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Report: iOS 19 to include new app dedicated to gaming - 9to5Mac

Last October, 9to5Mac exclusively reported that Apple was developing a dedicated app for video games that would exist separately from...

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According to our sources, the app will have multiple tabs, including a "Play Now" tab, a tab for the user's games, friends, and more. In Play Now, users will find editorial content and game suggestions. The app will also show things like challenges, leaderboards, and achievements. Games from both the App Store and Apple Arcade will be featured in the new store.

The app will also promote special gaming events and information about important updates. In addition, Apple is reportedly experimenting with some kind of integration with FaceTime and iMessage in its new gaming app – possibly to help players communicate with each other. The company is also exploring letting developers provide mini games based on App Clips.

Apple has entered the console war arena

 

[Ozriel]

Apple has entered the console war arena

Apple has been selling mobile games for nearly 15 years at this point.

 

[poodaddy]

I give this attempt five years.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Apple has entered the console war arena

They are the market leader in mobile gaming. They don't need to mess around in the console market.

 

[Trilobit]

I've tried to game on my iOS/iPadOS devices, but the games suck 99% of the time. Much better to play on a dedicated gaming device.

 

[bender]

iPhone 16 is a beast.

I've tried to game on my iOS/iPadOS devices, but the games suck 99% of the time. Much better to play on a dedicated gaming device.

I'll always have fond memories of Canabalt, Pocket Dev Story, and all the Cave SHMUP ports.

 

[Magic Carpet]

The free Fortnite app vs the $7 dollar a month Apple Arcade.

 

[Trilobit]

iPhone 16 is a beast.



I'll always have fond memories of Canabalt, Pocket Dev Story, and all the Cave SHMUP ports.

Tiny Thief, True Skate and Osmos where some of my absolute favourite iPad games. Not to forget The Silent Age and Galaxy on Fire 2 both with their gorgeous visuals. It's sad that the platform never grew into a ecosystem like Nintendo's.

If Apple would have gone harder on perhaps generational pushes on great controllers or peripherals and perhaps if they would have developed their own games, iOS/iPados could have rivaled the other big three on the gaming market. Apple basically already has the perfect soil to plant their own studios in, but instead they prefer to have mostly trash on their gaming service. I know they already make a lot of money on games, I'm talking in the PoV of a gamer.

Shareholder companies like them always look for new areas to expand in so now with Xbox starting to back out it's the perfect opportunity to make a real push in gaming instead of wasting money on their own cars or TVs.

 

[Robb]

 

[MrCunningham]

They are the market leader in mobile gaming. They don't need to mess around in the console market.

Honesty... Apple should just bring back the iPod (touch) and give it a complete redesign to make it a little more gaming crentric. It would literally be a handheld iPad, sell an official gamepad device that locks into the system. They can use their own Gamepad API for the system. Use Airplay or whatever it is called to 'dock it' to a TV. That's about it.

 

[Ozriel]

Honesty... Apple should just bring back the iPod (touch) and give it a complete redesign to make it a little more gaming crentric. It would literally be a handheld iPad, sell an official gamepad device that locks into the system. They can use their own Gamepad API for the system. Use Airplay or whatever it is called to 'dock it' to a TV. That's about it.

This would flop so hard. Nobody's going to buy an iPod touch these days vs just getting a refurb phone.
And the kids have $299 iPads these days.

 

[Soodanim]

Joke's on them, I don't play games on my phone

 

[MrCunningham]

This would flop so hard. Nobody's going to buy an iPod touch these days vs just getting a refurb phone.
And the kids have $299 iPads these days.

iPads have always been large iPod Touch's, since they never had any phone components. I just think that a handheld sized version of the iPad would make it a suitable handheld console.

I had one iPod Touch and used it as a gaming device non stop. It was great as a non phone device, I preferred it over the PSP and Vita. I would buy another. I like the iPhone but I would prefer it if they had a version that was not a phone and has a basic camera and extended storage (Hahahahaha). I really liked the app store.

I don't think Apple could ever make a gaming console. A cheap Mac Mini could function as one. Maybe Apple could make their own universal gamepad?