Apple revealed its video gaming
service exclusively for Apple products in its event held in March along with Apple
TV+, an online streaming service. But it remained silent about the
pricing and no specific date of the release was revealed by the Apple CEO Tim
Cook. Recently, the monthly subscription
price of Apple TV Plus was revealed in a report based on some
speculations and now the price of Apple’s own video game subscription service
named Apple Arcade has been revealed. Apple reportedly will charge $4.99 for
its gaming service for the month.
$4.99 monthly subscription for Apple
Arcade seems affordable as it will provide access to more than 100 games on
Apple products. The reports also suggest that users will be given a free trial
for a month and then they can opt for the service for $4.99 with no ads or
additional game in-purchases. Apple announced at the launch event of the
service that just like Apple Music subscription, users will be able to share
their Apple Arcade subscription with all the family members who are joined in
Family Sharing. So it is kind of affordable deal as up to six people will be
able to enjoy games at $4.99. (Apple may reveal a different plan for Family
sharing).
Apple Arcade is scheduled to release
in this fall according to Apple’s official website. Apple wanted to give its
users an extraordinary gaming experience on all devices. In the March, Tim Cook
took the stage to announce Apple’s first-ever video gaming service and also
informed that Apple is working with some of the world’s best developers to
offers games like never before on Apple devices. Since the launch of the
service, Apple fans and gamers all over the world are waiting for this service
to get launched but Apple hasn’t revealed a specific release date of the
service yet. Its official page on the site “This Fall” as the release date.
In September, Apple will launch its iPhone
11 models in its September Event traditionally. The
launch date of iPhone 11 is leaked online as well. So we may expect
Apple Arcade to release at the end of this September or at the beginning of
October. Once, Apple is done with iPhone 11 launch, it will deal with iOS
13, iPadOS,
tvOS,
and watchOS
which are scheduled to release this fall as well. So, Apple will roll out its
streaming service, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade along with its software updates.
This ending of the year could be a
blessing for Apple fans since there are lots of things coming from Apple in
this period. There hasn’t been any official announcement from Apple regarding
Apple Arcade pricing so Apple may come up with different price range at the
release of the service. Apple Arcade will support on iPhones, iPad, Macs, and
Apple TV. But we have our finger crossed for no change in the price as the
leaked price sounds more affordable.