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Sharing add-ons between games using "Product Relationship Setup" and add-on visibility in the games Product Store Page
Hello,
I have a question about add-on visibility across games when using the Product Relationship Setup feature in the Microsoft Partner Center Portal:
Background
I have two games published under the same publisher account:
- Game 1: has multiple add-ons created under it
- Game 2: has no add-ons of its own, but has 1 add-on from Game 1 connected via Product Relationship Setup using the "can use and sell" relationship type
Question
When an add-on is shared between two games via the Product Relationship Setup ("can use and sell"), will that add-on be visible on the Store Product Detail Page (PDP) of both games? Or will it only appear on the PDP of the game it was originally created under?
Testing I have done so far
I have been unable to confirm or discard this behavior through my own testing due to the following limitations I encountered at each stage:
- Isolated sandbox: I tested the product relationship in my development sandbox. The Store app does not render private audience add-ons on the parent game's Store page in sandbox environments, so I could not validate the behavior here
- RETAIL with Private Audience (Internal Users group): I published both games and the add-on to RETAIL with a private audience. After several hours of propagation, the add-on did not appear on either game's Store page
- Current test — RETAIL with Public Audience: I am in the process of publishing to a public audience to eliminate the private audience variable and determine definitively whether the add-on appears on both games' Store pages
Specific questions
- Is an add-on shared via "can use and sell" Product Relationship expected to appear on the Store PDP of the second game (the one it was not originally created under)?
- Does private audience configuration prevent add-ons from appearing on the parent game's Store page, even for users in the authorized audience group?
- If the add-on is not expected to appear on the second game's Store page via the product relationship, is there any supported mechanism to surface it there other than creating a duplicate add-on under the second game?
Thanks in advance for any help!