There’s a paywall, but you can sort of read most of it before they tell you that you need a subscription. Also, reloading the page a handful of times seems to get by it?
The current Xbox dev kit is moving from $1,500 to $2,000, a 33 percent jump in price. “The adjustment reflects macroeconomic developments,” says Microsoft in an announcement to Xbox developers, seen by The Verge. “We remain committed to providing high-quality tools and support for your development efforts.” I asked Microsoft to comment on the price rise, but the company didn’t respond in time for publication.
That and they likely also would donate to the orange man fund to avoid impacting the businesses related to them, f the people that actually pay for it (given that those people likely have no choice).