Microsoft's ID@Azure is a new program for independent cloud devs, modelled on ID@Xbox

ID@Xbox is one of Microsoft's most successful programs for independent developers in history, and it's now coming to Azure. 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.