Source: Microsoft
ID@Xbox is Microsoft's program for independent game development on the Xbox platform, across PC, consoles, and Xbox Game Pass mobile endpoints. Microsoft has previously noted how ID@Xbox has handed millions of dollars to developers in the program, shipping over 2000 games, with over 2000 more in development for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. ID@Xbox is responsible for some of the biggest games on the Xbox platform, including huge hits like ARK: Survival Evolved, The Long Dark, and many more.
Microsoft is now adapting its ID@Xbox model for Azure, dubbed ID@Azure, according to a new job listing on Microsoft Careers. The job listing very frankly describes the new program, aimed at engaging independent devs and start-ups into using Microsoft's Azure-based services and development tools, including things like Microsoft Game Stack and PlayFab as part of the Azure Gaming Industry Vertical team, led by James Gwertzman. The new ID@Azure program could be detailed further during Microsoft's Game Stack Live showcase, currently dated for April 20-21.