Apple announces its own subscription-type game service 'Apple Arcade'

Apple has announced a subscription-type game service ' Apple Arcade '. The service is charged, but if you pay the usage fee, you will be able to play over 100 high-quality games.

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Then, about 'App Store'.

There are many apps distributed on the App Store, and there are many great games.

However, many of the great games are paid or installable for free, but you still need in-game billing.

1 billion people play games on iOS

The number of game apps distributed on the App Store is 300,000

A free game app is one that is bothersome if advertisements are placed in the game or if in-game billing is required.

Therefore, Apple will work with game developers and publishers around the world to launch the subscription arcade game service 'Apple Arcade'. The slide also included the names of Japanese game companies such as Sega and Konami.

The movie starts here. A glimpse of some of the games being developed for the Apple Arcade.

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the parent of the Final Fantasy series, also appears in the movie.

We talk about 'Fantasian' being developed for Apple Arcade.

The stage of the game was not created with 3DCG, but physically created a diorama and photographed it with pictures ...

It seems that the technique of placing the character of the game in that is taken.

'Apple Arcade'

You can check the movies that flowed from the event from the following.

Introducing the Apple Arcade — Fall 2019, YouTube-YouTube


Apple Arcade offers over 100 new exclusive game apps.

It seems that a dedicated page will be prepared in the App Store app.

Play screen of exclusive game in Apple Arcade

With over 100 new exclusive games coming out, no advertising or additional in-game charges, you can play across your Apple devices and play offline.

Finally, the play movie of the game flowed again.

You can see the movie from the following.

Apple Arcade — Fall of 2019 — Preview-YouTube


The service is scheduled to start in the fall of 2019, and will be available in more than 150 countries and regions.

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