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Apple will soon permit Game-Pass-style game streaming apps on its App Store

With new EU rules against anti-competitive practices looming, Apple has announced it'll soon be permitting developers t…

Presumably, this is Apple's attempt to make using its own App Store - which already has a massive userbase - a more attractive option. At the time, Apple insisted the kind of "catalogue" app Microsoft was attempting to submit - and which it is now explicitly permitting - was inappropriate as all games must be submitted individually for review to ensure the App Store remained a "safe and trusted place for customers". Many suggested the complexity of taking its cut from these kinds of apps might have influenced Apple decision at the time.

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