Microsoft says it’s constructed an Xbox sport retailer on Android however can’t launch it

Just a few weeks in the past, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond stated that in November, “gamers will have the ability to play and buy Xbox video games straight from the Xbox App on Android.” It’s nearly December and the characteristic nonetheless isn’t reside, 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 might go away issues hanging within the stability for fairly some time. Bond referenced that in a thread on Bluesky as we speak, writing, “As a consequence of a short lived administrative keep just lately granted by the courts, we’re at present unable to launch these options as deliberate. Our workforce has the performance constructed and able to go reside as quickly because the courtroom makes a ultimate determination.”

Microsoft has been planning its cell app retailer technique for years. Nevertheless, as irritating as it’s for players, the corporate nonetheless hasn’t explicitly stated what concerning the state of affairs prevents it from providing Xbox sport 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 cell retailer, which suntil exhibits a “coming quickly” signal, identical to it did in August.