wraggster
October 25th, 2019, 21:14
Independent developers have been paid a total of $1.2 billion since the ID@Xbox initiative launched five years ago.
The figure was revealed to Kotaku Australia (https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/10/xbox-one-has-paid-over-1-7-billion-to-indie-games-this-generation-microsoft/) in an interview with the program's leader Chris Charla, who talked up the financial benefits for indie developers.
"We've paid more than $1.2 billion to independent developers this generation for games that have come through the ID program," he said. "There's great commercial opportunity. There's great artist opportunity."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-24-xbox-has-paid-out-usd1-2-billion-to-independent-developers-this-generation
The figure was revealed to Kotaku Australia (https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/10/xbox-one-has-paid-over-1-7-billion-to-indie-games-this-generation-microsoft/) in an interview with the program's leader Chris Charla, who talked up the financial benefits for indie developers.
"We've paid more than $1.2 billion to independent developers this generation for games that have come through the ID program," he said. "There's great commercial opportunity. There's great artist opportunity."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-24-xbox-has-paid-out-usd1-2-billion-to-independent-developers-this-generation