At Game Developers Conference 2023, Xbox shared updates on the ID@Xbox program and announced the ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program.

  • GDC 2023: look back at 10 years of ID@Xbox
    • ID@Xbox paid over $4 billion freelance developers since the program’s inception in 2013.
    • More than 3000 titles are in active development by independent developers on Xbox.
    • More than 5000 developers from 100 countries are currently participating in the ID@Xbox program.
    • More than 700 creators enrolled in the ID@Xbox program within the last year (February 2022 – February 2023).
  • Introduce the ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program
    • Xbox announced the ID@Xbox Developer Accelerator Program to give underrepresented creators the resources and information they need to reach more people and bring their games to Xbox.
    • The team has allocated funds for the program and has so far helped 100 startup and indie developers bring their games to Xbox.

In addition to the announcements above, all Xbox Tech Talks will be available at MicrosoftGameDev.com/GDC2023 today, March 22, 4:00 PM CET. For more information, see the announcement on the Microsoft Game Dev Blog.

For more details on Xbox updates and this year’s GDC announcements, visit Xbox Wire and the Microsoft Game Developer Blog.

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