Apple TV for games is super niche, with very little market share in the big scheme of things.
Even when it comes to TV, Apple realized they had to create an Apple TV+ app for other platforms to extend the reach of their investment in shows/movies beyond their own hardware.
There are however some games which thrive on apple tv. The virtual cycling game zwift is probably one of the most important apple tv games, it's the recommended system to get the game running on the cheap.
So, if you're making an app that benefits from a big screen and your customers are willing to buy a cheap dedicated device to easily use your app on a big screen, supporting apple tv might be a very sensible choice.
> Apple TV for games is super niche
Order(s) of magnitude less niche than Apple Vision.
If you want your game picked up for Apple Arcade ($$$), you need to support Apple TV.
If they could just let Geforce Now (NVIDIA Cloud gaming platform) ship a native app I would use my Apple TV much more. But no, they prefer to be extremely hostile to users over some app store bs.
> Apple TV for games is super niche,
Apple TV is just a tale of so many missed opportunities.
I think these connected to TV devices are a wasted opportunity for gaming. They are great for family type video games and with some marketing from apple or Google they could sell tons of games. I happily paid for Beach Buggy, a Mario Kart type game, my kids are loving it and I think that the company makes a lot of money from this game alone.
But the support from Google is abysmal. No search functionality, developer hostility when trying to publish something etc.