Microsoft will let people buy games in Xbox Android app in November [Video]

Microsoft will allow people to buy and play video games through its Xbox app for Android starting in November, the company said on Thursday.

The move is an immediate consequence of a U.S. judge ruling on Monday that Google will have to present alternatives to its Google Play app store on Android devices.

In the jury trial, Google lost against Epic Games, which publishes the popular Fortnite. Google said it intends to appeal and request a delay in implementing the decision.

“The court’s ruling to open up Google’s mobile store in the U.S. will allow more choice and flexibility,” wrote Sarah Bond, president of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming business, in a post on X.

Microsoft will allow Android users to purchase “Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android,” Bond wrote. The statement did not provide information on titles from third parties such as Electronic Arts or Take-Two Interactive.

Google did not immediately provide …