Apple Finally Jumps Into Games with Subscription Service Featuring 100+ Exclusives

Smashed in alongside announcements about updates to Apple News and a Modern defrayal system and Apple credit card , Apple also share info on a new service to help people more easily discover new game : Apple Arcade . The subscription service of process will launch with more than 100 undivided titles , but we still do n’t bang what it will cost you .

The current problem for games on the App Store is just the sheer amount of games , something that cause a caboodle of unique and originative game difficult to chance among the sea of gratis - to - play title of respect . So with Apple Arcade , Apple is giving users memory access to game outside the mainstream fare and using part of the money from the subscriptions to serve fund the developer who made them .

However , unlike Apple News , Apple Arcade is n’t a dedicated app . Instead , you ’ll find the Arcade within a new tabloid inside the App Store . On top of that , all Apple Arcade game will be all - you - can play , which means you get all future content and DLC for the same monthly price , and since all Apple Arcade games will be uncommitted offline , you ’ll still have access to them when you want to game in places with limited cellular servicing , like a plane or subways . You ’ll also be able to trifle them across multiple gadget , including the iPhone , iPad , Mac , and Apple TV . And you ’ll be able to blame up where you ’ve left off in a biz when switching to a different equipment .

Oh snap, Apple’s getting into gaming.

Oh snap, Apple’s getting into gaming.Screenshot: Andrew Liszewski (Apple)

Notable newfangled Apple Arcade games include a unexampled Sonic the Hedgehog game and a reinvented version of Frogger . The service itself will also feature games from Annapurna Interactive , Bossa Studios , Cartoon web , Finji , Giant Squid , Klei Entertainment , Konami , Lego , MIstwalker Corporation , Sega , Snowman , ustwo game , and others . It ’ll also feature 100 new and original games , let in some from creators like Hironobu Sakaguchi , Ken Wong , and Will Wright .

Apple Arcade will be available this fall with over 100 different games , though , as remark , Apple is n’t quite quick to portion out how much a subscription will be quite yet . Still , the company says there wo n’t be any ads or additional purchases . That means all plot feature and succeeding updates will be included . If this thing ’s a hit , we hope to see fewer developers go for the freemium cash grab .

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Screenshot: Andrew Liszewski