Microsoft’s planned launch of the Xbox mobile gaming shop is far from guaranteed. The CMA is launching a thorough inquiry into the Activision Blizzard acquisition due to worries that it may harm competition, notably in console gaming. On iPhones and iPads, there is also no practical method to install a separate Xbox game shop. While Android users may install third-party apps, Apple forces them to utilize the App Store. Microsoft struggled to get Xbox titles to the App Store and had to rely on browser-based Game Pass streaming. Microsoft may have to settle with recruiting Android players in the absence of antitrust cases compelling Apple to open its platform.
