I'm not sure what you mean by Global, exactly, but Disney+ covers all of North and South America, Europe, Australia, all of S.E. Asia, India, New Zealand, and parts of Africa (including soon South Africa).

>Disney+ covers all of .. Europe..

nope, not available in my country and it is clear from their list too: https://help.disneyplus.com/csp?id=csp_article_content&sys_k...

I was including those countries where it has been announced it will be launching soon, so perhaps you are in one of those.

I’m pretty sure there is no such announcement, if you can point to it I’d appreciate it

Which country?

Disney+ is only available in Singapore and India, not sure why you're saying it's everywhere in South East Asia

https://www.bestvpnfordisneyplus.com/blogs/when-is-disney-pl...

https://help.disneyplus.com/csp?id=csp_article_content&sys_k...

>Disney+ is only available in Singapore and India, not sure why you're saying it's everywhere in South East Asia

That's incorrect.

>Disney Plus Malaysia officially launched on 1st June 2021, making streaming Disney+ movies and series more accessible and worth the purchase in Malaysia. After Indonesia and Singapore, Malaysia has become the third South East Asian country to get Disney+ as Disney Plus Hotstar in collaboration with Astro Malaysia.

It is also available in Thailand, but Philippines is only announced to be coming soon.

Well it's not available in Vietnam, which sucks because I need to catch up on the mandalorian.

torrent it?

Do they offer the same shows and movies in Europe as they do in the US though?

Does Netflix? Does anyone?

Wikipedia shows the vast, vast majority of Netflix original programming is available globally, with only 6 exceptions[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Netflix_original_progr...

A few things:

First, Netflix' games have the same issue as Apple Arcade: the majority are ad-riddled trash. And Apple Arcade has App Store tie-in.

Second, the global numbers are likely to keep Netflix afloat (the same way they seem to for Facebook), but stateside numbers are abysmal compared to emerging services [0]: Netflix boasts 74.02 million subscribers in U.S. and Canada, and HBO Max has 45.2 million domestic (give or take 5 million). Within a year of launch, HBO Max has captured 2/3 the subscription size of Netflix! (Globally, it is barely doing double the numbers of Disney+.) The other competition has proven itself viable in a fraction of the time, and are using their built-in infrastructure to continue to compete. Netflix no longer has any differentiating factor, except that their US adult-targeted content is usually lower quality.

0. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/10/disney-netflix-and-other-str...

Wait, what Apple Arcade games have ads? Some of them have “formerly had in-app purchases” vibe, but no actual ads. I would guess Netflix’s stuff to be the same.

I'd have to look at my phone. I just know I installed some and got ads in the games, and it made me unsubscribe.

Apple Arcade games have neither ads nor in-app purchases, it's the whole point of the service.

There are various games that have an apple arcade version as well as an ad supported or separate paid app. It's stupidly confusing.

They definitely do not have ads (or in app purchases). Maybe you downloaded a non arcade game by mistake?

What Apple Arcade games have ads? The whole point of arcade is to provide ad-free games.

They are games designed for ads/microtransactions, but those parts cut out, usually leaving a grindy mess with no shortcuts (paid or otherwise).

I won't say every, but most games that aren't designed as pay-once are just elaborate dopamine slot machines, with no winners. The exceptions are few.

Apple Arcade games can’t have Ads or IAPs.

From my post:

> , but those parts cut out, usually leaving a grindy mess with no shortcuts (paid or otherwise).

An unrelated, highly competitive area with many entrenched players already. Not a great pick to bolster growth imo.