Apple Reportedly Will Unveil a Game Center Replacement at WWDC: What to Expect

CNET

2 days ago

Apple will reportedly unveil a new app at WWDC next week that centralizes some of its videogaming features on devices like iPhones and that will likely replace Game Center. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple will release the new app this year as a preinstalled service across Apple platforms including MacOS.
Game Center, which launched in 2010, is not a stand-alone app, but more like a collection of settings and game-related data for connecting with other players. The new effort would replace Game Center with something more robust, according to Gurman, with leaderboards, achievements and ways to communicate with other players
The new, centralized gaming app is meant to show that Apple is a major player in gaming, Gurman wrote. But, he added: "There are two things Apple has never been especially good at: social networks and gaming. And its attempts to bundle the two ideas together haven't fared much better."
Apple also has an Arcade app that works as a subscription service for $7 a month. But despite the popularity of mobile gaming, Apple isn't considered an industry heavyweight in videogames, as least compared to Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, the latter of which will be releasing its Switch 2 game console this week, just days before WWDC.
You can check out what to expect from WWDC 2025 and how to watch Apple's June 9 WWDC keynote.
A representative for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for information.