Xbox will sell games directly in the Android app next month

Microsoft is planning to replace its Xbox cellular app on Android to permit US customers to buy after which play Xbox video games on their cellular gadgets subsequent month. Following a US court docket ruling earlier this week that forces Google to cease requiring Google Play Billing for apps within the Play Retailer on November 1st, Microsoft is able to benefit from the modifications.

“The court docket’s ruling to open up Google’s cellular retailer within the US will permit extra selection and suppleness,” says Xbox president Sarah Bond in a publish on X. “Our mission is to permit extra gamers to play on extra gadgets so we’re thrilled to share that beginning in November, gamers will be capable of play and buy Xbox video games straight from the Xbox App on Android.”

Google’s Android app retailer is an unlawful monopoly, and the search big has been ordered to open up the Play Retailer to competitors for 3 years. This implies not forcing builders to make use of its personal Google Play Billing after a jury discovered that Google had illegally tied its fee system to its app retailer. Google may even need to distribute rival third-party app shops inside Google Play.

Xbox retailer buy help straight within the cellular Android app will permit Microsoft to promote Xbox video games freely on Android gadgets, and built-in Xbox Cloud Gaming options imply folks will be capable of instantly stream video games to their handsets after buying them.

It’s not instantly clear why Microsoft can’t already present Xbox sport purchases inside its Android cellular app, although. You should purchase video games from Steam or the PlayStation Retailer on cellular gadgets, so Microsoft has lengthy been the exception right here. I requested Microsoft for extra particulars on the shop modifications, however the firm says Bond’s assertion is all it has to share proper now.

Individually, Microsoft can be engaged on a browser-based Xbox cellular retailer that it was initially planning to launch in July. The shop will ultimately concentrate on first-party cellular video games from Microsoft’s numerous studios, however initially it would characteristic offers and in-game objects. Microsoft mentioned in August that testing had begun on the web-based cellular retailer and “work is progressing effectively and we may have extra to share sooner or later.”

Replace, October eleventh: Article up to date to notice Microsoft isn’t sharing any extra particulars on its Xbox cellular modifications on Android.