Microsoft Set To Launch Mobile Games Store This July
Microsoft will open a mobile game store in July to compete with Google Play and Apple's App Store. Xbox president Sarah Bond recently announced the move at the Bloomberg Technology Summit, stating that the store will launch on the web, rather than through an app, in order to maximize accessibility across many devices.
Microsoft stated that it planned to launch a gaming storefront last year after the European Union's Digital Markets Act made it easier for tech companies to start their own direct-to-consumer stores, eschewing Apple's dominant "walled garden" approach. Bond said that the store will initially feature games from Microsoft-owned studios, such as Candy Crush Saga.
This storefront marks Microsoft's latest attempt at entering the lucrative mobile gaming space, a market segment that Xbox is not usually associated with. The platform holder's $69 million acquisition of Activision Blizzard helped set up this move, as that publisher includes Candy Crush developer King, one of the biggest players in the mobile space.
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