2026-04-22 17:10:22 UTC

Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’

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MICROSOFT SAYS THE ‘IDEA’ OF AN XBOX MOBILE STORE ‘IS NOT DEAD’

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✍️ Microsoft has put its Xbox mobile gaming store project on hold, a year after it was expected to launch.
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👉 Microsoft announced an Xbox mobile gaming store in 2022
👉 Launch date was promised for July 2024
👉 Project has been put on hold
👉 Testing website no longer works
👉 Last update to website was nearly a year ago

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Microsoft first revealed it was building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google all the way back in 2022. Former Xbox president Sarah Bond even went on stage at a Bloomberg event nearly two years ago and promised the store would launch in July, 2024. Now, it looks like Microsoft has […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/916601/microsoft-xbox-mobile-store-comment

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