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Tom Pritchard

Xbox Cloud Gaming isn’t getting an official iPhone app, despite Apple’s rule change

Xbox logo on iPhone.

Last month Apple announced a bunch of new changes to the App Store — in part due to legislation in the EU that forces the company to open up its platform to third-party app stores. Part of this involved Apple changing its stance on cloud gaming, now allowing for a single app to offer access to multiple games.

This rule change has been implemented globally, rather than just in the EU. Most of us assumed this would be good news for the likes of Xbox, who have always criticized Apple’s restriction on cloud gaming. But it turns out Microsoft isn’t going to be taking advantage of this rule change just yet.

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