Microsoft’s official Xbox app on Android devices and the Google Play Store was scheduled to get some brand new features before the end of 2024, but now it looks like users will likely have to wait until next year before they’re implemented.
Xbox president Sarah Bond has taken to social media to announce that due to an administrative stay granted by U.S. courts, Microsoft has been forced to delay allowing Xbox app users on Android to both purchase and play games through the software. This news comes after Bond previously announced these features would come in November shortly after Google was ordered to open its app store to third-party rivals in early October.
“At Xbox, we want to offer players more choice on how and where they play, including being able to play and buy games directly from the Xbox app,” Bond wrote on X (Twitter). “I recently shared our ambition to unlock these features first with the Google Play Store on Android devices in the U.S. while other app stores adapt to meet consumer demand.”
“Due to a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts, we are currently unable to launch these features as planned,” she continued. “Our team has the functionality built and ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision. We are eager to launch and give more choice and flexibility to players.”
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