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Xbox mobile store time.

Microsoft has been working on an Xbox mobile game store, but Apple and Google are blockers to that. We’re now hearing about how Activision content is also categorized with a view to this store.

“It assumes we are able to monetize the store on iOS and Android,” Xbox CFO Tim Stuart admits.

Companies like Microsoft and Spotify are hoping the EU’s Digital Markets Act will force Apple and Google to change how they distribute apps on mobile devices, and ultimately open their platforms and stores up to competition. Microsoft argues purchasing Activision is key to a mobile opportunity.

A game streamed over Xbox Cloud Gaming on a tablet
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