Although the Xbox brand has a presence on Android, Microsoft wants a dedicated store featuring its gamesJust like Epic Games did recently. However, shopping centre For a long time, Xbox was all about unfulfilled promises.

It was first confirmed for July, and although it seems imminent thanks to the support of some partners, its absence is a fact. Now the Redmond firm points to Google as follows: I’m guilty of your store not being able to open. Why? It’s a bit mysterious.

“We are currently unable to release these features as planned,” Xbox boss says

As we read in The Verge, Microsoft executive Sarah Bond’s words invited optimism: November will mark the launch of the Xbox game store for Android devices, she noted. But we have come to the end of the month. There is no trace of this platform.

Bond now says it’s not Microsoft’s fault because, in his opinion, the problem is part of Google. He said they were awaiting a court decision that would force the search giant to open its software store, the Google Play Store.

Microsoft says that this will open it up to competition and, above all, that applications distributed in the store Google Play’s own payment gateway.

But… which court decision is Microsoft talking about? We have to go back to October 18, when Judge James Donato handed down the sentence. Google suspension request. The search engine firm maintains that its store, although hanging by a thread, is not an illegal monopoly.

Sarah Bond touches on this in Bluesky and says: “Due to the temporary administrative leave recently granted by the courts, We are currently unable to release these features as planned. “Our team has the functionality and is ready to go live as soon as the court issues the final decision.”

Google defends its positionFrom Mountain View company spokesman Dan Jackson:

Microsoft has always managed to offer Android users the ability to play and purchase Xbox games directly from their app, but they have chosen not to do so. The court’s decision and the effort to enforce it threatens Google Play’s ability to deliver a secure experience. Microsoft, like Epic, ignores these very real security concerns. We remain focused on supporting an ecosystem where everyone can benefit, not just the two biggest gaming companies.

For now, we’ll continue without the promised Xbox video game store: Microsoft has been planning its arrival for a while, and while it sounds very close to it in their descriptions, there’s something in it that prevents them from making a purchase offer. The status of the browser-based store, which has been a major failure for a while, is also unknown. “Coming soon”.

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