Microsoft also revealed that the Game Pass series of services (including Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass) currently listed as key development have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to developers and publishers, and continue to use this series of services to attract players to explore more worthwhile services. Play games, which also include numerous indie titles released through the ID@XBOX program.
According to Chris Charla, Senior Director of the Microsoft ID@XBOX Programillustratesince announcing the launch of the ID@XBOX independent game plan in 2013, it has paid more than $2.5 billion to independent developers so far, and in the past three years, independent developer royalties and total revenue have more than doubled.
Chris Charla said that in the past, he has assisted many independent developers to release content through the ID@XBOX independent game plan, and has attracted more gamers to support the Xbox game platform. At present, he has accumulated more than 4,600 independent developers from 94 countries and regions. In the past two years, more than 1,000 independent developers have applied for registration.
In order to attract more independent developers to join the Xbox platform, Microsoft has also announced the launch of the ID@XBOX program, which makes it easier for independent developers to use the Microsoft Azure cloud service platform to create game content in a more flexible way, such as slightly announced earlierAzure Game Development Virtual Machine服務which is part of the ID@XBOX project.
In addition, Microsoft also revealed that the currently listed Game Pass series of services (including Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass) have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to developers and publishers, and continue to attract players to dig more through this series of services. It’s worth playing, and it also includes numerous indie titles released through the ID@XBOX program.
The reasons for Microsoft to invest in the ID@XBOX program include that independent game developers and developers usually have less “burden” than large game developers, so they can create more creative game content to attract players’ attention, but often just lack sufficient external publicity. , released game platform, and ID@XBOX plans to cooperate with many independent developers and developers, and will be able to play a mutually beneficial effect.
