Xbox Discovery Day
summary
ID@Xbox actively recruits from expansion regions (Africa, MENA, LatAm, SEA) and reports 4,600 studios in program, ~2,600 games in development and ~2,400 released; Xbox Play Anywhere has 1,000+ titles and shows a 20% engagement lift for multi‑device games. Partners get two free Xbox dev kits and can apply to the Developer Accelerator for non‑recoupable funding (typically 50% up front 50% on ship) plus favorable royalty splits; porting support targets 6–18 month release windows with no required exclusivity.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:59Xbox emerging markets
- 9:49ID@Xbox program
- 12:31Success on Xbox
- 15:18Xbox Play Anywhere
- 20:43Developer funding
- 34:13Applying to ID@Xbox
- 47:20Xbox Africa Middle East
- 57:26Indie games highlights
- 1:00:30Q&A
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