Following the everlasting injunction that pressured Google to permit third-party app retail outlets on Android units in October, Microsoft temporarily published its plans to release an Xbox retailer at the platform. This would permit Microsoft to provide Xbox video games for acquire from a devoted Android app and let customers play them at once, with no need to move during the Google Play retailer.

The authentic plans that Xbox President Sarah Bond introduced made it appear to be this Xbox retailer would release in November. Today, Bond took to social media platform Bluesky to provide an explanation for why this hasn’t took place but, pronouncing that “due to a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts, we are currently unable to launch these features as planned.”

She appears to be speaking in regards to the transient keep choice that happened on October 19 through California Judge James Donato, the similar pass judgement on that previous dominated for Google to open up its ecosystem for rival retail outlets through calling it an unlawful monopoly.

Here’s the total commentary through Sarah Bond:

At Xbox, we need to be offering avid gamers extra selection on how and the place they play, together with with the ability to play and purchase video games at once from the Xbox app. I lately shared our ambition to free up those options first with the Google Play Store on Android units within the U.S. whilst different app retail outlets adapt to fulfill client call for.

Due to a short lived administrative keep lately granted through the courts, we’re these days not able to release those options as deliberate. Our workforce has the capability constructed and able to move are living as quickly because the courtroom makes a last choice.

We are desperate to release and provides extra selection and versatility to avid gamers.

It turns out Google has other ideas in this launching debacle regardless that. In a commentary to The Verge, the corporate says that Microsoft has “simply chosen not to” release video games on Android. Of route this could have required Microsoft to move during the Google Play retailer and cling to its 30% charge.

The corporate also referred to as out the Xbox and Epic Games retail outlets for threatening Google Play’s security and safety.

Here’s the total commentary from Google spokesperson Dan Jackson:

Microsoft has at all times been in a position to provide their Android customers the power to play and buy Xbox video games at once from their app – they’ve merely selected to not. The Court’s order, and rush to drive its implementation, threaten Google Play’s talent to supply a secure and safe enjoy. Microsoft, like Epic, are ignoring those very actual safety issues. We stay desirous about supporting an ecosystem that works for everybody, no longer simply two of the biggest sport corporations.

The Epic Games Store lately arrived for Android units too, however set up of the app and video games require leaping thru a large number of hoops. Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney had some ideas to proportion on Google’s on social media:

Following the delays, it is unclear when will Microsoft be capable to release its Xbox retailer on Android units. A brand new release time period has no longer been equipped.