Apple Arcade has the ‘smell of death’ around it, devs say

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• A new report doesn’t paint a pretty picture of how Apple is handling its subscription gaming service.
• Game developers describe Apple as “famously vindictive” and “spiteful” in its dealings, with one dev saying Apple Arcade has the “smell of death” around it.
• The company may be preparing to reboot the service to better compete with Netflix’s gaming service.

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Apple Arcade launched back in 2019, offering a subscription service that would bring new premium games to the platform without in-app purchases or advertisements. Since then, the service has declined in a way that has game developers wondering about its future.

In a report from mobilegamer.biz, a number of game devs are raising concerns about Apple Arcade. The outlet’s sources are citing various issues with declining payouts, canceled projects, the company’s apathy toward the service, and more.

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