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Apple has a rough track record where games are concerned, frequently snatching defeat from the jaws of victory when it attempts new gaming initiatives. But strong App Store games revenues have reportedly inspired the company to develop a gaming subscription service, a move that could enable it to compete against similar offerings from console- and set top box-making rivals. The claimed games subscription service would function like Netflix, Cheddar reports, enabling users to pay one fee to get all-you-can-play monthly access to a collection of titles. Presumably, the game collection would work across iOS devices such as iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches, as macOS and tvOS game libraries are comparatively small and fragmented. An Apple initiative would be far from the first effort to create a Netflix of games. In the console world, Sony offers a similar service called PlayStation Now with access to 700 games for $20 per month, while Microsoft’s newer Xbox Game Pass … [Read more...] about Apple reportedly plans games subscription service akin to Netflix

APPLE is reportedly planning to launch its own subscription service for games. A report from mobile specialists Cheddar says that a service that "would function like Netflix for games" for a subscription fee has been under discussion since the second half of 2018. The report doesn't include any details on what games might be offered, what regions might see it, or what pricing might look like. Research last year found that three in every four pounds spent on Apple's App Store are spent on games, accounting for around £25 billion in revenue in 2017 alone. As Apple take a cut of roughly 30 per cent of all money spent through the app store, that represents around £8.3bn in revenue for the company. By comparison, Sony's games unit had an income £13.5 billion for the same period, which includes sales of consoles as well as software. About 70 per cent of apps released on the App Store are games, though this is down from a high of around 90 per cent a few years ago. The rise of … [Read more...] about Apple ‘planning to launch Netflix for games’