wraggster
June 20th, 2013, 22:48
Xbox backtrack sparks renewed push for indie support
In the wake of Microsoft’s U-turn on its used games and always-on policies for the Xbox One last night, developers have spoken out in their droves through for the company to support self-publishing on the console.
A number of developers, including Retro City Rampage dev Brian Provinciano, Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell, Xander Davis and numerous others continued calls for Microsoft to explain its stance on self-publishing, and to ensure developers could release their own games.
Last month, Redmond Game Studios and Platforms general manager Matt Booty said that indie developers would not currently be able to self-publish (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44276/No-self-publishing-for-indies-on-Xbox-One) on the Xbox One marketplace.
Microsoft has also revealed it will be abolishing the Xbox Live Arcade and indie game sections (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44269/Microsoft-abolishes-XBLA-for-Xbox-One) in favour of a large, all-inclusive marketplace more akin to the App Store for the Xbox One.
The decisions to seemingly erode some of the benefits indies had previously enjoyed and will get on other systems such as the PS4.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44588/Devs-step-up-calls-for-Xbox-One-self-publishing
In the wake of Microsoft’s U-turn on its used games and always-on policies for the Xbox One last night, developers have spoken out in their droves through for the company to support self-publishing on the console.
A number of developers, including Retro City Rampage dev Brian Provinciano, Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell, Xander Davis and numerous others continued calls for Microsoft to explain its stance on self-publishing, and to ensure developers could release their own games.
Last month, Redmond Game Studios and Platforms general manager Matt Booty said that indie developers would not currently be able to self-publish (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44276/No-self-publishing-for-indies-on-Xbox-One) on the Xbox One marketplace.
Microsoft has also revealed it will be abolishing the Xbox Live Arcade and indie game sections (http://www.develop-online.net/news/44269/Microsoft-abolishes-XBLA-for-Xbox-One) in favour of a large, all-inclusive marketplace more akin to the App Store for the Xbox One.
The decisions to seemingly erode some of the benefits indies had previously enjoyed and will get on other systems such as the PS4.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44588/Devs-step-up-calls-for-Xbox-One-self-publishing