Get ready for a game-changing experience! An official Xbox Android app, boasting exciting new features, is on the horizon – potentially launching as early as next month, November. Xbox president Sarah Bond recently confirmed this development on X (formerly Twitter).
The Key Update:
This upcoming app will allow Android users to directly purchase and play Xbox games. This significant upgrade is directly linked to the recent court ruling in Google's antitrust battle with Epic Games. This ruling mandates that Google Play Store offer expanded choices and greater flexibility for third-party app stores. Specifically, Google is required to provide access to its full app catalog and distribute third-party stores for three years, starting November 1st, 2024.
What's Different?
While an existing Xbox Android app allows game downloads to consoles and cloud gaming for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, the November update introduces the crucial ability to purchase games directly within the app itself.
Further details will be revealed in November. For a deeper dive into the legal aspects, check out the CNBC article mentioned in the original piece.
In the meantime, be sure to check out our coverage of the Solo Leveling: Arise Autumn Update.
