Apple ’s coming Apple Arcade serve was announced at its March 25 “ It ’s Show Time ” upshot , and immediately caused conjecture about the games its price and game lineup . Now we may have the answer to at least one of those questions .
Credit for this latest Apocalypse goes to a bit of good detecting from9to5Mac . The site run digging through some of the genus Apis used by the App Store app and found a promotional message that says the service will cost $ 4.99 per calendar month , include a one - month costless trial .
Apple has reportedly begun examination of the armed service with its own employees , using a largely - symbolic price of $ 0.49 , contribute some weighting to the $ 4.99 price uncovering : If the service were to be $ 9.99 , the “ test terms ” might be $ 0.99 , for example .
For that Leontyne Price , grant to previously announced feature , you ’ll get access to over 100 games , playable on your iPhone , iPad , Mac , and Apple TV . ( It ’s indecipherable if all games will be playable on all platforms ) . All game are downloadable and can be played without an combat-ready internet connection , rather than streaming , and advance is deliver and synchronise in the swarm so you’re able to move from one machine to another . It also include Family Sharing . Apple Arcade game have no in - app purchase at all , and no advertising .
We still do n’t know what games will be available , only that they will be curated by Apple and will not appear on any other wandering platform or streaming service . You wo n’t see game that have Android versions , nor ones that appear on Xbox Game Pass , but you may see game that are uncommitted for leverage on PC or consoles .
We ’ll probably find out the full details of Apple Arcade , including Leontyne Price , games lineup , and launch date , during Apple ’s September iPhone event ( likely to be contain on September 10 ) .
For all the details we know so far about Apple Arcade , match out our FAQ .
