As Google appeals the decision to allow third-party storefronts sell Android apps, Microsoft pauses its plans to launch its Xbox Mobile Store.

Xbox and Google have seemingly provided conflicting takes on whether Xbox is allowed to sell and launch games from its Android app. In October, a US judge issued a permanent injunction ordering Google to open its Android marketplace to competitors.

Xbox Store for Android was announced earlier this year, and the app was supposed to come out before 2025, but it has been delayed.

The President of Xbox promised an overhauled Android app offering remote gaming in November, but it still hasn’t hit the app store.

Epic Games' Tim Sweeney is pulling no punches after Google issues a new statement on the long-awaited, long-delayed Xbox Android gaming store.

Not everyone has access to the powerful hardware that lets you play AAA games. You either need the latest video game consoles, a powerful computer, or a flagship smartphone, and in all of those cases, you're going to need to drop several hundred dollars for that privilege. This is why remote and cloud gaming exists.

Microsoft is ready to launch an overhauled Xbox app on the Play Store, but the company says it's unable to do so for now.

Microsoft and Google have been clashing heads to allow Xbox to sell and launch games from its Android App following a US judge verdict in October.

Back in October, Microsoft announced that come November, it would be able to finally start selling Xbox games via its app on Android devices. This, as The Verge points out, has not yet happened. Now Xbox president Sarah Bond has taken to social media to lay the blame for this delay squarely at Google’s feet.