This is very bad news for indies, and will help large companies push them out.
I have games in AppStore not updated for many years. They work well on all devices, I also consider them to be a piece of art. And feedback is very positive!
Getting anxious that Apple will pull it.
Releasing a new version sounds easy, but it's a significant time effort (chain of dependencies, build environments and game engines are complex) with 0 value to anyone - because it is perfect and a piece of art.
Why don't they have better options for discovery, rather than saying "old is bad".
I have comments from people saying my game is their favorite childhood game and they have they have fond memories and stuff - and they are happy to play it now once in a while even.
Apple logic makes zero sense, it's like destroying books or paintings and stuff.
I have games in AppStore not updated for many years. They work well on all devices, I also consider them to be a piece of art. And feedback is very positive!
Getting anxious that Apple will pull it.
Releasing a new version sounds easy, but it's a significant time effort (chain of dependencies, build environments and game engines are complex) with 0 value to anyone - because it is perfect and a piece of art.
Why don't they have better options for discovery, rather than saying "old is bad".
I have comments from people saying my game is their favorite childhood game and they have they have fond memories and stuff - and they are happy to play it now once in a while even.
Apple logic makes zero sense, it's like destroying books or paintings and stuff.