14 DAY TRIAL // Pokemon Go continues to be exclusive to Android and iOS, but Windows Phone fans still hope to see the game landing on their platform, especially now that Microsoft has promised to look into options to make this happen.
Information coming from more or less trustworthy Microsoft channels has provided us with various hints in this regard, with some support accounts claiming that both Snapchat and Pokemon Go could launch on Windows Phone at some point in the future.
Most recently, a new message published by Microsoft Portugal (via Shifter) said the same thing before being removed and replaced with a statement that clearly explains that the software giant is looking into options to see if there’s any chance to bring Pokemon Go on Windows Phone.
The original comment coming from Microsoft Portugal said that Pokemon Go for Windows Phone would soon be available in the store. However, in the updated statement, whoever manages the account explains that what they wanted to say was that the Windows Store team was considering ways to make Pokemon Go for Windows Phone possible, and more information would be posted soon.
The Windows Store team is looking into it
Here’s the rough translation made with Google Translate, but keep in mind that messages posted by Microsoft’s social accounts can hardly be trusted because staff handling them doesn’t have access to such information:
“Dear fans, we apologize if the review posted before you misled. We actually received requests for this application is available for Windows Phone. The Windows Store is evaluating options in order to satisfy this request as best as possible. We promise to keep you abreast of any developments.”
For the moment, Windows Phone users can only hope that Nintendo would at some point decide to bring the game on their platform, although at the moment, not even Microsoft seems to be interested in the fate of the mobile operating system.
Redmond has recently decided to pull Skype support for Windows Phone, the OS powering nearly 80 percent of the phones in the ecosystem, in order to focus on a modern cloud-based infrastructure that can only be supported in newer clients.