The Google Play Store and the App Store could soon have a competitor. New data confirms that Microsoft would be working on its own application store for mobile games. Those from Redmond are clear that the mobile market is key, which is why they are looking to have their own store, which would be launched on Android and iOS.
Microsoft will launch a store for mobile games
The president of Xbox was the one who announced these plans in a recent interview.
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It has been known for months that Microsoft has great interest in the mobile phone gaming segment. This interest is now becoming more concrete with the launch of this own store. A store that will arrive this summer, according to Sarah Bond, president of Xbox. The company’s plans include launching this game store in July. So we won’t have to wait long until we can access it.
In this store we are going to find with the company’s own games and Xbox. Think about titles like Minecraft or Candy Crush, among others. This store will not be an app like the App Store or Google Play Store, but will be accessible via the web and the desired games can be downloaded to our phones in this way. The one that is on the web will allow users to download games on all types of devices.
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Microsoft hopes in this way to have a rival for the App Store and the Google Play Store. Especially if they offer a lower percentage of commission that developers have to pay, this store may become a very interesting rival. For now, not too many details are known about said store, but with a launch planned for July, we won’t have to wait too long to find out more about it.
