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- Microsoft Store on Windows
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Prerequisites
- Enrollment as an XBOX creator. To learn more, see XBOX Creator Onboarding.
- Active Partner Center account. If you don’t have an account yet, contact your XBOX team.
- Approved Game Concept for your product. To learn more, see Submit game concepts.
Access the Pricing and availability module
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Sign in to Partner Center.
Sign in to Partner Center.
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On the Home page, select Apps and games.
On the Home page, select Apps and games.
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On the Apps and games | Overview page, select your title, or search for it.
On the Apps and games | Overview page, select your title, or search for it.
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On the Game overview page, select Pricing and availability.
On the Game overview page, select Pricing and availability.
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Considerations for XBOX Play Anywhere games
If you configure Pricing and availability for an XBOX Play Anywhere game, the same settings apply to XBOX consoles and XBOX on PC. For example, the Release date and Price are shared across both device families. You can’t configure these settings separately.Markets
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In Markets, select from the following options:
In Markets, select from the following options:
- All worldwide markets (selected by default).
- Restrict to specific markets.
- Select Show options to modify specific markets.
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Select or clear **Make my product available in any future market at the base ...
Select or clear Make my product available in any future market at the base price and general availability date checkbox as needed.
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Select Save draft.
Select Save draft.
Visibility
The Visibility section controls how and when players can discover and acquire your game. It includes Audience, Discoverability, and Advanced discoverability.Audience
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In Visibility, Enable private audience is deselected by default.
In Visibility, Enable private audience is deselected by default. If needed, select Enable private audience to restrict access to the product details page (PDP). Only users you specify can view the PDP.
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Select Save draft.
Select Save draft.
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Select Create a new group.
Select Create a new group. Partner center opens the Create a new group page.
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Enter a Group name, select Known user group, and add the email addres...
Enter a Group name, select Known user group, and add the email address for each group member.
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Select Save.
Select Save.
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Return to the Pricing and availability page and select the new group in t...
Return to the Pricing and availability page and select the new group in the Private audience configuration.
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Select Save draft.
Select Save draft.
Discoverability
- In Discoverability, select Make this product available and discoverable in the Microsoft Store.
- Select Save draft.
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- Microsoft Store on Windows
Advanced discoverability
If your game doesn’t use the Private audience setting, you can select Disable store presence (no promotional codes, no deeplink), prior to the first scheduled date to hide the PDP until the first configured date in the Schedule. Nobody can access the PDP before this point.Schedule and Display release date
The Schedule controls when your game is released and discoverable in the Microsoft Store.You can’t configure Schedule dates if Make this product available but not discoverable in the Microsoft Store is selected in the Discoverability section.
Configure Schedule
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In Schedule, select Show options.
In Schedule, select Show options.
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Configure the following options:
Configure the following options:
- Release: Select at and then set your game’s release date and time.
- UTC: The game is available in all markets at the same Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
- Local: The game is available at the local time you configure for each market. Markets that have multiple time zones use a single time zone for product availability. For more information, see Global Time Zones.
- Discoverable in the Microsoft Store: Select at Release.
- The product is discoverable via search when the game is released.
- Stop acquisition: Select never.
- No longer discoverable in the Microsoft Store: Select never.
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Select Save draft.
Select Save draft.
Display release date
To show a different release date on the PDP, select Show options, enable Display release date, and specify the date (UTC).Pricing
Use the Pricing section to define your game’s price. Select Show options to begin configuring pricing.Configure price
The Base price sets the suggested price across all markets. Partner Center automatically converts this price to local currencies. You can override pricing for specific markets if needed.- XBOX
- Microsoft Store on Windows
- Select the primary platform (XBOX or Desktop).
- Set the Base price and currency.
Currency conversion rates
If you don’t configure market-specific pricing, Partner Center converts the base price using currency exchange rates.- XBOX
- Conversion rates may change over time based on market conditions.
- Existing wholesale and suggested retail prices don’t update automatically. You must configure any required adjustments.
- New price selections use the latest conversion rates.
Free trial
You can offer a free trial to attract players and allow them to try your game. Different trial types are available:- Time-limited
- Usage-limited
- Unlimited
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In Free trial, select Show options.
In Free trial, select Show options.
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Select a trial type.
Select a trial type.
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Configure trial settings, including Starts on and Ends on dates.
Configure trial settings, including Starts on and Ends on dates.
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If needed, select Customize for specific markets.
If needed, select Customize for specific markets.
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Select Save draft.
Select Save draft.
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- Microsoft Store on Windows