Saw a Platinum logo on one of the slides during the presentation... have they made any mobile games before?
Apple users who like games?
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Apple Arcade announced - New gaming subscription by Apple, 100+ new and (Mobile) exclusive games, No IAP, all playable offline, FALL/19
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Sony's stream today is not some strategy level response to Google or Apple. Come on. It's a promo for some upcoming PS4 games, that's it.
World of Demons is from Platinum and has yet to be released and was supposed to launch on iOS. Maybe its being planned to be launched with this service.
RIP stadia.
In all seriousness, this isn't really my cup of tea. Cool service for those who like mobile games though.
In all seriousness, this isn't really my cup of tea. Cool service for those who like mobile games though.
Apple users who like mobile games* Aren't most of those users already happy playing their F2P games with MTX/Ads?
yes for iOS, macOS and tvOS. though their payment model to developers is based on time played vs upfront payment like Game Pass.
I totally cant wait to play all these games on an apple device for a few years until the device no longer supports the most current os and then half of them stop working.
( This literally just happened to me with skype on my Ipad)
Hopefully most of these games wont be stuck on Apple devices...especially Fantasian
( This literally just happened to me with skype on my Ipad)
Hopefully most of these games wont be stuck on Apple devices...especially Fantasian
It's kinda funny how a lot of the shittiness of mobile gaming is kind of self-inflicted by the App Store revenue/rankings model. It's incredibly bad for premium buy-once software.
Glad to see Apple hopefully fixing it, though.
Glad to see Apple hopefully fixing it, though.
So Apple will pay developers based on the minutes players spend in their game?
Good luck with those artistic endeavors.
Good luck with those artistic endeavors.
Its going to be interesting to see how future games decide to be made available. Esp as mobile games become bigger experiences like upcoming CoD Mobile, the anticipated Apex Legends mobile port and the current Fortnite port
God damn I was wrong this shit sounds amazing fuck next phone I'm getting is apple
Enough of an audiences that devs keep making games, devs keep doing premium ports, and not having in-app purchases is a selling point on game pages
Yeah, looking at their other announcements today they seem to be moving towards a ton of new services at actually reasonable prices (e.g., $10/mo. for News+).
It's a surprising and interesting pivot. Guess the iPhone profits officially can't hold down the fort anymore, and the Car project isn't moving along.
All of this sounds great. Finally a way for devs that doesn't want to exploit consumers to make reasonable money. Focus will be a good gameplay loop that keeps you invested forever. As should be.
Mario run should come to it.
Mario run should come to it.
when I saw it, my thought was literally "Why is there a clip of Sonic Generations in here"
like, I seriously doubt that's new footage, though I'm not able to actually go and look at a comparison right now
(also if they had new footage to tease something with I'd be shocked that they wouldn't tease it at SXSW)
they snuck in the "exclusive on mobile and subscription" so.. yeah
This will have to be seen. If they're getting paid on a time played basis, then it could resort to devs trying to find what hooks you so you either keep playing or consistently return to the game.
Don't do mobile and I don't support apple. Curious to see if these are quality games or a mobile phone store for your tv. Crqzy times ahead. Will be interesting to see how thos develops
Playable offline, eh? None of Nintendo's mobile games with their shitty always-online requirement then.
And what's the problem with that? You will not be spending anything.
Yeah now I look at it, only the obvious mobile-focused games will probably stick to Apple alone. Really I'm just worried I won't be able to check out the new Mistwalker game.
Also the YT description says the Sonic game is ""Sonic Racing" by SEGA®/HARDlight Studios". HARDLight's the Dash and Jump studio so that'll probably be pretty simple (tho I'd love a random Sonic R sequel)
Developers artificially padding out their games? Not saying it will happen, but wouldn't a game that's 20 hours long rake in much more money than a 2 hour game? I guess you could argue pros or cons about that...
I'm actually hoping more subscriptions like this happens from Sony too. I'm not backlashing anyone. Every opportunity can be good. Also Gamepass is a very cool sub imo.
It's not yet known how the money is paid out. That tweet is speculating.
I like how the video in the OP is basically 'Apple invents the indie game, these would have never been possible until now!'
I see Sumo Digital in the list (they worked with Hardlight on Sonic Dash 2). They probably co develop the game
"For the most immersive experience...."
A lot of bs gaming marketing terms thrown into that video.
The service will do well with people already locked into the apple ecosystem.
Marzipan is for UIKit based apps. Metal-based apps have had cross-compatibility since...three OS versions ago or so?
And it's still not just a checkbox - each has specific platform and interface requirements. But it definitely helps.
If you have been using any of the cross-platform mobile engines or Apple's on SpriteKit/SceneKit, you've had this since at least iOS 10, maybe earlier.
Isn't that just World of demons and the other mobile game they're working on since a while?
presumably people will just stop playing if the game is padded out with shit people don't find fun
i don't think padding is a concern per se so much as the system being inherently biased against shorter artsy type games, your gone homes and firewatches and the like. it might still work out depending on what the payout ends up being, because ultimately it really comes down to "cost of development" vs "how much we'll make from it" (as most things do)
I hope this encourages more developers to bring controller and Apple TV support to their games.
I'm also assuming we'll see an onslaught of iOS games coming over to the Mac in the fall with the new Marzipan stuff rumored.
This is basically Game Pass for Apple devices, as long as the quality is there it'll probably be worth it. .
I'm also assuming we'll see an onslaught of iOS games coming over to the Mac in the fall with the new Marzipan stuff rumored.
This is basically Game Pass for Apple devices, as long as the quality is there it'll probably be worth it. .
Games on iOS will be entirely about chasing a carrot if it is ultimately what drives the most revenue. A game like Monument Valley loses a player and their source of revenue the moment they finish the content and there are no hooks to return to. While this could be a double edged sword where good word of mouth gets more people into the game, it could also result in less revenue from some of the tighter, narrative driven experiences.
I'm just speculating on what might end up happening if it is in fact paid per play time.
I believe the Apple News+ service was rumored to be in that same type of model so it wouldn't surprise me if Apple Arcade was as well.
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