Apple Games

Apple is planning a subscription service for games, according

to five people familiar with the matter.

The service would function like Netflix for games, allowing

users who pay a subscription fee to access a bundled list of

titles. Apple ($AAPL) began privately discussing a subscription

service with game developers in the second half of 2018, said

the people, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss

unannounced plans.

It’s unclear how much the subscription will cost or what kind of

games Apple will offer. The service is still in the early stages of

development, and Apple could ultimately decide to abandon it.

The company has also discussed partnering with developers as

a publisher, according to two people familiar with the talks, which

could signal Apple’s ambition to assume distribution, marketing,

and other related costs for select games.