Latest rumor has it that Apple is prepping and laying the groundwork for a ‘Premium’ games section within the App Store. This makes perfect sense to me.
His Steve-ness was and is all about pushing the iPhone as the next great gaming device, so why not up the ante in the gaming arena? Offer alternatives instead of the $0.99 and $1.99 cent games. Heck, even $9.99 is pretty ‘cheap’… That said, most iPhone/iPod Touch gamers will probably view $9.99 as mighty expensive.
Apparently games in the premium section will go for a minimum of $19.99. That’s plenty more coin for gamers to spend. I hope the games will be good! Also, inclusion of games in this section will reportedly be limited to the big gaming companies. EA, Gameloft, etc… Which will no doubt have smaller and independent developers up in a tizzy.
My advice to Apple here? Open up the ‘Premium’ section to all. But in the end, YOU have the final say. If a game submitted isn’t worth the $19.99 in your opinion, then send it to the ‘Regular’ App Store 😛 I can’t wait to see the terms and conditions for inclusion in this ‘Premium’ section if it does indeed happen. I’m predicting more bickering and nonsense from both sides in the months to come 🙂
Look for more news to come out on this by or at WWDC. I’ve got a feeling.
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