wraggster
June 27th, 2013, 23:00
Creators will no longer be charged in excess of $10,000 to patch their games
Microsoft has stopped charging developers to update games on the Xbox 360, according to a report.
Multiple development sources have toldEurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-26-microsoft-no-longer-charges-developers-to-patch-their-xbox-360-games) that the changes were made earlier this year. Previously, developers were said to have had to pay thousands of dollars to implement patches.
Initial certification charges remain, say the sources, but fees for re-certification when submitting a new game update have now been completely dropped.
The move applies to XBLA and retail titles for Xbox 360.
Despite this however, Microsoft is still able to issue a charge if developers make an “excessive” number of submissions after repeatedly failing the certification process.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44653/Microsoft-drops-developer-update-fees-for-Xbox-360
Microsoft has stopped charging developers to update games on the Xbox 360, according to a report.
Multiple development sources have toldEurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-26-microsoft-no-longer-charges-developers-to-patch-their-xbox-360-games) that the changes were made earlier this year. Previously, developers were said to have had to pay thousands of dollars to implement patches.
Initial certification charges remain, say the sources, but fees for re-certification when submitting a new game update have now been completely dropped.
The move applies to XBLA and retail titles for Xbox 360.
Despite this however, Microsoft is still able to issue a charge if developers make an “excessive” number of submissions after repeatedly failing the certification process.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44653/Microsoft-drops-developer-update-fees-for-Xbox-360