<s>
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
(	O
Independent	O
Developers	O
@	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
allowing	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
self-publish	O
titles	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Vice	O
President	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
program	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
components	O
,	O
including	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
Achievements	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
SmartGlass	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
also	O
receive	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
subscription	O
to	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
will	O
launch	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Creators	O
program	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
one-time	O
fee	O
,	O
will	O
allow	O
anyone	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
10	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Unified	O
Windows	B-Application
Platform	O
using	O
any	O
consumer	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
(	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
)	O
and	O
distribute	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
applications	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
like	O
achievements	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
party	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
over	O
2000	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
royalties	O
had	O
been	O
paid	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
have	O
praised	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appointment	O
of	O
Chris	O
Charla	O
as	O
director	O
of	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
background	O
and	O
previous	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
has	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
enforcing	O
a	O
launch	O
date	O
parity	O
policy	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
developers	O
can	O
only	O
release	O
their	O
titles	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
if	O
they	O
have	O
n't	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
consoles	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
