Development on retail Xbox One units 'a wonderful idea', says Persson

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Minecraft creator Markus Persson says the ability to use 'any Xbox One' for game development is 'a wonderful idea'.

Speaking with Edge, Persson commented, "I think it's a wonderful idea to have the actual box be the dev kits."

He went on, "This makes it easier for both the developer and for Microsoft, and presumably they could make it a lot cheaper since they'd only sell unlock codes.

"I realize there are other factors at play here, though, like a perceived need to make sure only 'legitimate' developers get access to it, so a monetary barrier might still be in place," noted Persson.

In yet another surprising revision of Xbox One policy, Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will not only allow indie developers to self-publish on Xbox One, but that every Xbox One console can be used for development (although not at launch).

Indie developers have expressed mixed reactions to the news, some optimistic of at least the opportunity to release their creations on the new platform, others cautious of Microsoft's willingness to offer indie titles sufficient exposure on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

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BuxtyyyyPosted:

To those saying that it's a free mod kit. No. Published content is still checked by Microsoft.

Muddyy96Posted:

malpasl
ConnorKenway
Synonyms Minecraft On Xbox One Will Probably Be Much Better Than The 360 Due To Better Graphics Cards And An Updated System
Actually, it'll probably be the same because Minecraft doesn't even use it's full potential on the Xbox graphics card, so why would it be better?


Bigger worlds is what I personally am looking forward to


i think they could have bigger worlds on the 360, it loads certain chunks at a time, the only problem would be on multiplayer being far away from each other, that might mess it up

SK7Posted:

Beacon 429.99 is not a good price for a console.


I agree with you but you have the Kinect that has to be with it, also after a while they shown as features that will come and this, which is actually letting us use Retail consoles as a debug kit which if you wanted a 360 debug it would be double the Xbox One price.

I agree with the price :)

IntPosted:

429.99 is not a good price for a console.

LeapPosted:

Synonyms Minecraft On Xbox One Will Probably Be Much Better Than The 360 Due To Better Graphics Cards And An Updated System


Obviously -.-

malpaslPosted:

ConnorKenway
Synonyms Minecraft On Xbox One Will Probably Be Much Better Than The 360 Due To Better Graphics Cards And An Updated System
Actually, it'll probably be the same because Minecraft doesn't even use it's full potential on the Xbox graphics card, so why would it be better?


Bigger worlds is what I personally am looking forward to

GinoBANGZPosted:

LOL, this is gonna be a free mod kit... didn't they learn from JTAGs?

ExtolledSmurfPosted:

Synonyms Minecraft On Xbox One Will Probably Be Much Better Than The 360 Due To Better Graphics Cards And An Updated System
Actually, it'll probably be the same because Minecraft doesn't even use it's full potential on the Xbox graphics card, so why would it be better?

SynonymsPosted:

Minecraft On Xbox One Will Probably Be Much Better Than The 360 Due To Better Graphics Cards And An Updated System

YurPosted:

muddyrope My bets, someone exploits it, free mod kit, well done microsoft


That's what most likely will happen, lol.


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