There are also downsides to this change, besides the more streamlined development process it brings. The elimination of the Game Center testing development sandbox also comes with its share of side effects Moreover, by removing the Game Center development sandbox, Apple has effectively merged the pre-release and production server environments, eliminating any previous differences between them.

This means that pre-release game versions can be tested within production environments, using the entire player base of the game, and not only a limited set of testers like before. Moreover, on all devices running OS X or iOS, all pre-release game development will take place in the same server environment used by released games. Starting today, the sandbox will no longer be available.' Right after announcing that the iOS app-slicing feature is back, Apple has also published an entry on their Developer News website saying that the development sandbox environment will be removed from all iOS and OS X versions.Īs the Developer News 'Game Center Sandbox Update' entry says, 'At WWDC 2015 we announced that the Game Center development sandbox environment would be turned off to simplify game development and beta testing.

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