The big tech companies are having a fight over cloud gaming — specifically, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are angry at Apple over its App Store policies.
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures into mobile gaming. This time, it’s Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are taking Apple to task over its restrictive app policies, which might keep several gamers from playing games on their iPhones and iPads. As you might be aware, several tech companies are trying to get their cloud gaming services off the ground. The conceit is that you’ll be able to play your games anywhere, on any of your devices rather than being bound to one console. Even if you’re not wholly sold on the idea, you gotta admit it’d be pretty interesting to try and play the new Gears of War or maybe Destiny 2 on your phone or smart TV. Microsoft has gone all in on its cloud gaming service, xCloud, which is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass subscribers this September. Google launched its version, Stadia, last year. Unfortunately, we now know that, thanks to Apple, there’s at least one set of devices on which you won’t be able to do your cloud gaming. Because of App Store restrictions, Stadia and xCloud won’t be available to download there any time soon. Microsoft released a preview for xCloud on iOS, but has since revealed it won’t be returning to Apple devices for the foreseeable future.
