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Microsoft pinpoints Apple and its old App Store policies as the main culprits that prevented the launch of a mobile-centric Xbox game and app store.
Microsoft filed an amicus brief supporting Epic Games' fight against Apple over its control over the App Store.
Just over one year ago, Xbox president Sarah Bond confirmed that Microsoft would launch its Xbox mobile store in July 2024. But as of May 2025, no such store has been launched. The delay is due to Apple, according to a recent Microsoft filing.
Apple's latest scare screen tactic comes less than a month after it was fined by the European Commission over breaching the Digital Markets Act.