Independent Developers program for Xbox One

Microsoft has announced a new program for Xbox One, Independent Developers @ Xbox (ID@Xbox), at gamescom.

The program was built based on feedback from over 50 developers which enables self-publishing of digital games on Xbox One. The program will offer developers access to development kits at no charge and an easy path for developers to build, publish and sell their games on Xbox One.

Games that come through this program will be able to access the exact same features as any other large game company: Achievements, Gamerscore, Kinect, Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox cloud services and more. These games will then be available in the exact same marketplace as every other game on Xbox One, making discovery for players easier. The titles will be eligible to appear on Spotlight, Trending, Recommendations and support features like Game DVR and Upload.

Marc Whitten, Xbox Chief Product Officer, has stated that eventually the company will enable anyone to make games for Xbox One using their Xbox One console as a development solution.

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