Microsoft no longer charges developers to patch their Xbox 360 games Microsoft no longer charges developers for Xbox 360 title updates, Eurogamer has been told by multiple development sources. Microsoft made the policy change on the quiet earlier this year after charging developers tens of thousands of dollars to patch their games. Microsoft has always charged a fee when developers first submit their games to Microsoft’s certification process so they can be approved for release, and the company normally grants developers one title update free of charge. This remains the case, but sources have told Eurogamer that subsequent re-certification as a result of a title update is now free. This applies to Xbox Live Arcade games and full retail games. There are caveats, we understand. If a developer is deemed to be making an excessive number of re-submissions due to an update failing certification, for example, Microsoft reserves the right to issue a charge. But the changes should make critics of Microsoft’s closed platform happier - and align the Xbox ecosystem more closely with the likes of Steam. Microsoft’s title update fee was designed to encourage Xbox developers to spend as much time as possible making sure their games were up to scratch before they were released. The change comes over seven years after the Xbox 360 was released
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:13:47 +0000
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