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Xbox and Android Unite: In-App Game Purchases Coming Soon

Author : Emily Dec 11,2024

Xbox and Android Unite: In-App Game Purchases Coming Soon

Get ready for an exciting Xbox mobile experience! An official Xbox Android app, boasting enhanced features, is reportedly launching as early as next month, November. This follows Xbox president Sarah Bond's earlier announcement of a mobile storefront in development.

The key development? Direct game purchasing and play will be available directly within the Android app. This announcement, shared on X (formerly Twitter), by Bond herself, leverages the recent court ruling in Google's antitrust battle with Epic Games. This ruling mandates Google Play offer expanded choices and greater flexibility for third-party app stores, impacting the landscape for Xbox's mobile ambitions.

The ruling compels Google to grant rival app stores access to its complete app catalog for three years, starting November 1st, 2024, creating a more open ecosystem.

This upcoming Xbox app significantly upgrades the current Android offering. While the existing app allows game downloads to Xbox consoles and cloud gaming for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, the November release will add the crucial feature of in-app game purchases.

Further details will emerge in November. For a deeper dive into the legal ramifications, check out the CNBC article cited. In the meantime, stay tuned for our coverage on Solo Leveling: Arise's Autumn Update.

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