Last October, 9TO5MAC exclusively reported That Apple developed a dedicated application for video games that would exist separately from the App Store.
Bloomberg a now corroborated This report and indicates that the application will be launched as part of iOS 19 later this year.
Today’s report Bloomberg Alignments with our original ratio with many application features. The application will serve as a central place for things like achievements, rankings and more, and will serve as a replacement for Game Center. It will also highlight the content of the App Store, as well as integration with Apple Arcade.
The report adds that the game application will also come to the Mac, with the possibility of “drawing from the games downloaded outside the App Store”.
Here are some additional details on the application Of our October report::
According to our sources, the application will have several tabs, including a “Play Now” tab, a tab for user games, friends and more. Building now, users will find editorial content and game suggestions. The application will also show things like challenges, rankings and achievements. The games of the App Store and Apple Arcade will be presented in the new store.
The application will also promote special game events and information on important updates. In addition, Apple would have experienced a kind of integration with FaceTime and Imessage in its new game application – perhaps to help players to communicate with each other. The company also explores developers allowing developers to provide mini-games based on application clips.
A little earlier in the day, it was reported that Apple had acquired Rac7, the game studio behind the successful title Apple Arcade Sneaky Sasquatch.
Apple will announce iOS 19, macOS 16, and More at WWDC next month. The event starts with an opening presentation on June 9.
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