I’m interesting to Xbox One development but manual process of registration by my opinion looks not fully clear
on both sides - Microsoft and Epic. I guess I need some help with this because I think what I missed some important step.
Few days before 4.1 was released I start registration in MS ID@Xbox indie program as result after few days of waiting I got message from microsoft which
has something like this:
heh, I am in the same boat…
But I’ve been waiting to contact Epic until I get more details from MS as I’m not sure the same automated email means I’ve completed the process for ID@Xbox.
I’ve been a part of the ID program for a while now, they way they told me it’s done is one day when it’s your time you will be sent a email and they will basically discuss with you the game idea etc… and if it’s worthy they will send you a dev kit which then you contact Unreal Engine etc…
Oh, I started registration with thought in the mind that usual Xbox One could be used as dev kit now, but I reread ID FAQ and found that this way of development is not ready yet.
Therefore it seems that, before MS accept developer they will make individual interview and only after it registration finished, and after will started a new challenge about taking the dev kit.
A lot of people who regged for the ID Program are still having issues. My team has been in it since they started it and at first we didn’t have content really to show now we do and I emailed them on who to send it too cause I can’t even access the ID forums yet still get the emails and ID member event letters etc etc. My co-owner who has dealt with MS in the past said a few of her old team workers that went to other studios or started their own and regged for the ID program have been having the same if not similar issues. It’s kind of annoying but your not the only one this is happening to.
