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.