Apple Arcade: 4 years after its launch, what future for this service?

It's been a little over four years now that Apple Arcade has emerged. To mark the occasion, Alex Rofman the manager of this service, granted a very instructive interview to our colleagues fromDigital Trends.

The manager notably returned to the genesis of this platform. He explains that it was launched at a period when the model of paid games on mobile was beating wing in the face of competition from free titles:"We really wanted to make sure that these games existed for customers, because there are many people of all ages who think that free-to-play is not for them".

Concerns for Apple Arcade

Turning to the developers, Apple Arcade therefore offered them:"We are attenuating the risks for you with the Arcade business model. You just have to focus on creating something wonderful for customers".

Four years later, success is there if we believe Alex Rofman although he is not very prolix in terms of figures:“All critical service indicators have reached record levels in 2023.”And the latter to quote the 65 new games added and the most 400 updates listed on Apple Arcade.

These optimistic remarks of the manager are to be qualified. Thus some users believe that the game catalog is not as satisfactory as the apple brand claims, even ifExcellent titles are offered: NBA 2K, Football Manager, or Lego Star Wars.

Recently, a survey ofMobilegamer.bizApple Apple Arcade has canceled many projects, while income related to integrated shopping sales would be in free fall. Testimonies worried about employees worried about the future of the platform were also cited. You can stillReread our dedicated article here.

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