Notepad: A Survey of Microsoft’s Eros and Bets on AI, Gaming, and Computing in the Era of Mobile App Store Development

Microsoft was supposed to have a mobile store for its game consoles in July, but it was instead working on a browser-based store. The store will eventually focus on first-party mobile games from Microsoft’s various studios, but initially it will feature deals and in-game items. Microsoft said in August that testing had begun on the web-based mobile store and “work is progressing well and we will have more to share in the future.”

Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly, and the search giant has been ordered to open up the Play Store to competition for three years. This means no longer forcing developers to use its own Google Play Billing after a jury found that Google had illegally tied its payment system to its app store. Rival app stores have to be distributed through the play section of the store.

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The Xbox App on Android: a new platform to stream and play games from the Xbox Cloud Game Library in the Xbox Store (Between Xbox and Xbox Cloud Gaming)

Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. The company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library according to sources.

Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed yesterday that “starting in November, players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.” You will be able to purchase an Xbox game on your own device once Microsoft finishes enabling a full game library on Xbox Cloud Gaming.