The Apple Arcade is a gaming subscription service that costs $4.99 a month and will give subscribers access to over one hundred games, which can be played across a number of different iOS devices.
The gaming world is bracing itself for a rush of new streaming services that are attempting to become the Google Stadia, which will allow modern games to be streamed on low-spec hardware. Apple Arcade is following the Xbox Game model and will allow players to games so that they be can be played when their device is offline.
Apple has mentioned that some of the titles on the Apple Arcade service will be exclusive to the system. It turns out that this exclusivity only refers to mobile gaming platforms like Android. According to Exit the Gungeon will debut on Apple Arcade and can come to other systems at a later date.
The titles that appear on the Apple Arcade service will also be restricted from appearing on other subscription services and that they can't be purchased outside of the Apple Arcade app. This means that the only way to play these games on iOS devices is to subscribe to Apple Arcade, even if the player is only interested in a single game, such as Visual Daylife, which is the latest title by the developers of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default and is set to debut on the service.
The initial line-up of Apple Arcade titles is impressive and it's clear that Apple wants to come out of the gate swinging, especially as the launch line-up of Google Stadia is still somewhat murky(if not downright unclear). The low cost of the subscription and the impressive line-up of titles means that Apple Arcade will be an easy sell for a lot of people, except for those who own Android phones, who will either need to convert or wait for the games to appear on other systems.
Source: 9to5Mac