As we informed you a week ago, since last Friday, all Apple Arcade subscribers already have a new title to enjoy. We are talking about Jetpack Joyride, a game that, unlike the version available on the App Store, does not include ads or in-app purchases.
Behind Jetpack Joyride + we find the same Fruit Ninja developers (which is also available in an ad-free, in-app purchase version from Apple Arcade). In this title, we put ourselves in the shoes of Barry Streakfries equipped with thrusters to reach the end of the laboratory in this infinite racing game.
What Jetpack Joyride offers us +
- Fly with the most amazing thrusters ever
- Complete daring missions to improve your ranking
- Dodge lasers, shocks, and guided missiles
- Storm the lab in giant robots and vehicles of madness
- Sail the Surca Olas in all its glory
- Customize your style with ridiculous costumes
- Equip high-tech gadgets and power-ups
- Get achievements and fight against friends
- Collect coins and make a lot of money
Apple Arcade out of ideas
For now, this seems to be Apple's trend on its Apple Arcade platform. When Apple announced this platform, it claimed that all titles would be exclusive and would not be available in the App Store and other mobile platforms, but it is clear that this pace has not been able to be maintained.
It could not be maintained because Apple has not let developers live either. A little over a year ago, various rumors suggested that Apple had paralyzed the development of various games because they did not offer what Apple was looking for: hook users to play on a recurring basis.
At the moment, it seems that the only way to attract and retain the attention of Apple Arcade subscribers is adapting titles of recognized success of the App Store to this platform by removing ads and in-app purchases.
Until when are you sure this trend? Well, until Apple announces the closure of Apple Arcade. It does not seem that the number of truly exclusive titles is going to increase in the coming months unless a developer of what Apple is looking for.
And if you hit that key, I doubt very much that you want limit your success to Apple Arcade. Time will tell how long this platform has left to live, but personally I bet it's not much.
