Instead, the Microsoft Store will directly host games and apps from the Amazon Appstore, Amazon’s partially third-party storefront most commonly seen on Android and Amazon’s own Fire devices.
For the first time, Windows will allow its users to download and run Android apps directly to their PC via the official Microsoft store app launching with Windows 11.
The exact steps developers will need to take in order to launch their existing Android apps on PC are a little unclear at the moment, with Amazon noting in an FAQ that “Amazon Appstore team will be in touch with developers later this year to share details on how to publish to Windows.”
It’s worth noting as well that Microsoft’s Windows 11 announcement also comes with news that developers that use their own or a third-party commerce platform will be able to keep 100 percent of their revenue on the Microsoft Store, but it’s unclear if that will extend to games on PC or PC-hosted Android apps.