Microsoft and Facebook are grumbling publicly about fellow tech giant Apple‘s policies restricting access to coveted slots in its App Store, as well as the access given to iPhone and iPad users.
On September 15, Microsoft plans to launch Project xCloud, a streaming service that will allow users to play one of approximately one hundred games. But among mobile users, only players using devices running Google’s Android operational formula will be able to play.
Apple wouldn’t let Microsoft put Project xCloud on the App Store, The Verge reported. The news site quoted an unidentified Microsoft spokesman as saying: “It’s our ambition to scale cloud gaming through Xbox Game Pass available on all devices, but we have nothing further to share at this time regarding iOS.”
The Verge added, “While Microsoft was testing xCloud on iOS, the company had revealed in the past that its testing was limited due to Apple’s App Store policies.”
Praising the benefits of cloud computing, Microsoft’s XCloud project vice president Kareem Choudhry wrote on the company’s blog: “Cloud gaming also opens new co-op reports on the couch with classic online games. Experience an adventure in Sea of Thieves on your pill while a friend plays with you on the console, in the same room. Cloud games keep you from waiting for your console to play your favorite games: just grab your phone or take the pill and play the games you want, whenever you want. »
Apple responded to this week’s open reviews with a Business Insider that says, “Our consumers appreciate the right apps and games from millions of developers, and gaming installations can surely be introduced to the App Store whenever they stick to the same set. applicable guidelines. to all developers, adding separate file games for review and appearing in graphics and searches. In addition to the App Store, developers can decide to succeed on all iPhone and iPad users on the Internet through Safari and other browsers in the App Store. »
Facebook has had its own disorders with Apple. Facebook’s leading chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, told CNBC: “Unfortunately, we had to completely remove the game feature to get Apple’s approval in the Facebook games app, which means that iOS users enjoy it less than those who use Android. We remain focused on creating communities for the more than 380 million people who play on Facebook every month, whether or not Apple allows it in a standalone app.”
Apple’s policies governing the App Store have attracted for years the attention of critics who say they are anti-competitive.
These considerations were one of the reasons lawmakers summoned Apple CEO Tim Cook and his colleagues from other primary-generation corporations to an audience last July.
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