It's taken a while, but Microsoft has announced that you can finally play and buy Xbox games via the Android app

The Xbox Android App will be enhanced to let players keep up with their game downloads, and playtime, there, as well.

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox app on Android will allow users to buy games and play them on their phones starting in November.

So President Bond has finally ruled out any speculation; you will be able to buy the games on Xbox Store from the Xbox App, and play them, on Android.

Microsoft will allow Android users to directly purchase Xbox games from its app starting in November. This decision follows a

Meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a browser-based Xbox mobile store of its own to take on the Google Play Store and the App Store. Indeed, its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which owns Candy Crush maker King, was in part driven by the desire to boost its mobile game offering ahead of the launch of this store.

We’ve already seen a report from Statista, which showed that as of June 2024, the number of Play Store apps available was down a almost a million apps year-on-year, albeit at 1.7 million titles, there remains an expansive attack surface as the constant game of cat and mouse between bad actors and Google’s security team continues.

Microsoft says it will start selling Xbox games on its Android app next month, which users can stream and enjoy on their mobile devices using the company's cloud gaming solution.

Microsoft is keen on boosting its mobile gaming position. A judge’s decision this week opened the way to do so on Android devices.

Microsoft is taking advantage of a US court ruling that forces Google to crack open Android for third-party stores.

Thanks to Google's epic loss in Epic v. Google, Microsoft will let Android users play and purchase Xbox games on their devices.