I’d love to be wrong. But when I yet again hear Apple is getting excited about games, I get a pang of hope that’s instantly, mercilessly crushed under a 20-tonne weight of reality and history. So I want Apple Games to thrive and for this to be the year Apple finally cracks gaming. But I think there’s more chance that 2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop.
Epic, Steam, and Xbox are all potentially going to have functional storefronts on iOS in one form or another in the coming years – which means an end to Apple's era of taking for granted that games will just keep churning out giant stacks of App Store cash despite being largely held at arm's length by the company.
Rethinking its gaming app software and buying a small studio are far from sufficient to win a war on this new front if it opens up – but if they indicate some actual momentum building up, they might not be a bad start.
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Personally, I am not sure if there are tons of people hoping and wishing gaming is more of a thing on Apple's platform, and I am not sure why anyone other than Apple should care. Especially since technology and technical know-how is not where Apple is lacking, and Apple trying to get better at gaming will not bring much to the non-game developers.
I think Apple should focus to be more developer friendly instead, and benefit everyone, and maybe games will come.
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