Xbox announces that it will take advantage of the changes imposed on Google on the Play Store after its legal defeat against Epic Games to offer the sale of games directly from its Android application.
In tech, legal cases often have numerous repercussions. Microsoft and Xbox offer us a new example by already seeking to take advantage of Google’s great defeat against Epic Games in the United States. At the heart of the subject: the Play Store.
Across the Atlantic, a recent court decision forces Google to further open its platform to competition. Among the main transformations, we note that users in the United States will be able to download alternative application stores directly from the Play Store.
The jury also found that Google was forcing developers to use its payment system to distribute their apps via Google Play. The giant is therefore obliged to put an end to this practice.
Google’s misfortune, Xbox’s happiness
However, Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox, is already rubbing her hands.
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In a post on X/Twitter, she writes the following.
The court’s decision to open Google’s mobile store in the United States will provide more choice and flexibility. Our mission is to enable more players to play on more devices. So we’re excited to announce that starting this November, players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox app on Android.
In other words, Microsoft will be able to sell Xbox games directly from the Xbox application on Android from November. Subsequently, Xbox Cloud Gaming users will be able to stream their games to their devices after purchasing them.
Explanations still unclear
However, as pointed out The VergeXbox’s explanations remain quite vague. The media in fact recalls that it was already possible to buy games on Steam or on the PlayStation Store from a smartphone and that Xbox was therefore an exception until then.
The Verge therefore contacted Microsoft to find out exactly how Google’s legal defeat and the Play Store changes had an impact on the purchase of games in the Xbox app. The Redmond firm, however, did not provide further information, indicating that Sarah Bond’s statement was all it had to share at the moment.
Finally, let us point out that Google has decided to appeal to challenge the court’s decision. In addition, it is worth remembering that within the European Union, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) had already forced Google to further open its services to competition.
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