

Had this deal been reached, iPhone users might have been able to play high-end Xbox titles on their mobile devices.Īpple wanted Microsoft to submit every game to the App Store individually to be overseen by App Store reviewers rather than offering games in an overarching Cloud Gaming app. Microsoft told Apple that it would bring triple-A Xbox exclusive games to the iPhone, with the games running on the Xbox Cloud Gaming platform.

When Microsoft was in discussions with Apple about bringing its xCloud platform to the iPhone, Microsoft attempted to sweet talk Apple into allowing the cloud gaming service.Īccording to emails between Microsoft and Apple executives that were unearthed by The Verge, Microsoft was willing to agree to many of Apple's demands about how the system would work, even agreeing to bring Xbox titles to Apple's platform.
