IGDA executive director: Subscription game services ‘make a lot of sense’ in a pandemic

Apple made waves when it launched its Arcade subscription service in September, releasing exclusive games like Grindstone and Mini Motorways to Apple device users for a monthly fee. They follow Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and others in what International Game Developers Association executive director Renee Gittins believes will be a big trend during the pandemic.

Gittins and Xsolla’s Justin Berenbaum talked about how game developers can adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic during the second day of the 2020 GamesBeat Summit. One topic they touched on is the popularity of subscriptions services like the Xbox Live Game Pass and Apple Arcade could become a bigger trend in the game industry despite the pandemic.