Microsoft will soon start selling games through the Xbox app on Android

Google’s recent loss in court against Epic Games will open up the Android platform to alternative app stores. Xbox also plans to launch its own service in the near future.

Image source: xbox

Let us recall that an American judge ordered Google to provide equal conditions to third-party application stores for three years (from November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2027) and not force developers to use the Google Play Billing payment system.

Xbox President Sarah Bond commented on the situation on her microblog. According to her, the court’s decision to open Google’s mobile store in the United States will give users more flexibility and freedom of choice.

«Our mission is to enable gamers to play on more devices, so we’re excited to announce that starting in November, users will be able to buy and play Xbox games directly through the Xbox app on Android,” Bond said.

As Video Games Chronicle journalists noted, it is unclear from Bond’s statement which games will be available for purchase in the Xbox app and whether the feature will extend beyond the United States.

Meanwhile, Google has already announced plans to appeal the court’s decision. According to the company, it will jeopardize the security and privacy of users, make it more difficult for developers to promote applications and weaken competition.

It was previously reported that Microsoft is working on a mobile app store that would include projects from various Xbox studios and in-game items. Testing of the browser version started in August.

admin

Share
Published by
admin

Recent Posts

Apple will allow you to share the location of lost gadgets through Find My

Apple will soon give users the ability to send the location of lost items—an iPhone,…

24 mins ago

Scientists have turned polystyrene waste into an endless source of clean energy

Researchers from Australia and Latvia have discovered a way to turn useless polystyrene waste into…

54 mins ago

The cost of the Google Pixel 9 Pro was much lower than that of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro – both sell for $999

In Japan, the estimated price of components (Bill Of Materials, BOM) for the Google Pixel…

1 hour ago

More than 13 thousand bloggers applied for registration on “State Services”

In four days after the launch of the application form for registering blogs with an…

2 hours ago