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Finally a proper explanation as to why the Xbox mobile store keeps getting delayed and why you can't purchase games on the Xbox app. Essentially, Xbox REALLY needs Epic Games to win their case against Google. Article from Tom Warren:

It's not as simple as "Steam and PS do it" As always, the reality between Microsoft's and Google's statements here is somewhere in the middle. Microsoft used to allow you to buy games in the Xbox mobile app on Android, but it removed the functionality in 2020 when it decided to add remote console streaming to the app. Google's Play Store policies mean Microsoft would have to give up a 30 percent cut if it wanted to allow Xbox players to buy games in an Android app and then also play them.

Google "allows customers to purchase digital content using non-Google commerce systems in a native app — but only if the content is not consumed in the app, e.g., a customer can use Sony's PlayStation app to purchase (but not to play) digital games," says Microsoft in a court filing last month. That explains why Sony and Valve both offer the ability to buy games in their Android apps but run separate streaming apps for remote play.