{"id":9283,"date":"2022-04-26T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/as-apple-threatens-pulling-games-devs-explain-why-forced-updates-are-a-preservation-nightmare\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:00:16","slug":"as-apple-threatens-pulling-games-devs-explain-why-forced-updates-are-a-preservation-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/as-apple-threatens-pulling-games-devs-explain-why-forced-updates-are-a-preservation-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are A Preservation Nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/we-sure-got-used-to-microtransactions-and-dlc-huh-1845772192\">hosting live-service games<\/a> that monetize more aggressively than standalone console games, there\u2019s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don\u2019t call for constant updates. 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