Apple Arcade: $4.99 per month is likely for family access to 100 games

Apple’s upcoming subscription gaming service, Apple Arcade, appears to have a price point ahead of its fall launch date: $4.99 per month. According to 9to5Mac, the price was revealed in an App Store API accessible to iOS 13 beta testers, and suggests that Apple will be more aggressive with its game subscriptions than music or news, each of which debuted with $9.99 monthly fees.

The apparent $4.99 price point is even more significant when one considers that, unlike Apple Music’s $9.99 plan, customers will be able to share one subscription across a family of up to six users rather than having only individual access. Apple charges $14.99 per month for a family Apple Music plan, but offers Apple News+ for $9.99 regardless of individual or family content sharing.