Apple Adds Apple TV and Arcade to iCloud+ in More Than 100 Countries, but Not the US
Apple is bundling Apple TV and Apple Arcade into iCloud+ subscriptions in over 100 countries outside the United States, where the plan starts at roughly $1 a month.
iCloud+ already gave subscribers additional storage along with privacy and security tools such as Private Relay, which hides IP addresses, and Hide My Email, which lets users create random email addresses. Subscribers in the new markets now receive Apple's streaming video service and its games catalog as part of the same plan.
Apple already sells its services in a bundle called Apple One, which combines iCloud+, Apple TV, Apple Music and Apple Arcade for at least $20 a month. A standalone iCloud+ membership starts at $1 in the United States, with roughly equivalent pricing in local currencies elsewhere. Engadget reported that the expanded $1 package suggests Apple is no longer pushing Apple One in certain locations and may have concluded that its services can grow faster in those regions if they are cheaper and easier to reach.
According to Engadget, which cited 9to5Mac, the bundle also includes Apple Music Select, giving iCloud+ subscribers access to a group of ad-free internet radio stations. The rollout expands Apple TV's availability to 59 new countries.
Among the markets covered are India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates. The full list also includes Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Serbia and a long series of Caribbean, African, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and Asia-Pacific territories, from Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda to Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The new iCloud+ bundle is not offered in the United States, where Apple continues to sell iCloud+ and its other subscriptions as separate products.
【Editor's Summary】Apple is folding Apple TV and Apple Arcade into iCloud+ in more than 100 markets outside the United States, where the standalone plan costs about $1 a month. The change lowers the entry price for Apple's video and gaming services in those regions and brings Apple TV to 59 additional countries, while US subscribers remain on separate subscriptions.