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One key highlight at the recently held Apple September event was Apple’s entrance to the world of cloud gaming. The service, simply called Apple Arcade, would allow iOS users to access to over 100 new and exclusive games for just $4.99.

Apple Arcade was actually launched in September. But a number of people on the public beta of iOS 13 have reported that the service was up and running for them almost two days before the official launch.

In addition, subscripti­ons appeared to be processing along with Apple’s onemonth free trial as well. Currently, around 50 titles are available and can be downloaded and played immediatel­y.

So rather than it being an accident or a leak, it appears that Apple was actually aware of the situation. They’ve also declined to comment about it as well. Similar to how Google Stadia operates, Apple Arcade also works across iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and Mac computers. So you can play a game on one device, and pick up where you left off on another device with no interrupti­ons.

The interestin­g thing about Apple Arcade is the fact that all game add-ons and updates are covered in the subscripti­on fee. This means you don’t have to spend again on DLCs and additional content for your favorite games. There are also no ads and the subscripti­on also covers up to six family members which you can control.

Speaking of control, Apple’s tvOS will have support for third- party controller­s. These include the PS4’ s DualShock and Xbox One S controller­s. In addition, iOS 13 will also support these controller­s. So by extension, Apple Arcade will also have support for these controller­s. This Apple has one- upped Go where the latter requires chase a separate controller

How do I sign up fo Apple Arcade?

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Similar to how Google Stadia operates, Apple Arcade also works across iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and Mac computers. So you can play a game on one device, and pick up where you left off on another device with no interrupti­ons.

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