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Microsoft Challenges Apple's App Store Policies Over Cloud Gaming

Microsoft claims Apple's 30% commission and restrictive guidelines hinder Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS.

  • Microsoft argues Apple's in-app purchase rules make cloud gaming economically unsustainable.
  • Apple's guidelines require all content and features to be available within iOS apps, complicating third-party game integration.
  • Microsoft has not released a native Xbox Cloud Gaming app for iOS despite Apple's policy changes.
  • The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating the impact of these restrictions on mobile cloud gaming.
  • Apple maintains that its policies support cloud gaming and cites successful examples like Antstream.
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