Microsoft still has plans for retail Xbox One consoles to be turned into dev kits [Update]

Update: Looks like Fuller might accept been mistaken. According to a statement sent to Polygon by a Microsoft spokesperson, "The comments today were inaccurate. We remain committed to ensuring the best possible solutions for developers and hobbyists to create games for Xbox One. We volition share more details at a after date."

Original story: Microsoft'southward previously announced plans to let any retail Xbox One panel to exist turned into a game development kit take now been cancelled, according to statements fabricated today by Martain Fuller of the company'due south Xbox Advanced Applied science Grouping.

Nearly a year ago, Microsoft made this statement as part of its introduction to the ID@Xbox independent game program:

Longer term, our program is to enable any Xbox I console to be used equally a development kit for self-publishing purposes. This means that whatever hobbyist with a keen game idea tin can make information technology come up to life on Xbox Ane.

Still, at the Develop conference in the Great britain today, Fuller stated during an audience Q&A those plans had changed. He is quoted every bit saying, "We were in the early stages of Xbox I looking at the idea of a retail kit that could be turned into a development kit, and vice versa, In the end, although that was a very admirable goal, information technology hasn't happened unfortunately."

When asked past an audience member if that plan would eventually become bachelor, Fuller stated, "As far every bit I'm aware there are no plans. I'grand non aware of the reason why we didn't manage to do that."

While this program may have been cancelled, minor game developers tin still utilise for the ID@Xbox program, and if accepted they will be given two Xbox One hardware development kits for gratis to help develop their game for the console.

What exercise you recollect about this credible most face in Microsoft'southward plans to open upward Xbox One game development to merely about anyone?

Source: Digital Spy

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