{"id":3010,"slug":"apple-arcade","name":"Apple Arcade","type":"concept","created_at":"2026-08-08T04:51:03.491273+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":[],"episodes":[{"id":"64613a0a-05a8-4135-a3dc-e8449868b514","slug":"s16e04-hands-brains-eyes","subject":"s16e04: Hands, Brains, Eyes","title":"Hands, Brains, Eyes","publish_date":"2023-09-29T00:23:14.989328+00:00","year":2023,"month":9,"season":16,"episode":4,"episode_label":"s16e04","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s16e04-hands-brains-eyes/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1840,"context":" … Then there's the \"but are Apple actually serious this time?\" Last time we thought Apple might have been serious was when they launched <mark>Apple Arcade</mark> and started … ","reading_minutes":9},{"id":"02ba3a80-e24f-4c3c-8443-05b9532e4345","slug":"s16e03-its-the-unique-integration-of-the-hardware","subject":"s16e03: It's the Unique Integration of the Hardware, the Silicon, and the Software, Stupid","title":"It's the Unique Integration of the Hardware, the Silicon, and the Software, Stupid","publish_date":"2023-09-27T16:44:17.535349+00:00","year":2023,"month":9,"season":16,"episode":3,"episode_label":"s16e03","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s16e03-its-the-unique-integration-of-the-hardware/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2125,"context":" … Apple keep saying things and keep pretending like they have an interesting and relevant games strategy (<mark>Apple Arcade</mark>!) and then it turns out not to be, because Apple … ","reading_minutes":11},{"id":"81f6912e-a65c-45c7-a6d4-8a3b7b4c7f79","slug":"s14e07-platform-exclusivity-microsoft-activision","subject":"s14e07: Platform Exclusivity: Microsoft / Activision Blizzard","title":"Platform Exclusivity: Microsoft / Activision Blizzard","publish_date":"2023-01-11T17:15:21.464460+00:00","year":2023,"month":1,"season":14,"episode":7,"episode_label":"s14e07","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s14e07-platform-exclusivity-microsoft-activision/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1419,"context":" … Some videogames are timed exclusives to a particular platform or store (e.g. <mark>Apple Arcade</mark> (what is this even), Steam, Epic Games Store or very rarely, GOG)\n\nI … ","reading_minutes":7},{"id":"a61b05e1-3dc5-4ad9-9e08-50bbb5744156","slug":"s13e08-business-models-that-make-you-cry-long","subject":"s13e08: Business models that make you cry; Long-range microwave networks; Home servers; Twitter, But Angrier And In VR","title":"Business models that make you cry; Long-range microwave networks; Home servers; Twitter, But Angrier And In VR","publish_date":"2022-10-14T20:04:16.704947+00:00","year":2022,"month":10,"season":13,"episode":8,"episode_label":"s13e08","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s13e08-business-models-that-make-you-cry-long/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2541,"context":" … Collect $200 or Sony PlayStation Plus Extra Premium Super or, weird also-rans <mark>Apple Arcade</mark> and... 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Are any of you using anything from <mark>Apple Arcade</mark>?\n\nAnyway, Google Immersive Game Stream, née Stadia, I look forward to you also becoming a … ","reading_minutes":7},{"id":"eec54a26-7d8d-4132-ba36-a43ba112f2e1","slug":"s11e08-how-much-should-you-own-anyway","subject":"s11e08: How Much Should You Own, Anyway?","title":"How Much Should You Own, Anyway?","publish_date":"2022-03-04T18:20:23.315349+00:00","year":2022,"month":3,"season":11,"episode":8,"episode_label":"s11e08","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s11e08-how-much-should-you-own-anyway/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1252,"context":" … But, absent Apple TV and <mark>Apple Arcade</mark> (and less so the latter), Apple aren't going in for content exclusives, at least not in the app space. 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