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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. Bringing your A game by tepples · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not every developer new to a particular platform expects to bring their A game from day one. Portal looked like a Nintendo 64 game before it got picked up by Valve, and Braid looked like a Multimedia Fusion abomination. Sometimes you need a prototype in which you can test gameplay concepts before you can bring skilled artists on board to provide A{1,3} graphical polish. And no, a desktop PC with a bunch of wired Xbox 360/One controllers isn't always the most practical choice, especially if it's a couch multiplayer game and your only PC is nowhere near your TV.