Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, has told the Financial Times Microsoft would like to launch Xbox-branded mobile gaming app stores on both Android and iOS — ideally as soon as next year.

Microsoft says the EU's Digital Markets Act will pave the way for independent app stores on mobile platforms from Apple and Google next year. Microsoft is planning to launch an Xbox-branded games ...

Microsoft is already hard at work preparing for a world in which Apple is forced to allow third-party app stores on iPhone. In an interview with the Financial Times, Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer ...

Microsoft has its eyes set on the App Store. In an interview with the Financial Times, chief executive of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, revealed the company could launch an alternative app store on ...

Microsoft's latest bold move is creating an Xbox mobile game app store, which the company announced will launch this July. Users will be able to enjoy and receive first-party games from the company.

After Epic Games, Xbox plans to be the next big app seller to break free of Google’s shackles. Microsoft’s gaming arm announced on Twitter that it would allow Android users to purchase games for their ...

Xbox has revealed that it is testing a feature on its PC app that allows users to access third-party launchers, such as Battle.net and GOG Galaxy, directly from Microsoft's own app on supported ...

Microsoft is hoping to turn the Xbox app into the one-stop destination for players to launch games on PC and Windows handheld devices, pushing an update that integrates titles from other major gaming ...

The Xbox version of the ROG Ally brings a handful of thoughtful design improvements. The grips are bigger and more pronounced, it uses Hall Effect joysticks (they're an optional upgrade for Asus' ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has long argued that its Xbox store should be treated ...