boltsfan17

MacPro said:

Seems it can be obtained for free.

I just downloaded the app and signed into my account so it seems it's included with the photography plan. 

iOS_Guy80 said:

Am in the upgrade trade up program. Since I do not outright buy the phone I’am not eligible for Apple TV+ 12 month promotion. You have to buy the phone outright.

You don't have to buy the phone outright to get the free trial. 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210573

nasserae said:

foregoneconclusion said:

frantisek said:

I think Apple is targeting parents heavily and their fear of kids asking for in app purchases or high bill from them. Here you have decent 5 bucks a month and play....

I don't think it's a coincidence that $4.99 a month = $60 a year, or the typical price of a single console game either.

Not to mention with console you are paying $60/year for PSN Plus (or Xbox Live) to play online plus few free games a year.

You actually get over 24 free games a year with PSN Plus. The free games aren't crap either, lots of huge titles. I don't think it's a fair comparison between the yearly cost of Apple Arcade and a single $60 console game. That one console game probably costs more to develop than most of the games available on Apple Arcade combined. As an example, Red Dead Redemption 2 was over $200 million to develop. 

GeorgeBMac said:

So why are they calling it "Apples News+" if it is (mostly) just a magazine service?

For myself, I have not looked any of the magazines much at all -- a few glances but I didn't find anything interesting.

So far, for the most part, the only thing I've used it for has been the Wall Street Journal.   But even that is hockey.   For the most part I find a WSJ article I want to read on the subscription only WSJ.com site then search it up in Apple News+ -- since it usually isn't one of the articles that are posted.

I am hoping that the news part of the service will be expanded and improved. 

There is an easier solution when you find a WSJ article on the website locked behind a paywall. This only works on an iPhone or iPad. When you are on the WSJ website in Safari, hit the share button on the top right, then click on open in News. You will be then be able to read the article. 

Soli said:

arlor said:

AppleExposed said:

I agree they should be spending more but if this is a yearly cash pump, then it's a whole lot. I believe game companies don't even spend half of this in a year.

I'm not so sure about that. Costs for AAA games are well into the tens of millions, sometimes nine figures, nowadays, even before marketing costs. 

Some sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_games_to_develop, https://kotaku.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-big-video-game-1501413649

I'm not sure what part of his comment you're disagreeing with. It sounds like you're disagreeing with his comment about "game companies don't even spend half of this in a year" but the links you posted back up @AppleExposed's comments. 

Actually those figures don't back up @AppleExposed's comment. Those links show the cost of one video game. The top game developers such as EA, Ubisoft, Sony, etc are releasing more than one game a year. EA's spends more than a billion a year. Rockstar spent over $200 million just on Red Dead Redemption 2. Ubisoft spends a fortune a year as well. So Apple spending $500 million is nothing compared to what the big game developers spend. I highly doubt Apple will be spending that much per year anyway. If it's true the $500 million is for 100's of titles, these games definitely won't be AAA titles.