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Xbox will sell games directly in the Android app next month

Microsoft is taking advantage of a US court ruling.

“The court’s ruling to open up Google’s mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility,” says Xbox president Sarah Bond in a post on X. It’s not immediately clear why Microsoft can’t already provide Xbox game purchases inside its Android mobile app, though. 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.

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