Microsoft confirms self-publishing for Xbox One

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Following a report from earlier today, Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox One console will support self-publishing for independent developers. Retail systems will also double as development kits, meaning any Xbox One purchased in a store can be used for game development and testing purposes.

"Our vision is that every person can be a creator. That every Xbox One can be used for development," Xbox corporate VP Marc Whitten told Engadget. "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."

Before this revision, Microsoft's Xbox One policies required developers to be paired with third-party publishers or publishing deals from Microsoft itself, making no exceptions for self-publishing.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/24/microsoft-confirms-self-publishing-for-xbox-one/

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Trans_AmPosted:

Amazing now we can test games we make or somthing?

SgTMadkid96Posted:

Linebacker54
LuckyOtter
-Nuclear
bigchukka
Ted- Hopefully the Dayz team considers creating for XB1 first now


We can hope. I would love DayZ on Xbox! it would be amazing.


DayZ creator Mr. Hall announced that the only thing that would hold him back from an Xbox release was no self publishing, now they have it, and now we will have DayZ on Xbox One!


I completely forgot about DayZ coming to consoles. Hopefully with this new Xbox One get's it to. I don't see why they wouldn't? More money and shouldn't be to hard to from PS4 to Xbox.


Dont get your hopes up.. been waiting for DayZ SA for PC for almost a year.. It would be literally YEARS before that comes to console


Agreed. And the release for it on PC just keeps slowly pushing back. It sucks but hopefully the time is used wisely by making the game as good as they possibly can

CokesPosted:

S7Pro I doubt full dev capabilities will be available on retail, there will be a major sandbox. Don't expect the DayZ dev to release DayZ for Xbox anytime soon, he'll prolly need a legitimate development kit to produce that.


Well think of about it, of course there won't be FULL capability.

ExtraticPosted:

Kewl

S7ProPosted:

I doubt full dev capabilities will be available on retail, there will be a major sandbox. Don't expect the DayZ dev to release DayZ for Xbox anytime soon, he'll prolly need a legitimate development kit to produce that.

Linebacker54Posted:

LuckyOtter
-Nuclear
bigchukka
Ted- Hopefully the Dayz team considers creating for XB1 first now


We can hope. I would love DayZ on Xbox! it would be amazing.


DayZ creator Mr. Hall announced that the only thing that would hold him back from an Xbox release was no self publishing, now they have it, and now we will have DayZ on Xbox One!


I completely forgot about DayZ coming to consoles. Hopefully with this new Xbox One get's it to. I don't see why they wouldn't? More money and shouldn't be to hard to from PS4 to Xbox.


Dont get your hopes up.. been waiting for DayZ SA for PC for almost a year.. It would be literally YEARS before that comes to console

-Alex-2oh9-Posted:

RATF I'm really happy about this. We may get DayZ on Xbox One now. If we do it would be great and i wonder if Sony have Self Publishing?


Yes, PS4 has self-publishing.

Microsoft has been playing catch-up.

Moka_AkashiyaPosted:

THGTrolinity Would this mean it will run unisighed code?


Probably not because it would probably have to be reviewed or so to bypass some spam of useless things. If it was not reviewed and was just instantly uploaded through the servers without anything that could detect any running of unsigned code then may dreams come true.

EvoVIIIPosted:

sun285 So Microsoft are making the Xbox One like a PC??

everyone can develop, free to upload patches?


Thats What It Sounds Like!!! I'm Glad Too!

EvoVIIIPosted:

This Will Be Pretty Cool!


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