Microsoft: Every Xbox One Can Be Used To Make Games (Self Publishing)

[The Fury]

Xenostar said:

The Fury said:

teigaga said:
using retail consoles as dev kits sound awesome!

Can the ps4 do the same?

No why would it? The idea of making your games console a dev kit is weird if not clever. Sony didn't lack Indie support, they have been on the right track, good relationships, devs being allowed to publish themselves.

Yeah its not like all Vita's are dev kits, oh wait...

I never said they wouldn't in the future but we've not heard anything about it being able to currently. Again, they were on the right track, they didn't need to have their PSN Store filled with useless applications, they wanted to secure good games made by talented independent developers and allow them the freedom to publish their game without restrictions. They did this already.

That said, I'd prefer 30 decent games over 200 half assed ones. I'm a developer but wouldn't think of making a game using an Xbox, Vita, iOS or any thing like that because it's not my field of development. I know game programmers/teachers that will like this, for schools and college's it's a great opportunity to get something they would never normally be able to get.