Apple will unveil its rumoured video game-focused app at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, according to Bloomberg.
The unnamed app will reportedly be adjacent to the App Store and replace Game Center, Apple’s long-running social gaming network. This app would be available across Apple’s ecosystem of iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV devices. The Mac version, in particular, is said to allow users to “tap into games downloaded outside of the App Store,” per Bloomberg.
Interestingly, though, the app is merely intended to “centralize” in-game achievements, leaderboards and other gaming activity, as well offer editorial content related to new titles. Otherwise, it will still direct you to the App Store’s game section while also promoting Apple Arcade.
Apple is set to release the app this fall alongside the next version of iOS, which is expected to launch around the same time as the next flagship iPhone lineup. The app will then be pre-installed on Apple devices.
WWDC kicks off on June 9, so we should see the full unveiling of this app then.
Interestingly, this comes just after the June 5 launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 and the June 6 Summer Game Fest showcase, both of which will undoubtedly dominate the gaming conversation. It also comes after Apple confirmed that it has acquired Vancouver’s RAC7, the two-person team behind Sneaky Sasquatch. Presumably, that will factor into this app in some capacity.
Source: Bloomberg
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