Microsoft has generated hundreds of millions for indie devs with ID@Xbox program

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Published onJuly 11, 2016

published onJuly 11, 2016

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BitSummit,Japan’s premiere indie games festival,most recently ended in Kyoto, Japan. Asnoted by dualshockers.com, Microsoft ID@Xbox Director Chris Charla hosted a panel at the event, and detailed some in-depth information on the ID@Xbox program.

Some of the information revealed at BitSummit is the fact that in the three years since the program started, ID@Xbox has allotted hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for independent developers on Xbox One. The inner workings of the ID@Xbox program, as revealed by Chris Charla, included the following:

The process for joining the ID@Xbox Program was also detailed by Charla, and as dualshockers.com notes, is relatively simple. Having a team, signing an NDA, Registering, Submitting a concept, building, and publishing is all it takes to being part of the ID@Xbox Program.

Additionally, it was also noted that Microsoft helps ID@Xbox developers promote their games. This is done through the dashboard, through the store, social media, and large events. Key factors in a release of a title were also explained by Charla, and information on Launch timing, box art, and awareness wrap up the inner workings of the ID@Xbox Program.

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