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> Apple Arcade that is mostly shovelware What's frustrating is that it's not mostly shovelware. There have been plenty of good titles on the service that reta
by mcphage 3y ago
> Apple Arcade that is mostly shovelware
What's frustrating is that it's not mostly shovelware. There have been plenty of good titles on the service that retail for $10, $15, $20, and above on other platforms (or iOS itself after the come off of Apple Arcade). And the "+" versions where they take an older game, pull out all of the ads and microtransactions, and let you just play the damn things: I think those are great. Too many older games that I really liked, are pretty much unplayable because they've turned cancerous with ads.
But you're right—every few years, they care (or pretend to) about games for a little while, and then go back to ignoring them. Apple Arcade as a service isn't bad—and as a piece of their total subscription package, it's pretty good. But it needs constant attention, to keep the games coming. Not diminishing returns for the developers, because that's a death spiral for the service.
- anotherhue 3y agoI think they want to avoid the inevitable and unpleasant comparison to Xbox. There's some oddness also, slay the spire+ is available on iPhone, where I don't want it but not on Apple TV where I do.
- mcphage 3y ago> There's some oddness also, slay the spire+ is available on iPhone, where I don't want it but not on Apple TV where I do. That is weird. I wonder if it comes from Apple or the developers? If the developers, why would Apple allow it?