iPhone Games ”Leaving Arcade Soon”

[star-affinity]

Was a bit surprised to see this “Leaving Arcade Soon” section in Apple Arcade. Is this something new or have games been leaving the service previously too?

Wonder what will happen to the games. Will they still be available in the App Store outside Arcade?

 

[nihilisticmonk]

Yep, I just saw that as well. I thought part of the Apple Arcade deal that developers signed up for what that it was basically 'an Apple Arcade game' on iOS in perpetuity.

 

[jedivulcan]

Same. This is the first time I’ve seen this. I thought the games were all in perpetuity, too.

Brings up a couple of questions: Do you lose all of your progress after they leave Apple Arcade? Do the devs sell them separately? Are they “yours” if you at least installed them and keep an Apple Arcade subscription?

 

[pacorob]

It raises a lot of questions (as indicated above by TS and others that responded which aren't indicated in the “Leaving Arcade Soon” section in Apple Arcade so it seems. So odd hope Apple will give a response on this matter soon.

Some related links:

New App Store Section Reveals 15 Games Leaving Apple Arcade Soon

Apple Arcade is set to lose 15 games in the near future, according to a new section in the Arcade area of the App Store titled "Leaving Arcade Soon". The following games are listed in the new section, which allows Arcade subscribers to download the games while they are still available, without...

www.macrumors.com

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/new-app-store-section-reveals-15-games-leaving-apple-arcade-soon.2351521/

15 Apple Arcade Games Are Leaving the Service Soon Including ‘Over the Alps’, ‘Various Daylife’, ‘Spidersaurs’, and More – TouchArcade

Having written about weekly Apple Arcade game releases and updates right from the start, it has been interesting (and sad in some ways) to see what has become of the new additions to the service over time.

toucharcade.com