Apple’s update will likely encourage some of those developers to bring their emulators to the App Store

Apple updated its App Store rules on Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. Nevertheless, the company cautioned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules.

Android users can already access tons of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update will likely encourage some of those developers to bring their emulators to the App Store.

The firm stated that these emulator apps must use an in-app purchase mechanism to offer digital items. With Apple having to modify App Store rules because of regulations, these kinds of games would provide another revenue stream for the firm.

In January, when Apple released the first set of rules in compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules, it also announced that it would allow streaming game stores globally. Plus, it updated App Store rules at that time to support in-app purchases for mini-games and AI chatbots.

Apple also updated the clause on Friday for offering plug-ins to cover HTLM5-based mini-apps — possibly to include services offered by super apps such as WeChat.

Apps may offer certain software that is not embedded in the binary, particularly HTML5 mini apps and mini-games, streaming games, chatbots, and plug-ins. Moreover, retro game console emulator apps can offer to download games, the clause stated.

Last month, when the U.S. DoJ sued Apple, suppression of super apps was one of the five points in the lawsuit about the firm’s monopolistic practices.

Another major upgrade to the rules will let music streaming services, such as Spotify, to display information about subscriptions and other digital buys along with including links to drive users to their website to complete the purchase.