At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app designed to focus the gaming experience on Apple devices. The app will act as a game launcher, allowing users to track achievements and view leaderboards.
The gaming app also includes social features, such as the Play Together tab, where you can see what your friends are playing, compare scores, and invite them to play. There are also “challenges.” This is a new way to compete with friends in a score-based showdown.
For developers, challenges are built on top of the arcade leaderboards, allowing single-player games to be transformed into competition with friends.
The game app has five tabs: Home, Arcade, Play Together, Library and Search.
The app links to the gaming section of the App Store and highlights Apple Arcade, Tech Giant's $6.99 subscription offering.
Previous reports show that new gaming apps will be pre-installed on iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple TV set-top boxes later this year.