Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators

Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced that game emulators can come to the App Store globally and offer downloadable games. Apple says those games must comply with “all applicable laws,” though — an indication it will ban apps that provide pirated titles. The move should allow the retro console emulators already on Android — at least those that are left — to bring their apps to the iPhone.

Apple recently started letting cloud streaming services, like Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now, onto the App Store. Outside the US, Apple seems to be responding to pressure from the European Commission. In another rule update today, the company said it will now allow music streaming apps in the European Union to include in-app links that point users toward outside purchases and mention pricing information.

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