Posted on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:54:00 PST -
Given that Major Nelson has made a habit of posting the most popular Community Games on his blog each week alongside the most popular Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade, and Xbox games, it seems obvious that those XNA developers know more precise sales data for their creations than the public. But as it turns out, Microsoft hasn't released anything more to developers, leaving them to grasp at the straws available in Major Nelson's weekly top ten list.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity, XNA developers revealed to MTV Multiplayer that there's been absolutely no information shared with developers. A Microsoft spokesperson told Multiplayer, "All Community Games developers will be able to access sales and download numbers through the [XNA Creators Club] Web site by March," leaving developers with virtually no metric for success in the meantime.
It must be frustrating to finally have this avenue for delivering console games to gamers and being able to make some money off of it, only to be unable to gauge how well you're doing. For the sake of XNA developers, let's hope that Microsoft is able to stick to their March release date. Whether or not they do, we can't help but wonder why this wasn't something implemented from the start.
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