Microsoft To Sell Xbox Games Directly Through Android App (cnbc.com)
(Friday October 11, 2024 @11:22AM (msmash)
from the moving-forward dept.)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/10/11/1457249/microsoft-to-sell-xbox-games-directly-through-android-app
- Source link: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/microsoft-will-let-people-buy-games-in-xbox-android-app-in-november.html
Microsoft will offer direct game [1]purchases through its Xbox app for Android starting November, following a U.S. court ruling against Google's app store monopoly. The move allows Microsoft to circumvent Google's revenue cut on in-app purchases and signals renewed focus on mobile gaming, bolstered by its [2]recent $75.4 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition .
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/microsoft-will-let-people-buy-games-in-xbox-android-app-in-november.html
[2] https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/10/13/1412232/microsoft-completes-69-billion-activision-blizzard-purchase
[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/microsoft-will-let-people-buy-games-in-xbox-android-app-in-november.html
[2] https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/10/13/1412232/microsoft-completes-69-billion-activision-blizzard-purchase
Do Apple next (Score:2)
I'm a little perplexed by this. I used Amazon's app store many years ago. I see it's still a thing: [1]https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/... [amazon.com]
Find something even remotely close to the Amazon app store for an iOS device. Or, the ability to even sideload apps on an iOS device. OK, I know that is supposed to be in the works, but I've been hearing about it for a while now. I still haven't seen it actually working yet.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get-appstore/android
Re: (Score:2)
Because Apple isn't a Monopoly. So they can do whatever they want. Surely being a 3 Trillion Dollar Company means they have absolutely no influence in other markets.