Microsoft's indie support arm, ID@Xbox, has paid out over $5 billion to developers since the program's inception in 2013. 

The milestone was revealed by the scheme's director, Guy Richards, over on Xbox Wire, who also announced that over 1,000 titles have been released through the program in the last year alone. Speaking to GameRant, Richards also revealed that ID@Xbox has collaborated with more than 5,000 developers around the world and been involved with around 6,000 titles. 

"Since ID@Xbox was launched in 2013, more than $5 billion have been paid to independent developers from all over the world," Richards wrote. 

"We’re also proud to offer developers the ability to use our platform to maximize the opportunity to reach an audience across multiple screens." 

He continued: "Our mission with ID@Xbox has always been to empower teams to achieve more with Xbox. Over the years, our program has evolved to bring ID@Xbox games to players on more screens and in new ways through Game Pass and Stream Your Own Game. We’re focused on helping independent teams enable Xbox Play Anywhere to reach more players – allowing seamless play across console, PC, and cloud."