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Making games for Apple platforms "like an abusive relationship", say developers


Developing games for Apple platforms has been described as "like an abusive relationship", due to a lack of support or …

In a new report, MobileGamer.biz has spoken to a number of anonymous developers making games for the Apple Arcade mobile platform and the Vision Pro VR headset. "Given their status as a huge tech company it feels as if they treat developers as a necessary evil, and that we will do everything we can to please them for little in return, in the hope that they grace us with another project - and a chance for them to screw us over again," they said. A previous report in February, also from MobileGamer.biz, stated developers were concerned about the future of Apple Arcade and described "the smell of death" around the platform.

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