Sarah Bond, president of Microsoft's Xbox business unit, has revealed that players will be able to play the game in November this year.Xbox App for AndroidYou can buy games directly or play them through cloud streaming, but as we are about to enter December, this feature has not yet been officially launched.
The reason behind this is actually related to Google.
Sarah Bond's mention of allowing players to purchase games directly through the Android version of the Xbox App or play games through cloud streaming was based on a previous US court ruling that Google had violated its monopoly and must open up the Google Play Store platform to third-party companies, including Epic Games, to allow third-party companies to more easily provide software market services on the Android platform.
However, Google subsequently appealed and obtained court approval to suspend the execution of the relevant adjustment order, which affected Microsoft's original plan to cooperate with Google Play Store to adjust and add functions.
Sarah Bond said that the internal team has already prepared the relevant functions and now only needs to wait for the court to make a final decision before it can be put into use.
3/4: Due to a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts, we are currently unable to launch these features as planned. Our team has the functionality built and ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision.
— BondSarahBond (@bondsarahbond.bsky.social) 2024年11月28日 清晨5:15
Google spokesperson Dan Jackson responded that Microsoft, like Epic Games, ignored potential security threats facing the Google Play Store platform, and emphasized that Google will adhere to its current practices to ensure a safer user experience on the Google Play Store.
