Yes, through the Xbox Live Indie Games program (they might have renamed it recently). Problem is, he wouldn't get the promotional backing that a "real" game gets, both from MS and from a publisher. Those games hardly get any attention, and good games often languish amongst 2-hour tech demos and ridiculous Minecraft ripoffs.
true, and hopefully microsoft comes through for him. But if it doesn't, he should go the indie program and steam route. Put up a post on reddit, and make his millions (thousands?).
