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Buying Games for IPhone

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missileh

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Feb 8, 2010
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Hi All,

This is a very general question...

When i buy a game from iTunes for iPhone, do i get an executable for the game or i have to play the game online? If i do not use internet can I play an already bought game?

Whatever the mechanism is, Will it be the same with iPad too?
 
So, in that case, can i make an application that presents the user with a list of (downloaded) games and then user can select one of those games and play.

I know iphone (or ipad) already shows us the list of downloaded games. But what if i am developing an application that contains - say 'Leisure' section in which these downloaded games are listed and they can be 'lauched' from this section...

[To clarify, the application will be developed for iPad and not iPhone]

And finally, if i download a game, is it necessary that i have to play that game on the particular iPad/iPhone using which it was downloaded? Can i play the game on other iPhone or iPad?
 
missileh said:
And finally, if i download a game, is it necessary that i have to play that game on the particular iPad/iPhone using which it was downloaded? Can i play the game on other iPhone or iPad?
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iPods, iPhones, and iTunes on computers all authorize themselves with a single iTunes store account.

Any device that is logged into the same account can download and use the same programs for free.

When I buy an app on my iPhone, my wife can instantly download it for free on her iPhone. When I buy a movie on my Macbook, my wife can copy it to her Macbook or her iPhone or my iPhone or my daughter's iPod.

I think there's some upper limit on the number of devices you can use on a single account, but it's high enough that I'll never bump into it.
 
alent1234 said:
as far as i know that's computers. iphones, ipods, ATV's, etc is unlimited
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I dunno...here's what I use for 1 iTunes account:

2 iPhones
1 iPod Touch
1 Apple TV
2 Macbooks
1 Mac Pro


So that's 4 devices and 3 computers. Still falls within your numbers so it doesn't really help us proove anything. But I can promise that at least that much is ok!
 
So, once i buy & download a game on my computer, can i copy the downloaded game to my iphone or do i need to download on iphone from itunes only?

(i understand i need not purchase it again!)
 
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