- July 24, 2013 6:33 pm EST
About a month After dropping the always-on Internet Requirement for STIs One Xbox console, Microsoft will embrace Another change: allowing independent studios to distribute games without a publishing partner.
“Our vision is every person That can be a creator,” product chief Xbox officer Marc Whitten said in a statement. “That every Xbox One can be used for development. Every game That Can Take Advantage of and experience all of the features of One Xbox and Xbox Live.
“This Means self-publishing,” I said. “This Means Kinect, The Cloud, Achievements. Means This great discoverability on Xbox Live. We’ll have more details on the program and the timeline at Gamescom in August.”
the Move Means indie game developers can bypass a publisher, you have the final say on Which titles and scoops up a share of the game’s profit.
Independent self-publishing landed on Xbox One PCMag’s wish list, with calls for indie developers to have their own platform, rather Than Having to Operate at the Whim of a publisher .
“All this does is force the indie developers actually have good ideas whoa theire games to rush to meet the publisher’s deadline, and afterward Keeps Them from getting the full benefit from Their game, “PCMag wrote in May.
As noted by Game Informer, Several of Redmond’s former partners recently Promised never to work again for the tech giant due to STIs indie game publishing policy. It turns out Redmond was listening, and will allow developers to Their Own September release dates and pricing Which Should, the blog said, make Xbox Live releases Easier for creators to market.
AlsoGame Informer said Redmond is “drastically overhauling” ITS certification process, targeting a 14-day turnaround for approvals – similar to Apple’s iTunes store.
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The news commas to after former Xbox chief Don Mattrick (now at Zynga CEO) Kotaku Told That the Xbox One would have an “independent creator program,” but declined to elaborate on self-publishing.
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not the only controversy surrounding the Xbox One. Last month, amidst fan Backlash, One Microsoft Announced That the Xbox will not have a daily online Requirement When playing single-player games – to 180-degree turn away from an initial ruled That required an online check-in every 24 hours.
Meanwhile, there were reports this week thatâ Microsoft would offer a non-Kinect Xbox version of the One, but thatâ Redmond shot down.
“We have no plans to Introduce One without an Xbox Kinect,” Redmond Told Game Front. “We believe in the value and Kinect Brings it to BOTH games and entertainment, and believe $ 499 is a great value for consumers What RECEIVE with theire Xbox One.”
Microsoft’s next-gen console STI Unveiled in May, showing off a Revamped controller and the Kinect sensor, Which said the company “is now an essential and integrated part of the platform.” Expected for release later this year, pre-orders for the new machine have already topped thoses for STIs predecessor, the Xbox 360.
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