- Xbox is launching its own mobile game store, set to launch in July.
- Starting with a web store, the tech megacorp wants to make it available worldwide.
- Games like Minecraft and Candy Crush will be the main flagship titles to include.
Xbox is officially coming to mobile with its own game store, it has been announced. Launching in July, Xbox president Sarah Bond said during an appearance at the business conference Bloomberg Live that the company focused on bringing its first-party portfolio to the storefront with games like Candy Crush and Minecraft. will begin, before it is extended. Capacity of Partners.”
The Xbox Mobile Game Store (our name, not theirs) is set to be web-first to make it “free from the policy of closed ecosystem stores” across as many devices and regions as possible. This could potentially mean we’ll see access on iOS devices as recent changes to their access ecosystem allow these games (and discounts or other incentives) on mobile without direct deals from Apple or other device manufacturers. ) open up the legal possibility of obtaining
Xbox on mobile: This is a pain.
Suffice it to say, Microsoft and Xbox have been raked over the coals this week. Whether it’s closing Tango Gameworks, the critically acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush, or Alpha Dog Games, which produced the surprisingly fun, top-down dome mobile spin-off Mighty Dome. While we’re optimistic about the future of Xbox on mobile, we can’t help but wonder how dedicated they are, and if it’s up against two of Microsoft’s core franchises, Candy Crush and Minecraft Not pushing out at all.
We’re not even sure what this storefront will do to set itself apart. Could we see titles that would otherwise be on Game Pass become playable locally? Big discounts to draw in players? It’s early doors right now, but with July only a few months away we hope he has something bigger in mind to divert attention from a month that’s mainly been filled with news of his dismissal. There is dominance.
Still, if you want to see what’s already big on mobile, take a look at our regular feature of the top 5 new mobile games to try this week.