The pace is picking up for the Apple Vison Pro<\/a> apps ahead of the spatial computing device\u2019s Friday launch as developers ready their apps for the new platform. While just last week, only 150-plus apps<\/a> had been specifically designed for the Vision Pro so far, according to a third-party analysis of the App Store, Apple announced<\/a> today that more than 600 new apps and games are being readied for the Vison Pro ahead of its debut. These join the more than 1 million already compatible apps across iOS and iPadOS, the company says.<\/p>\n The news comes on the heels of Apple\u2019s proposed compliance plan with the EU\u2019s new regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which forces Apple to level the playing field by opening up to alternative app stores and payments. But Apple\u2019s compliance plan favors Apple, not the spirit of the law. As a result, critics including Spotify, Epic Games, and Microsoft dubbed it a \u201cfarce<\/a>\u201d full of \u201cjunk fees,<\/a>\u201d and a \u201cstep in the wrong direction<\/a>,\u201d respectively. Because of this, there was growing concern<\/a> that Apple\u2019s anti-developer stance<\/a> with regard to the DMA could lead to lessened developer interest in building apps<\/a> for its newest computing platform, the AR\/VR headset. Already, major companies like Netflix and YouTube<\/a> have said they don\u2019t plan<\/a> on supporting the device at launch.<\/p>\n Apple today is hoping to put those concerns to rest with its announcement that the Vision Pro will have a sizable app catalog, despite the device\u2019s high price, which limits its reach, and the current lack of developer goodwill Apple has shown.<\/p>\n The company says over 600 apps and games have been designed to take advantage of the Vision Pro\u2019s capabilities and its 3D user interface that\u2019s navigated using your eyes, hands, and voice.<\/p>\n Several streaming apps have already announced their support<\/a>, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, PGA Tour, Max, Discovery+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Pluto TV, Tubi, Fubo, Crunchyroll, Red Bull TV, IMAX, TikTok and MUBI.<\/p>\n Image Credits:<\/strong> Apple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The PGA Tour Vision app offers a golf game with real-time shot tracking across models of real golf courses, while the NBA app will allow streaming up to 5 broadcasts live or on-demand at once, Apple notes. Red Bull TV will include 3D maps of races. Soccer fans will also be able to stream MLS Season Pass via Apple\u2019s own Apple TV app. That app will offer access to Apple\u2019s Originals, over 200 3D movies, and Apple Immersive Video.<\/p>\n Cable companies are also on board with apps from Charter Spectrum, Comcast Xfinity, Cox Contour, Sling TV, and Verizon Fios. Other sports broadcasters are joining, as well, including CBS, NBC, NBC Sports, Fox Sports, and the UFC, in addition to ESPN, Paramount+, Peacock, and others.<\/p>\n In its announcement, Apple highlighted productivity apps for the Vision Pro, like brainstorming app MindNote, data and project management apps OmniFocus and OmniPlan, Microsoft 365 apps, calendar app Fantastical, Box, Numerics, JigSpace, Webex, Zoom, Microsoft Team, Slack, Notion, Todoit, and Navi, which translates conversations in real-time.<\/p>\n Image Credits:<\/strong> Zoom\/Apple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hoping to dispel worries over Vision Pro\u2019s lack of games, especially compared with more accessibly priced headsets like Meta\u2019s Quest VR devices<\/a>, Apple noted that the device will feature titles like BA 2K24 Arcade Edition, Sonic Dream Team, TMNT Splintered Fate, and others. It will additionally offer a catalog of more than 250 games, with no in-app purchases or ads via Apple Arcade, including Synth Riders, LEGO Builder\u2019s Journey, Super Fruit Ninja, Game Room,\u00a0<\/em>WHAT THE GOLF?, Cut the Rope 3,\u00a0<\/em>Jetpack Joyride 2, Bloons TD 6+, stitch., Patterned, Illustrated,<\/em>\u00a0and Wylde Flowers.<\/p>\n Other apps are also launching on Vision Pro\u2019s App Store, including an app featuring relaxing 3D dioramas from Lo\u00f3na, spatial puzzles in Blackbox, and the skateboarding app Skatrick Pro. Users can also access Mac App Store games and apps like Steam via Mac Virtual Display, like Lies of P and Baldur\u2019s Gate 3.<\/p>\n Apple highlighted other titles, new and old, including Hold the World, which transports users to London\u2019s Natural History Museum; The Archive, which lets Star Trek fans and others explore immersive locations and media; air traffic control experience ForeFlight; 3D weather app CARROT Weather; 3D learning apps solAR; solar system explorers Sky Guide and Night Sky; medical apps Insight Heart, CellWalk, Complete HeartX; mindfulness and wellness apps Lungy: Spaces, Odio, and Endel; and music apps djay, NowPlaying, STAGE+, Spool, Animoog Galaxy, AmazeVR Concerts, tappr.tv, and Apple Music.<\/p>\n Image Credits:<\/strong> Apple<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shopping apps include J.Crew\u00a0<\/strong>Virtual Closet and\u00a0<\/strong>Mytheresa: Luxury Experience, which includes live consultations, as well as Lowe\u2019s Style Studio, Wayfair Decorify, and home-buying app Zillow, which will feature virtual home tours.<\/p>\n It seems many developers are waiting until the last minute to ship their apps to the App Store, as app intelligence firm Appfigures\u2019 ongoing<\/a> count sees only 350+ apps available as of today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apple-Vision-Pro-app-experiences-Apple-Immersive-Adventure.jpg?w=680\")
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