Console video games are becoming more diverse as old barriers like needing to produce games on plastic discs continue to fall away, says Microsoft's Chris Charla, director of the self-publishing program ID@Xbox. The program, which assists independent developers big and small in getting their games onto the digital storefront on the Xbox One console, last month reached a total of 1000 games. Xbox also says the program has brought in $US1 billion ($1.4 billion) in revenue for developers, and currently comprises more than 3000 studios making games across 67 countries.

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