and the living room," said Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "We are working with some of the most innovative game developers in the world to create over 100 new and exclusive games to play across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Apple Arcade games will be great for families, respect user privacy and will not have ads or require any additional purchases. We think players of all ages are going to love Apple Arcade."
Apple Arcade will introduce an innovative way to access a collection of brand new games that will not be available on any other mobile platform or in any other subscription service. Rather than pay up front for each game, a subscription to Apple Arcade will give players the opportunity to try any game in the service without risk. Since every game includes access to the full experience, including all game features, content and future updates, no additional purchases will be required. Every game will be playable offline, and many games will offer support for game controllers. Because subscribers can play Apple Arcade games across iPhone , iPad , Mac and Apple TV , they can pick up where they left off in a game, even if they switch devices. New games will be added to the service on a regular basis.
Apple Arcade will launch in fall 2019 in more than 150 countries from a new tab on the App Store across iOS, macOS and tvOS . Developers interested in being considered for Apple Arcade should visit this page.
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#5654194 Posted on: 03/26/2019 09:50 AM
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#5654199 Posted on: 03/26/2019 10:02 AM
If this doesn't come to windows it's irrelevant for PC gaming. Sad but true.
"The App Store is the world's biggest and most successful game platform"
(in a most annoying chav voice) - Cool story Bruh.
We don't know what he means by successfull, probably the huge cut they take on somebody else's work.
If this doesn't come to windows it's irrelevant for PC gaming. Sad but true.
"The App Store is the world's biggest and most successful game platform"
(in a most annoying chav voice) - Cool story Bruh.
We don't know what he means by successfull, probably the huge cut they take on somebody else's work.
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#5654217 Posted on: 03/26/2019 11:30 AM
If this doesn't come to windows it's irrelevant for PC gaming. Sad but true.
We don't know what he means by successfull, probably the huge cut they take on somebody else's work.
Haha yeah, successful in ripping off both your customers and developers.
If this doesn't come to windows it's irrelevant for PC gaming. Sad but true.
We don't know what he means by successfull, probably the huge cut they take on somebody else's work.
Haha yeah, successful in ripping off both your customers and developers.
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#5654221 Posted on: 03/26/2019 12:00 PM
In a way, they're correct. Mobile games are the most lucrative so far, since idiots just love to funnel microtransaction money into their games. From what I've briefly researched, the money in it is quite staggering, when compared to normal gaming platforms (including modern consoles), also thanks to the much lover cost of mobile game development. I mean, Candy Crush Saga makes more dosh than Call of Duty!
With all that said, I couldn't care less for about 99,9% of the "300,000 free and paid games, supported by advertising or in-app purchases" that "are enjoyed by hundreds of millions of players around the world". The overwhelming majority of it is extremely casual, mindless crap that only exists ti siphon microtransactions.
In a way, they're correct. Mobile games are the most lucrative so far, since idiots just love to funnel microtransaction money into their games. From what I've briefly researched, the money in it is quite staggering, when compared to normal gaming platforms (including modern consoles), also thanks to the much lover cost of mobile game development. I mean, Candy Crush Saga makes more dosh than Call of Duty!
With all that said, I couldn't care less for about 99,9% of the "300,000 free and paid games, supported by advertising or in-app purchases" that "are enjoyed by hundreds of millions of players around the world". The overwhelming majority of it is extremely casual, mindless crap that only exists ti siphon microtransactions.
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"The App Store is the world's biggest and most successful game platform"
(in a most annoying chav voice) - Cool story Bruh.