Everything we know so far about Apple Arcade
Last month was very important for the gaming industry as two big tech names revealed their new services. First, it was Google with its new cloud-based gaming platform, followed by Apple who dedicated a whole Show Time event to announce its new products including Apple News+ and Apple TV+ as well as its first ever game subscription service, Apple Arcade. We bring you everything known about it so far.
How will Apple Arcade work?
App Store offers over 300,000 games at the moment and some of those will be curated as a part of Apple Arcade game subscription service. The games will be accessible through a new App Store tab Apple Arcade which will also include highlighted games and editor suggestions for users to try out. Included games will be exclusive for the gaming service but there is still no news whether Apple will release any of the games for individual purchase in the App Store later on. Those who choose to subscribe will be able to try and play the games out across devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac and even Apple TVs. Users will be able to play the games offline as well.
Games offered by Apple Arcade
There will be 100 exclusive new games available through Apple Arcade at the launch of the service but Apple is planning on adding more games later on. Apple has included games from many game developers in the initial list including those from Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, Lego, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman and more. Besides curating the games, Apple Arcade will also contribute to the development costs. The company also released the titles of some of the games which will be available at launch:
- Where Cards Fall
- The Pathless
- LEGO Brawls
- Hot Lava
- Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
- Beyond a Steel Sky
- Mr. Turtle
- Frogger in Toy Town
- Lega Arthouse, Cardpocalypse
- No Way Home
- Down in Bermuda
- The Bradwell Conspiracy
- Projection: First Light
- Lifelike
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Repair
- Sneaky Sasquatch
- UFA on Tape: First Contact
- Sonic Racing
- Doomsday Vault
- ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
- HitchHiker
- Spidersaurs
- Yaga
- Monomals
- Enter The Construct
- Overland
- Winding Worlds
- Kings of the Castle
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Pricing of Apple Arcade
There is no official pricing yet but there will be a fixed price system with no additional fees or in-app purchases, with all future updates and new games added to Apple Arcade included in the fixed price. But, Apple did reveal that a single Apple Arcade subscription can be shared with up to six family members through Family Sharing option by Apple. Users can expect the service to be ad-free.
The launch of Apple Arcade
Apple has plans to officially launch the gaming service in fall this year but this might be of a problem as it would overlap with the released of new iPhones. Thus, the service might be coming out as soon as September but there is no specific date released yet.
The service will be available in all countries that have the App Store available as it is a crucial element of the service. This includes over 150 countries.
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