Sekuyiminyaka emibili u-Apple azame ukuvula ipulatifomu yakhe yokudlala, Apple Arcade. Kuze kube namuhla, kuyimfihlakalo ukwazi ukuthi ngabe le phrojekthi isibambe phakathi kwabasebenzisi benkampani noma cha. I-Apple ayikaze inikeze izibalo zababhalisile, kepha umuzwa wukuthi awuhlali kahle phakathi kwabanikazi be-iPhone, i-iPad noma iMac.
Ngikwenzile ukuhlolwa phakathi kwamalungu omndeni wami. Siba-4 ekhaya, futhi ngamunye une-iPhone ne-iPad yakhe. Lapho ngibhalisela ukubhaliswa kwamahhala kwezinyanga ezintathu, ngenza inkulumo encane ekhishini kumkami nezingane, futhi baqala ukuyisebenzisa. Angizange ngikuvuselele okubhalisile, futhi akekho owakhononda. Ezinyangeni ezintathu, akekho owayedlala noma yimuphi umdlalo endaweni yesikhulumi. Manje usufinyelele ifayela le- Imidlalo engu-2oo iyatholakala. Ngingakunika ithuba lesibili.
NgoSepthemba olandelayo i-Apple Arcade izohlangana iminyaka emibili yokuphila. Futhi izoyigubha ngokumemezela ukuthi isifinyelele imidlalo engama-200 etholakala emsamo. Akungabazeki ukuthi umzamo omkhulu engxenyeni yenkampani nabathuthukisi begeyimu, kepha kungahle kunganele ababhalisile besikhulumi.
I-CNET ishicilele isihloko lapho echaza khona ukuthi ngomdlalo wakamuva ongezwe ku-Apple TV, «Super Stickman Golf 3«, Ipulatifomu ifinyelele isibalo semidlalo engu-200 etholakalayo.
U-Apple ungeze izigaba ezimbili ezintsha zemidlalo ku-Apple Arcade kulo nyaka, eyi «Okwakudala okungaphelelwa isikhathi»Futhi«Izinsongo ze-App Store«. Ngaphezu kwemidlalo engama-30 yakudala ingezwe ku-Apple Arcade kusukela ngo-Ephreli, kufaka phakathi izihloko ezifana neMonument Valley, Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja, ne-Angry Birds.
Ngeplatifomu yokudlala ye-Apple Arcade, abasebenzisi bangalanda futhi badlale yonke imidlalo etholakala kukhathalogi ngaphandle kwezikhangiso noma ukuthenga ngaphakathi kwabo. Izindleko ze- 4.99 Euro ngenyanga, futhi iyatholakala kwiphakeji ye-Apple One.Imidlalo icaciselwe amadivayisi e-Apple ahlukile. Kukhona imidlalo ye-iPhone, i-iPad, i-Apple TV ne-Mac.