Neither Nintendo, nor Sony, nor Microsoft. Right here The one that earns the most money with the video games it sells on its platform is Apple. Even all the main competitors of the video game combined, they manage to match the bitten apple, without the need for triple A or graphics-intensive devices.
However, there is something that does not suit me. I well remember a time when I regularly checked the App Store, looked at the lists of the most downloaded free or paid games, and downloaded some (paid or not) with interest to see if I discovered any vice new. But now the app store icon is relegated to a folder, and I barely open it
“More of the Same” stops working
Age may have something to do with it. It’s not the same to be 25 and have an iPhone at the time when each new model presented great novelties than to be 37 and to be at the time when a new iPhone only attracts the camera and a bit more performance on the chip. . But maybe we also need to talk about wear
In terms of design and structure, I don’t think there will be a problem: the App Store has a very neat design. And although we can talk about the possibility of better distributing its sections, the user experience is generally intuitive. What makes me lazy is the very business model of apps, which ended up making all games have a similar system who I just don’t want to face.
Free download, advertisements and optional subscription: this is the model that has become ubiquitous in the App Store
This system is the game free download, that includes ads or very limited content, unless you pay for a subscription. There are of course exceptions: Pokémon Go was so successful that you didn’t need to pay to enjoy it properly. I can also name Fortnite, although precisely because of the payment problem, the game ended up mounting a legal war.
A walk through the list of most downloaded free games helps me with the plot: clones of hits like Fall Guys, idle
Or in other words: yes it’s true that Apple makes a lot of revenue from these types of games, but what if the bubble bursts? What if there comes a time when the general public gets tired of this model? The answer we can provide here is Apple Arcadebut in my particular case, no game convinces me to pay the 4.99 dollars per month that the service costs.
I’m sure Apple has plans for the future. This virtual reality viewer is likely to break the mold when it releases, possibly in 2023. may be a symptom of exhaustion that would not bode well if it ends up spilling over to more people.
Picture | Terillo Walls
