Update (8/6/20) - Apple has made a statement to Business Insider, explaining that the issue with Xbox Game Pass on iOS stems from the fact that 'Apple isn't able to review each game that's available through Game Pass.' 'The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business opportunity for all developers,' an Apple spokesperson told Business Insider. We believe that the customer should be at the heart of the gaming experience and gamers tell us they want to play, connect and share anywhere, no matter where they are. We are committed to finding a path to bring cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to the iOS platform. And it consistently treats gaming apps differently, applying more lenient rules to non-gaming apps even when they include interactive content.' 'All games available in the Xbox Game Pass catalog are rated for content by independent industry ratings bodies such as the ESRB and regional equivalents.

Apple stands alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass. Unfortunately, we do not have a path to bring our vision of cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to gamers on iOS via the Apple App Store.

A Microsoft spokesperson spoke to The Verge and said 'Apple stands alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass.' The full statement from Microsoft is as follows 'Our testing period for the Project xCloud preview app for iOS has expired.

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