A feature Microsoft and Xbox announced was coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming all the way back in 2020, is finally making its debut next month, as Xbox President Sarah Bond hinted gamers would be able to pay and play through the Android Xbox App in a post on X on Thursday.
The ruling Sarah Bond is referencing was handed down to Google on Monday October 7 in regards to the way it tied Google Billing to its Google Play Store and essentially forced every app to have to be downloaded and installed through the Play Store and only allowed use of its proprietary billing system. This ruling paves the way for Microsoft to finally allow you to purchase games on the Android Xbox App (without Google taking a cut.)
Something that you could already do on rival PlayStation’s App or Valve’s Steam App. More importantly, its seemingly the final puzzle piece that’s been missing from Xbox Cloud Gaming. Purchase a game on the Microsoft Store and immediately play it in the Cloud without a PC or Console.
However, similar to how it currently works with Xbox Game Pass titles, developers and publishers can disable this feature from their games if...
