A couple of weeks in the past, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond stated that in November, “gamers will be capable to play and buy Xbox video games instantly from the Xbox App on Android.” It’s virtually December and the function nonetheless isn’t stay, however Bond says it’s not Microsoft’s fault.
On October 18th, Decide James Donato granted Google’s request for a keep whereas it appeals his ruling that the Android app retailer is an unlawful monopoly, which may depart issues hanging within the steadiness for fairly some time. Bond referenced that in a thread on Bluesky as we speak, writing, “On account of a short lived administrative keep just lately granted by the courts, we’re at the moment unable to launch these options as deliberate. Our staff has the performance constructed and able to go stay as quickly because the court docket makes a last choice.”
Microsoft has been planning its cellular app retailer technique for years. Nonetheless, as irritating as it’s for avid gamers, the corporate nonetheless hasn’t explicitly stated what in regards to the scenario prevents it from providing Xbox recreation purchases like Steam and PlayStation already do, to go along with its built-in Xbox Cloud Gaming options. We additionally don’t have an replace on the standing of its browser-based cellular retailer, which suntil exhibits a “coming quickly” signal, similar to it did in August.
