{"id":41885,"date":"2024-01-26T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=41885"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:19:30","slug":"streaming-games-in-a-single-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/26\/streaming-games-in-a-single-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaming Games in a Single App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union\/\">Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union\/\"><p>Available for developers&rsquo; apps around the world, Apple also announced <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/\">new options for streaming games<\/a>[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=f1v8pyay\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/01\/25\/apple-allows-game-streaming-apps-on-app-store\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=f1v8pyay\">\n<p>Apple is introducing new options for how apps globally can deliver in-app experiences to users, including streaming games and mini-programs. Developers can now submit a single app with the capability to stream all of the games offered in their catalog.<\/p>\n<p>Apps will also be able to provide enhanced discovery opportunities for streaming games, mini-apps, mini-games, chatbots, and plug-ins that are found within their apps.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The changes Apple is announcing reflect feedback from Apple&rsquo;s developer community[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They are implying that this is not due to the DMA.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/01\/25\/apple-game-streaming-app-store\/\">Benjamin Mayo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/01\/25\/apple-game-streaming-app-store\/\">\n<p>Previously, Apple required developers submit a separate app for each game individually, a laborious and untenable affair.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most of the other changes introduced today which apply only in the European Union, the game streaming policy update applies globally.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/18\/netflix-and-the-initial-apple-vision-pro-apps\/\">Netflix and the Initial Apple Vision Pro Apps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/27\/youtube-playables-gaming-service\/\">YouTube Playables Gaming Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/31\/cma-report-on-apple-cloud-gaming-restrictions\/\">CMA Report on Apple Cloud Gaming Restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/13\/microsoft-xcloud-app-store-negotiations\/\">Microsoft xCloud App Store Negotiations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/netflix-games-for-ios\/\">Netflix Games for iOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/11\/new-apple-store-guidelines-for-streaming-games\/\">New Apple Store Guidelines for Streaming Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/07\/app-store-requires-facebook-gaming-app-to-remove-games\/\">App Store Requires Facebook Gaming App to Remove Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/05\/microsofts-xcloud-unavailable-on-ios\/\">Microsoft&rsquo;s xCloud Unavailable on iOS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"streaming-games-in-a-single-app-update-2024-02-20\">Update (2024-02-20): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/02\/15\/xbox-cloud-gaming-ios-microsoft\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/02\/15\/xbox-cloud-gaming-ios-microsoft\/\"><p>Microsoft does not plan to bring an Xbox Cloud Gaming app to iOS at this time because there&rsquo;s no opportunity for monetization, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24073666\/microsoft-gaming-phil-spencer-interview-ps5-switch-games\">The Verge<\/a><\/em>. When asked whether Apple&rsquo;s recent app ecosystem changes in the European Union make &ldquo;room&rdquo; for Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS, Spencer said that monetization was an issue, and that the Digital Markets Act forcing Apple&rsquo;s updates does not &ldquo;go far enough to open up competition.&rdquo;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/25\/dma-compliance-alternative-app-stores-but-no-sideloading\/\">DMA Compliance: Alternative App Stores But No Sideloading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"streaming-games-in-a-single-app-update-2024-04-24\">Update (2024-04-24): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.tz.is\/@khaost\/112283585504344343\">Khaos Tian<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.tz.is\/@khaost\/112283585504344343\"><p>What&rsquo;s wrong with Apple and cloud gaming services &#x1F643;<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple: Available for developers&rsquo; apps around the world, Apple also announced new options for streaming games[&#8230;] Apple (MacRumors): Apple is introducing new options for how apps globally can deliver in-app experiences to users, including streaming games and mini-programs. 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