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Apple Arcade is adding an annual subscription option for $49.99 per year, joining the existing $4.99 monthly subscription option for the gaming service, as spotted by iFun.de.
The annual option (which costs $59.99 per year in Canada, £49.99 per year in the UK, and €49.99 per year in Europe) effectively gives customers two free months of Apple Arcade by offering a full year of access to the service for the price of 10 months. Offering a discounted annual price is common among nearly every other subscription service on the internet — including Apple’s own Music and TV Plus services — so it’s not surprising to see Apple add it to Arcade, too.
Customers who already…