Apple announced in its Keynote dedicated to services this March 25, 2019 its new offer Apple Arcade. It provides free access to a catalog of more than one hundred games exclusive to the apple brand ecosystem and normally pay per unit on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. All titles will be playable offline, a weighty argument that can make the difference and always enchants gamers. We are not talking about cloud gaming here, the proposal is very different from Google Stadia or Microsoft xCloud.
Apple Arcade: the apple brand becomes serious in the video game
Another good news is no ads or in-app purchases (micro-transactions). As for Apple News +, the Cupertino company promises that users' personal data are not shared, that the selection of games offered to users is carefully selected by humans and put forward by an algorithm that will make recommendations based on old titles you played.
The complete game catalog has not been announced yet. We only saw a few pictures passed quickly during the presentation. For example, we saw the Sonic blue hedgehog make an appearance. The Pathless and Where Cards Fall will be on hand, just like a certain Fantasian, designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy. Are expected titles developed or edited by Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, Lego, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman, ustwo games and more
Apple Arcade: price and availability
The Apple Arcade service will be available in automn of 2019 in more than 150 countries. Unfortunately, the price has not been announced, Apple said it would reveal the price a little later. It is therefore difficult to judge the attractiveness of the platform for the moment. However, we know that family sharing will be offered at no cost. All members of the family
