tvOS alpha/beta?

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Hello.

I’m planning to port my Unity game Stick 'Em Up 2 to tvOS as soon as possible, and if there’s an alpha or beta of tvOS support in Unity I’d very much like to participate.

The game is running on iOS (and Windows/Mac/Linux/Android) already with support for game controllers, so I think it’ll make a good test project. I actively report Unity bugs with good minimal test cases.

Thanks very much!

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It is listed as IN-PROGRESS, TIMELINES LONG OR UNCERTAIN here: Platform roadmaps | Unity

I hope it will be part of the next (Pro) Beta, otherwise registering to the tvOS developer kit would be pretty pointless.

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Just saw this on twitter: x.com Question is when will it be available to all of us… :slight_smile:

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YEah! I seriously hope they give access to this before too long. Even if it’s beta only.

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We already started closed preview group for Apple TV support for people who have access to the devkits. If you get one please ping me via PM and I will add you to the group.

Though we don’t have dates to share yet when previews or betas will be available to wider audiences.

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The 200MB limit is a kind of showstopper. :frowning:
This makes sense for level based games only. For many genres levels are an outdated or impossible concept.

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You can have more than 200 MB while game is running, that just means that some content might be trimmed by OS between game sessions. So it’s more important to have game as set of dynamically loaded building blocks, rather than hard requirement to setup everything as separate levels. Please check out our support for On Demand Resources: Second preview build for iOS 9 On Demand Resources and App Slicing support - Unity Engine - Unity Discussions

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Hi,

I’m an unity pro user.

How can I apply to have access to the tvOS on unity ?

Thanks

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You should first apply for devkit, there is currently not much use of Unity without having devkit.

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Apple sends mail out to developers who have titles with moderate or interesting success. They’re not targeting people who don’t already have games on iOS. If you haven’t been contacted it’s best to wait.

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Too late (at least for the email I received a few days ago) :

Apple TV Developer Kit
We want to give you the chance to test your tvOS apps and experience them on a big screen before the new Apple TV is available to customers later this fall. Register by September 11, 12:00 p.m. PDT to get an Apple TV Developer Kit.

Crosses fingers to be selected :slight_smile:

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I hope I got one Yay!

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You violated the rules already:

:wink:

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Edited lol

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How does one PM you on these forums? I have not seen how to do that. I do have a dev kit and have been updating a game to Unity 5. Would love to be able to test it on the new Apple TV.

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Click on my username and then pick “Start conversation”

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To make easier to check if you are ready for beta testing of tvOS support, here are the requirements for closed testing group:

  1. You need a Pro license to run the builds.
  2. You’ll need to make sure your game runs on Unity 5.1.
  3. You need to have a Devkit from Apple. (which it sounds like you do)

P.S. beta builds can’t be activated without Pro license. This requirement will be lifted once development comes closer to the release candidate.

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Hi! I have a Apple TV Devkit, Unity Pro and a game we are looking to port. Add me to the list!

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Please provide a list of e-mails to be added.

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I have Pro, can build to 5.2 and an Apple TV devkit in hand. If possible please add me to closed beta. Thanks!!! Excited.

UPDATE: sent a PM as described above. Thanks!!