Apple Arcade is one of the (many) services from the Apple brand. Launched in 2019, the subscription video game service struggled to find a place, but today it seems well established in the mobile games landscape, attracting ever more users.
According to Matt Fischer, Apple's vice president, responsible for the ecosystem around the App Store, the last few months have been "excellent" for the Cupertino company's service. He took advantage of an interview given to CNET magazine to take stock of these first two years of Apple Arcade.
Apple Arcade: the service is popular, but criticized
The service that is intendedpremiumis seen by its detractors as giving too much space to independent games, not seeking to sign big studios and benchmark mobile games. If several exceptions exist, this criticism made Fisher react.
Surprisingly, the vice-president of Apple is quite proud of this strategy put in place. He readily admits that his service gives pride of place to independent games. During the interview, he mentions the name ofSneaky Sasquatch,a small game without much ambition present on Apple Arcade. “We see a bright future for Sneaky”
Also asked about the gradual arrival of “+” games, Matt Fisher assures that this is a desire of the players. Regarding the catalog itself, Fischer also confirmed that games will be leaving Apple Arcade in the coming weeks.
Apple Arcade: a simple first step?
If a first round of withdrawal has already taken place in the past, a “handful” of games per month should leave Apple Arcade during the year 2023. The arrival of Apple on the video games and very promising market The mobile gaming market inevitably gives some ideas, but Fisher refused to comment on the brand's future plans.
While the world of video games has seen numerous takeovers in recent months, Apple does not seem to want to take part. However, it is rumored that the Apple brand has started discussions with the famous studio EA Sports.
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