{"id":48616,"date":"2025-07-23T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=48616"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:11:40","slug":"apple-games-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/apple-games-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Games App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/06\/introducing-the-apple-games-app-a-personalized-home-for-games\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/09\/apple-unveils-new-apple-games-app\/\">9to5Mac<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/09\/apples-new-games-app\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/06\/introducing-the-apple-games-app-a-personalized-home-for-games\/\">\n<p>At Apple&rsquo;s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled Apple Games, an all-new destination designed to help players jump back into the games they love, find their next favorite, and have more fun with friends, turning even single-player games into shared experiences. The Games app makes it easier than ever for players to enjoy all their games in one convenient place and see what&rsquo;s happening across their games, including major events and updates, so they never miss a moment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The rumors were that this was going to be a separate games store, with games moved out of the main App Store app, but it seems to be basically <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SnazzyLabs\/status\/1932309631638118467\">Game Center rebranded<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/07\/free-with-in-app-purchase-is-a-sham\/\">Free With In-App Purchase Is a Sham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/21\/monument-valley-3-in-netflix-games\/\">Monument Valley 3 in Netflix Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/game-center-is-still-broken-after-six-months\/\">Game Center Is Still Broken After Six Months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/inside-apple-arcade\/\">Inside Apple Arcade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/04\/apples-mac-gaming-push\/\">Apple&rsquo;s Mac Gaming Push<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"apple-games-app-update-2025-07-24\">Update (<a href=\"#apple-games-app-update-2025-07-24\">2025-07-24<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@craiggrannell\/114903701630338046\">Craig Grannell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@craiggrannell\/114903701630338046\"><p>Your line is what I feared would happen when I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/features\/what-i-think-the-apple-games-app-needs-to-work-and-why-it-wont\/\">wrote about this in May<\/a>.<\/p><p>Of the items in that piece, here&rsquo;s how I think Apple fared in beta 3:<\/p><ol><li>Nail the basics: barely<\/li><li>Highlight controller support: yes &#x2013;&nbsp;buried under Library &gt; Your Games &gt; [menu]<\/li><li>Add landscape support: yes<\/li><li>Embrace openness (LOL): LOL indeed<\/li><li>Recommend good games: not really<\/li><li>Not get bored after 11 seconds: we shall see.<\/li><\/ol><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (9to5Mac, MacRumors): At Apple&rsquo;s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled Apple Games, an all-new destination designed to help players jump back into the games they love, find their next favorite, and have more fun with friends, turning even single-player games into shared experiences. 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