You'll soon be able to play the biggest football game on your iPhone thanks to an upcoming Apple Arcade release with zero microtransactions
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A microtransaction-free Madden NFL 27 on Apple Arcade is Apple leaning harder into “all-inclusive” gaming economics. If you monetize via in-app purchases, expect some high-value users to migrate to subscription bundles where ARPU is negotiated with the platform, not extracted from players.
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