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Microsoft says it's ready to let you buy and play games directly via Xbox app on Android, but court ruling now blocking launch


Microsoft says its plans to let users buy and play games directly via the Xbox app on Android are being held up by a new legal issue.

Microsoft says its plans to let users buy and play games directly via the Xbox app on Android are being held up by a new legal issue. Writing on social media, Xbox chief Sarah Bond blamed the hold-up on "a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts". Epic Games successfully argued that Google operated an illegal monopoly via its smartphone app store.

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