Our early impression is that Arcade feels a lot more like a new game console focusing on indie and smaller scale games,rather than a subscription service for what you'd traditionally think of as"mobile"games.
The financial support and platform Apple gives developers in the program means the service is full of experimental and traditional console-like experiences that usually wouldn't be viable using iPhone's existing App Store.
Here's everything you need to know about Apple Arcade.
How do I access Apple Arcade?
Arcade is included in iOS 13,which is rolling out to all recent iPhones (6s or newer) as a software update from today,and is also available on this year's iPod Touch. Once your device is updated,head to the App Store and you'll see Arcade as a tab at the bottom. Arcade is also coming to iPad and Apple TV when those devices get their yearly software updates in the coming weeks,and Mac computers sometime this year.
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How much does it cost?
Apple Arcade costs $7.99 per month,but the first month is free so everyone with iOS 13 should be able to try it out and cancel before paying anything. The pricing works out to around $100 for a year,taking the free month into account,which is a good chunk of change but equivalent to fewer than two new packaged retail games.