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This was the argument of why an Apple controlled app store was so important. But they seem to be actively pushing people towards those high profit, user hostile
by underwater 7y ago
This was the argument of why an Apple controlled app store was so important. But they seem to be actively pushing people towards those high profit, user hostile, apps.
There is a cohort of games that is 10x worse than anything you'd find on the web. Unskippable 30s blocks of ads every few minutes, that just promote more crappy games.
- scarface74 7y agoApple introduced Apple Arcade because of the horrible state of games on the App Store.
- cageface 7y agoI'm curious how well devs are doing in AA. The potential market is huge but you're also getting a tiny slice of $5/month. I see some of the same games on consoles for $20 each and up.
- scarface74 7y agoApple is paying what amounts to an advance. Game developers are guaranteed a minimum. https://gameanalytics.com/blog/apple-arcade-mobile-game-developers.html https://gameanalytics.com/blog/apple-arcade-mobile-game-deve... In their latest report, Apple announced that they want to help developers get set up on their service by paying for some of their costs, which should take some pressure off when building your game. How much they’ll contribute is still yet to be revealed, so maybe don’t hold your breath.