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A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said<\/a> that in November, \u201cplayers will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.\u201d It\u2019s almost December and the feature still isn\u2019t live, but Bond says it\u2019s not Microsoft\u2019s fault. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n On October 18th, Judge James Donato granted Google\u2019s request<\/a> for a stay while it appeals his ruling that the Android app store is an illegal monopoly, which could leave things hanging in the balance for quite a while. Bond referenced that in a thread on Bluesky today<\/a>, writing, \u201cDue to a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts, we are currently unable to launch these features as planned. Our team has the functionality built and ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Microsoft has been planning<\/a> its mobile app store strategy for years<\/a>. However, as frustrating as it is for gamers, the company still hasn\u2019t explicitly said what about the situation prevents it from offering Xbox game purchases like Steam and PlayStation already do, to go with its integrated Xbox Cloud Gaming features. We also don\u2019t have an update on the status of its browser-based mobile store<\/a>, which still shows a \u201ccoming soon\u201d sign<\/a>, just like it did in August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n