Microsoft could be planning to launch an Xbox mobile games store, at least according to recent comments from Phil Spencer, who heads Microsoft gaming. And while we don’t know what form such a store would take, we can make at least two assumptions — it will likely be some variation of Xbox’s subscription-based service, Xbox Game Pass, and it could provide some needed competition for both Apple’s mobile app store and Google Play.
The concept of a dedicated gaming app on a phone isn't a new one. Both PlayStation and Xbox have companion apps available on Android and iOS, but they're limited to social functions like chats and sharing gaming clips. A true Xbox app, like the one hinted at by Spencer, would let players download their games to their phones and play them as if they were on the console itself.
