Microsoft unveils Xbox One indie developer self-publishing program, Microsoft unveils Xbox One indie developer self-publishing program

[Necromunda]

pokoko said:

Necromunda said:

Yeah, the scrambling kind of worries me in a sense, they are rushing this stuff, and doing last minute changes, and that always generally leads to some slew of probalems... But we'll see how this develops over time. And Indeed... positive change is good, but you can't help but almost look at it in a "the damage was already done" kind of context, you know? Curious to see what is going to happen as time progresses.

Well ... maybe.  I think it's more of a 'yes and no' kind of answer.  Some developers have been very positive about Microsoft's new plans, a few have been negative, but I think most are kind of cautiously optimistic.  I've read a few who have basically said that they're ready to listen.  Most developers want to make money, which means that they want to be on as many platforms as possible, so I think real progress on Microsoft's part will pay off.

It probably doesn't look good that they waited until the negative PR started piling up to do anything, though.

Thats essentially what I was referring to, in terms of not only developers, but most importantly the public eye as well.