Microsoft relents on policy that required game makers to have a publisher to get onto the Xbox One. The company will also let developers use retail hardware for development. July 24, 2013 1:46 PM PDT Microsoft's Xbox One. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft will let developers publish their own titles to its Xbox One console, a move that could spur more development on the upcoming gaming platform. The company on Wednesday announced plans to let Xbox One buyers use the off-the-shelf hardware as a development unit, allowing people to create their own games that can be published to its Xbox Live storefront. Per a just released statement from Microsoft's Marc Whitten, the corporate vice president of Xbox: Our vision is that every person can be a creator That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox LIVE. We'll have more details on the program and the timeline at gamescom in August. Game Informer reported Microsoft's plans earlier on Wednesday. More to come...
Microsoft relents on policy that required game makers to have a publisher to get onto the Xbox One. The company will also let developers use retail hardware for development.
Microsoft's Xbox One.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Microsoft will let developers publish their own titles to its Xbox One console, a move that could spur more development on the upcoming gaming platform.
The company on Wednesday announced plans to let Xbox One buyers use the off-the-shelf hardware as a development unit, allowing people to create their own games that can be published to its Xbox Live storefront.
Per a just released statement from Microsoft's Marc Whitten, the corporate vice president of Xbox:
Our vision is that every person can be a creator That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox LIVE. We'll have more details on the program and the timeline at gamescom in August.
Game Informer reported Microsoft's plans earlier on Wednesday.
More to come...
