Microsoft’s plan to allow Android users to purchase and play console games through the Xbox app has been delayed, apparently due to the ongoing legal dispute between Google and Epic Games.

In a thread on Blue skyXbox President Sarah Bond said the company was unable to launch the new feature “due to a temporary administrative stay recently granted by the courts.”

Bind previously announced that Xbox players would be able to play and purchase games directly from the platform holder’s app “starting in November”, and that this would begin on Android devices in the United States.

“Our team has features built and ready to go live as soon as the court issues a final decision,” she wrote yesterday. “We can’t wait to launch and offer more choice and flexibility to players.”

The temporary reprieve appears to come from the Epic Games vs Google affair, where the Fortnite firm triumphed in a jury trial last year.

Following Epic’s victory, the judge last month ordered that Google open your marketplace to other app stores and no longer requires developers to use Google Play Billing, which entitles the company to a 30% cut on all transactions.

This was supposed to start on November 1, but Google appealed and appears to have won a temporary reprieve from making changes to its mobile ecosystem.

In a statement to The edgeIn his own report on the Xbox delay, Google spokesperson Dan Jackson said: “Microsoft has always been able to offer its Android users the ability to play and purchase games Xbox directly from their app – they simply chose not to do it.

“The Court’s order and the rush to force its implementation threatens Google Play’s ability to provide a safe and secure experience. Microsoft, like Epic, is ignoring these very real security concerns. We remain focused on supporting ‘an ecosystem that works for everyone, not just two of the biggest video game companies.

Microsoft wants to expand its mobile offering. It recently launched a beta version of a service that allow Xbox owners to stream games they own via smartphones, tablets, PCs and Smart TVs.

The platform holder is also working on a dedicated mobile store. Initially launch planned for this summerhe was postponed to an indefinite date while Microsoft continues its research into the mobile market.