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Free 30 Day Trial, $7.99 a Month After @ Apple Arcade

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Free 30 Day Trial, $7.99 a Month After @ Apple Arcade
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Bryanalves on 11/09/2019 - 11:56 apple.com (2474 clicks)
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New subscription service (unlimited access to 100+ new games, rolling out later this year) for $7.99 a month. That's less than 8c a game for 30 days.

Free 30 day trial.

A$7.99 per month after one-month free trial.

Unlimited access to 100+ new games rolling out later this year
Share your subscription with up to five family members
Ad-free and no additional purchases necessary
Start playing on one device, pick up on another
Download to play, online or off
You decide whether to share your personal data
Works with Screen Time and parental controls

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  • [Deactivated] on 11/09/2019 - 11:57
    +2

    Free trial. That's the real bargain.

    • Bryanalves on 11/09/2019 - 11:58

      Thanks, changed deal to show this.

    • sicaboy on 12/09/2019 - 08:29
      +2

      Will cashback pay me $8 dollars if I try?

  • Linkwick on 11/09/2019 - 11:59
    +3

    Not having a go, but won't this be the "standard trial" that all subs companies do? Just like Netflix, Stan, Spotify, etc.? Haven't seen anything to suggest it's a limited-time offer.

  • GaelicAU on 11/09/2019 - 12:01
    +1
    • A$7.99 per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews after trial until cancelled.
    • Share your subscription with up to five family members (I'm really liking this part)
    • Ad-free and no additional purchases necessary (I wonder how long this will last?)
    • quarrymaster on 11/09/2019 - 14:36
      +1

      Share your subscription with up to five family members (I'm really liking this part)

      This part is rather incredible (in a great way)

      Ad-free and no additional purchases necessary (I wonder how long this will last?)

      This is by design. Apple is basically funding this. What we don't know is how much Apple paid these developers for exclusive titles upfront, how much is an ongoing subscription sharing arrangement.

      As for additional purchase, mine would be PS4 Dualshock / Xbox One controllers!!

  • Geek Girl on 11/09/2019 - 12:01
    -7

    Since when is a trial bargain ?

    • mr_me450 on 11/09/2019 - 12:11
      +2

      iPhone 11 is over $400 cheaper than the XS in Australia with upgrades in all areas except for its lack of an OLED screen. Also cheaper than the XR launch price. $1200 for the standard 11 seems like a pretty good deal to me.

      • ultracheapweeabookun on 11/09/2019 - 13:25

        i believe the iphone x started at $999 usd and everyone made a meme out of it.

        Now it at a reasonable $699, wait 69…

  • Bellpop on 11/09/2019 - 12:07
    +16

    Omg Better get the pro iphone pro for pro texts and pro calls. Smh. U want a charger that charges faster than one from ten years ago? That’s pro only sorry.

    Bellpop on 11/09/2019 - 12:07 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • Wilder94 on 11/09/2019 - 12:10

      The worst part is people fall for it..

      • Bellpop on 11/09/2019 - 12:12
        +6

        I’m one of them 😭

      • smartazz104 on 11/09/2019 - 17:28

        Lucky you're here to show people the light.

  • miq on 11/09/2019 - 12:32
    +12

    Oh yay, another subscription service!

    • Bryanalves on 11/09/2019 - 12:42

      Yep, much better than paying to keep since i dont rewatch movies or reply games after im done. This keeps the price low. And keeps new content coming.

      • KLoNe on 11/09/2019 - 19:36
        +8

        Um, paying to not keep is better than paying to keep? Um, come again?

    • quarrymaster on 11/09/2019 - 14:38
      +2

      Oh yay, another subscription service!

      Frankly, I can't wait for Disney+!

  • Goraka on 11/09/2019 - 12:41
    +7

    From yesterday apple keynote "Apple failed their fans, Tim is a gold digger."

    • OzzyBrak on 11/09/2019 - 12:51
      +2

      I ain’t saying Tim Apple is a gold digger, but he ain’t messing with no broke ……

      $2000 for iPhone 11 pro 256… that is MacBook Pro money, but in saying the MacBook Pro is a disappointment too, worst keyboard of any laptop, 8GB ram and 128gb ssd.

      • Bryanalves on 11/09/2019 - 12:53
        +2

        I ain’t saying Tim Apple is a gold digger, but he ain’t messing with no broke ……

        Broke what?

        • Andoes on 11/09/2019 - 13:05
          +9

          Buddy.

      • damfrog on 11/09/2019 - 14:00
        -2

        What's bad about the keyboard? Note, I am typing on one right now.

        • Smigit on 11/09/2019 - 14:42
          +7

          They're susceptible to failing at a rate which has prompted apple to put in a 5 year repair program covering the entire lineup, including adding laptop models to that repair program the same day they were released. They've also now done 3 iterations of the design to try and address the issues (with those revisions still being on the repair program straight away).

          That's as an aside to the fact some people simply don't like the low key travel. Some people love that aspect but.

          It also costs something like $500 plus to repair the keyboard out of warranty due to it basically needing half the chassis to be replaced.

          • entropysbane on 12/09/2019 - 07:35

            @Smigit: Is it three or four iterations to fix it? I have lost count.
            Regardless the cost to repair has been negated by the five year program. So that problem is much less. There is still the keyboard travel issue for some though.

            • Smigit on 13/09/2019 - 00:36

              @entropysbane: They’re on the 3.5 gen I believe, so I guess four? Unsure if the latest have the issues but launching with them in the repair program doesn’t scream confidence, although for PR they likely had to anyway.

              As for the warranty, it definitely helps. That said my current MacBooks 8.5 years old. I’m not sure I’d keep my next one as long, but if I don’t I’d like that to be because I chose to upgrade not because the keyboard failed and couldn’t be replaced or cost $500 to do so. As it stands I’ll likely buy the 13” Pro released three months ago as the replacement for my old one so I guess I’ll be taking the gamble, mainly because I don’t want to wait until a hopefully 2020 refresh for that model. Will see what October’s likely Mac event bring first but.

              • entropysbane on 13/09/2019 - 07:07

                @Smigit: Yes I am about to buy one of those. I was thinking of waiting until I see if anything comes out in October, but in the end figured it would be all iPads and high end MBP.

  • MR-AM on 11/09/2019 - 14:21
    +5

    Don't sign up just yet… Cash rewards will most probably pay us to use it in a few months :)

  • itshammer on 11/09/2019 - 14:23
    +10

    I think when you have 100 games saying 8c a game is a bit of a laugh, can't really look at it this way, you can only play one game at a time. 24 cents a day is a better way, because it really represents what is actually happening.

    Personally I don't find phone games that fun and stick to sucking at sodoku

    • quarrymaster on 11/09/2019 - 14:40
      +2

      Personally I don't find phone games that fun

      Apple Arcade covers iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, Macs and Apple TV.

      • plmko on 11/09/2019 - 14:53

        When people say 'phone' games they mean games that are aimed at the mobile crowd (ie all your named devices). There is a distinct flavour to them in contrast to dedicated console or PC games.

        So really whether people find value here, is if you can honesty say you spend $8 a month on phone games. Because in general one-off fee premium games do poorly compared to free to play in-app purchase games.

        It will be interesting to see if a re-bundling pricing scheme convinces the crowds to think otherwise.

        • entropysbane on 15/09/2019 - 21:39

          I hope it works. I despise IAP and my kids hate me as I won’t let them buy a game with IAP.

          “ but all my frieeends have it! I hate you!”

        • Watto23 on 20/09/2019 - 08:33

          So really whether people find value here, is if you can honesty say you spend $8 a month on phone games. Because in general one-off fee premium games do poorly compared to free to play in-app purchase games.

          Thats the issue for me though. They suck people into free games, but someone is paying cause they make more money and it just encourages more free to play games with IAP that are often clones of some other game rolling in the money . They get people addicted and try and milk as much as they can.

          I've moved to a Nintendo Switch for "mobile" gaming now, just because the games are better and not another match 3 things clone, or wait 2 days to mine a resource clone. If Apple arcade actually brings good games to the system, then IMO its a good thing. Free to play mobile gaming is one of the worst things to ever happen in the tech world.

          • quarrymaster on 20/09/2019 - 09:27

            @Watto23: Part of my decision to not get the Switch Lite for $229 was because of Apple Arcade. Not a real gamer, but happy with cute and fun games to occupy the time, especially for the kids. Fact is time on gadgets are (should be) limited anyway.

    • GaelicAU on 11/09/2019 - 15:09

      Paired PS4 controller support peaked my interest

      • Bryanalves on 11/09/2019 - 15:28

        Candy crush with ps4 controller?

      • endotherm on 12/09/2019 - 23:59
        +4

        …peaked my interest

        piqued

    • krisspy on 11/09/2019 - 22:52

      Half of the mobile games are "idle" games. People like levelling and growing without actually playing nowadays…??

  • blackfrancis75 on 11/09/2019 - 14:45
    +3

    "Arcade" ? That's rich given how poor Apple's support has been for Controllers for gaming on iPhone.
    I bought the SteelSeries Nimbus which was meant to be "the" Apple-compatible controller, only to find it works on Apple TV games but barely any decent iPhone/MFi games.

  • ozbargainer88 on 11/09/2019 - 16:05
    -2

    Imagine paying for mobile shit

    • Rimzi on 11/09/2019 - 22:15

      I just did.. sounds like a sweet deal.

  • Slo20 on 11/09/2019 - 17:19

    It’s $5.99/month in Canada which converts to AUD~$6.33. Dare say other countries will be cheaper when they rolled out later this year.

    • GordonR on 12/09/2019 - 00:27
      +3

      Don’t forget that prices in US/Canada don’t include sales taxes.

  • krisspy on 11/09/2019 - 22:50
    +1

    How is this gonna work when micro transactions make 9999x more money.

  • becku on 11/09/2019 - 23:11

    If those games are without in-app purchase it could be fun, but if these are just another pay to win money grab I'm not gonna try it.

    • hashtagbargain on 12/09/2019 - 05:09
      +1

      Arcade subscription comes with full versions of the games so no iap. It is also family shareable, that’s great value for 5 people!

  • yummycoot on 12/09/2019 - 01:27

    apple tv required?

    • hashtagbargain on 12/09/2019 - 05:10
      +1

      Nah iOS device will do.

      • yummycoot on 12/09/2019 - 23:38

        But if I want to play on tv, apple tv would be enough and no ios device required?

    • quarrymaster on 12/09/2019 - 09:58
      +1

      I'm not sure if every single Arcade title needs to support all platforms - iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. You'd think so, but of course there's currently no cameras or gyroscopes etc on Apple TV, so not sure if there might be any limitations based on hardware. Or limitations on what Arcade games could offer.

  • Bargain80 on 12/09/2019 - 09:41

    so how does it work?
    do we keep the game if we cancel the subscription?

    • Bryanalves on 12/09/2019 - 09:42

      Nah no keep

    • Rimzi on 20/09/2019 - 20:06

      How would they let you keep ~100 games just for signing up for a free trial or paying for 1 month?

  • katz on 12/09/2019 - 13:55

    I’ve got a black sealed Xbox one S controller if any one wants to buy? I’ve already got prep for a this subscription :)

  • Yabasugiru on 17/09/2019 - 20:34

    The service is officially up for people on the iOS 13 beta. (for those who care anyway)
    I just signed up for it; pretty good especially if they uphold the no iap rule.

  • AustriaBargain on 20/09/2019 - 20:01

    The Frogger game is fun.

  • OfTheOverflow on 20/09/2019 - 20:52

    Everyone needs to give Sayonara Wild Hearts a go! Hour long and awesome visuals, bangin soundtrack

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