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Will Every Xbox Be a Dev Kit?

Posted by samzenpus on from the working-it-out dept.

jfruh writes There were a lot of rumored features of the Xbox One that vanished after public outcry — that it would need an always-on Internet connection, for instance. But another rumor from that era was that every Xbox One sold would include a dev kit that would allow anyone to create games — and it looks like this is one dream that might be coming true soon.

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  1. Reminds me of the old days by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Many computers back in the 80s contained a dev kit. Typically some version of Microsoft BASIC.
    Of course, we didn't call them game consoles. They were "microcomputers", but by and large they were widely used as games machines.
    Commodore 64, I am looking at you. :)

    Maybe we're coming full circle? If Microsoft provides an easy to use dev kit for casual users to create games, then we'll all be awash in thousands of games on that platform before we know it.

    How many of those will be pong clones, snake clones, tron clones, reversi clones, boulderdash clones, and versions of mastermind ? :)

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  2. Apps... by zarthrag · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Apps are not games. I get the sneaking feeling that this is just a ruse to get people excited about W10 development. If you're expecting to build your own A/AA/AAA title on XB1 - I'd continue holding your money/breath. This could easily be a repeat of XNA.

    Personally, I have no intention of even *touching* an XB1 unless they open-up *native* development. (That means a full directx sdk, kinect, ...the works. None of this .NET second-class-partial access)

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