Does Apple Arcade have a ‘smell of death’ surrounding it?

Some game developers seem to be dissatisfied with Apple Arcade and claim to have concerns about the subscription gaming service’s future.
Neil Long for mobilegamer.biz:
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Multiple mobilegamer.biz sources have voiced their concern for Apple Arcade’s future, citing a glut of cancelled projects and ever-declining developer payouts.
One developer said there was the “the smell of death” around the service – though others suggested there are now whispers of (another) reboot for the service.
Payouts for titles on Apple Arcade have been falling for years, our sources said, and following a shift in strategy very few original games are being greenlit unless they are attached to a big family-friendly IP…
Apple may be about to turn it around, though. Another contact told us that Netflix’s entry into the games subscription space has caused Apple to consider another reboot for Arcade, having already re-positioned the service in April 2021.
Arcade’s current malaise is ultimately down to the leadership at the company, another studio boss told us.
“At the very top of the company there needs to be a passion and respect for games, and there just isn’t,” they said. “It all depends on how much buy-in there is from those guys at the top, and I don’t think they really value Arcade or invest in it the same way you see them invest in music or TV.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Sounds like like a handful of developers whose games haven’t been well-received by Apple Arcade subscribers. Apple Arcade just opened up an extraordinary catalog of games for players to enjoy on Apple Vision Pro eleven days ago!
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