Just a few days to its scheduled launch on September 19th, Apple Arcade is now live and accepting subscriptions from those participating in Apple’s iOS 13 beta program.



In a tweet by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, he says Apple’s gaming service, which unlocks access to dozens of ad-free games for a monthly fee, was up and running.

Apple Arcade is live (for now?) 3 days early pic.twitter.com/LOO9UA9XhM

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) September 16, 2019

Others have gained access on devices enrolled in the iOS 13 public beta.

Subscriptions are going smoothly, as well as the one-month free trial that Apple has promised — games can be downloaded and played immediately.



The company put out a press release about Apple Arcade statement, confirming that it wil remain available for those seeing it now. You can see if you’ve been granted access by opening the App Store and selecting the Arcade tab. The previous message about Apple Arcade coming soon should now say “Try it free.”




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