I'm curious how well devs are doing in AA. The potential market is huge but you're also getting a tiny slice of $5/month. I see some of the same games on consoles for $20 each and up.

Apple is paying what amounts to an advance. Game developers are guaranteed a minimum.

https://gameanalytics.com/blog/apple-arcade-mobile-game-deve...

In their latest report, Apple announced that they want to help developers get set up on their service by paying for some of their costs, which should take some pressure off when building your game. How much they’ll contribute is still yet to be revealed, so maybe don’t hold your breath.