Apple TV developers complain: Even after the game is launched, it is difficult for users to search for it

Apple recently released their latest product, the Apple TV set-top box, which features gaming as its main feature and includes an App Store. However, the lack of games in the Apple TV App Store has caused dissatisfaction among some developers who create games for Apple TV.

Brian Greenstone , founder of independent game studio Pangea, said in a post on the Apple Developer Forum that his studio had made five games for the launch of Apple TV, but these games could not be found by users on the Apple TV App Store because "unless users search by game name, they cannot find these games, which means slapping all the game developers who have worked hard for Apple TV in the face."

Currently, in the game interface of the Apple TV App Store, users can only browse games officially recommended by Apple. In the game interface, there are no subcategories for users to browse by category, and there is no best-selling list or download list. Therefore, if there is no official recommendation from Apple, a game will not be displayed to Apple TV users. If users want to find these games, they can only search by game name.

According to Greenstein, none of the five games currently developed by Pangea Studios have been officially recommended by Apple. He also said that in addition to his company's applications, there will be more applications that will not see the light of day.

Another developer, Mark Schulman, also pointed out that the problem lies not only in the game classification of the Apple TV App Store , but also in the fact that Apple has not informed users that in addition to the officially recommended applications, there are more applications waiting to be discovered.

Greenstein said that the design of Apple TV's App Store has made it more difficult for small and medium-sized developers to expose their products. But he hopes this is just a mistake, and his team is still willing to develop more game products for Apple TV. Although Pangea's early game promotion did not achieve the expected effect due to the problem of Apple TV's App Store, Greenstein still believes that Apple will make adjustments soon and everything will be fine.

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