The apps in Google’s service, on the other
hand, are already available for purchase in the
Play store. So users can determine if they’d
rather shell out a few dollars to own a game
or spend about the same amount to have
monthly access to many games and apps.
But both are similar in that they will have no
ads or in-app purchases. Mobile game makers
are trying out subscription services as an
alternative to the traditional way that mobile
games make money, either by a purchase price,
ads, or increasingly, in-game purchases.
Both services require users to download
each game they want to try out. Subscribers
have access to the games until they cancel
their subscription.
Google has been making a push into video
games. Its console-free video-streaming service
Stadia is rolling out later this year.