you seem to make 2 assumptions that are simply not correct
- That MS has Any control over when/how 3rd party developers Release 3rd Party Software
- That they (ms) holds up the process for no real reason
i get that many 3rd party devs suggest exactly that to cover their own delays, but think about it …
ms Wants these addons on the Marketplace as much as your do, they make some small profit for them being there, they will do w/e they can to get them there for that profit (it is a business after all)
as for backlog? thats odd considering the only review is that it meets the ‘specified format and size requirements’ - ie if the addon is correct it will get in, they dont do any kind of quality testing at all, they just make sure it is in the right format
the plain truth of the matter is none of the big flight sim devs have Any experience modding for xbox
this leads to delays and growing pains that devs dont care to experience, many just dont bother
so you have lots of devs making pc only addons that clog up the entry into the marketplace for the few that do make xbox campatible stuff
aircraft specifically take too long to create to claim some 2+ week delay at the end for validation is a problem - that should be figured into the release date by the dev before hand
unless of course it fails, then you have a major delay since it has to be fixed and then they re apply and the process starts all over