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Gaming on Apple Platforms

This week, Federico and John revisit the state of gaming on Apple’s platforms considering hardware, OS support, services, and the games themselves.

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Links and Show Notes

Gaming on Apple Platforms

MacStories Controller Coverage

Deeper Controller Support and a Revitalized Game Center: Exploring Apple’s 2020 Gaming Updates
Apple Hits Restart on Game Controller Support

Apple Controller Rumors

Apple patent reveal potential game controllers from the company

Controllers

Backbone One
OtterBox Mobile MagSafe Gaming Clip for Xbox One
PS5 Controller Holder for Phone

Streaming Games on Apple Platforms

Xbox Cloud Gaming
PS Remote Play

Mac and PC apps

NVIDIA GeForce NOW
Moonlight

iOS app

App and Game Preservation

Sony’s game preservation team announced
Apple App Store appears to be widely removing outdated apps

App and Game Preservation Coverage on MacStories

App Preservation: Saving the App Store’s History
Why Today Feels like a Quiet Turning Point for Video Games
GameClub Launches a Subscription Service That Revives a Growing Catalog of 70 Classic iOS Games

Games John Is Currently Playing on iOS

Knotwords
Chrono Trigger
Unreal Life


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