Indies can self-publish without fees on Xbox One

Developers can register with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft to receive free development kits and self-publish games on the same storefront as any other title. Microsoft revealed its new comprehensive service called Independe🅺nt Developers @ Xbox today in advance of its Gamescom presentation.

Anyone registered with ID@Xbox can use all of Xbox One's features, from cloud services, Kinect, achievements, challenges and Xbox Live multiplayer to automatic Game DVR video recording and uploading. The sel🐷f-publishing program also eschews certification and title update fees.

It was designed with feedback from more than 50 developers, among them SpyParty creator Chris Hecker and The Behemoth🔜's John Baez. Developers "who have a proven track record of shipping games on console, PC, mobile, or tablet" will be prioritized for registration, though anyone is welcome to apply for free at .

Down the line, Microsoft plans to let any Xbox One console serve as a develo🍬pment kit, further opening the market to small studios and hobbyist creators.

"The independent development scene has matured and changed a ton in the past couple of years, so we are acting on that to meeꦬt the needs of the development community," ID@Xbox director Chris Charla said in a statement. "We’re really proud to offer this new path onto Xbox One and we’re excited to see what independent developers will build.”

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