A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.” It’s almost December and the feature still isn’t live, but Bond says it’s not Microsoft’s fault.

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.

A temporary administrative stay has halted Microsoft's plans to launch its Xbox game store on Android. The delay is due to ongoing legal battles between Google and Epic Games, which has implications for the entire Android ecosystem. Microsoft is ready to roll out the functionality once the court makes a final decision.

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.

Microsoft revealed that its Xbox Game Store for Android is only waiting for the court's mandate to take effect.

Microsoft has developed its Xbox game store for Android but remains unable to launch the service due to ongoing legal complications, the company revealed Wednesday.

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

Users of the Xbox app for Android should be able to buy Xbox games, but this function is still missing. Microsoft is apparently waiting for court decisions.

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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.