Microsoft confirms self-publishing!!

So... what does everyone think of the announcement?

Definitely a good thing.

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

lilnazar

Lems are getting excited about M$ slowly making a weaker PS4 lol

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29426819/microsoft-to-soon-announce-self-publishing-for-xbox-one

another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

Microsoft has confirmed its plans to have an indie games service, adding that additional details would be coming at Gamescom in August.

"Our vision is that every person can be a creator," Marc Whitten, corporate vice president at Xbox said in a statement. "That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox LIVE. We'll have more details on the program and the timeline at gamescom in August."

Does PS4 let you develop games on it? :cool:

If the XBL store becomes as bad as the XBL Indie store then I give up

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone lundy86_4

MS is learning their lesson more and more as time goes by.

Good job MS. I hope you don't disappoint us.

Goodie.  Now drop the Kinect and we can all have identical gimped PCs with our favorite brands stamped on the front.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

All corporations are greedy. MS is just not good at hiding it.

"Our vision is that every person can be a creator," Marc Whitten, corporate vice president at Xbox said in a statement. "That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements.

timbers_WSU

Such PR bullshit. "Our Vision" BOLLOCKS, then why the arbitrary rule against self-publishing on 360? Stonewalling willing developers and depriving their fanbase of potentially great titles, just because the indie team wasn't attached to some big swinging dick in the industry...

Good that they reversed it, but I think that's down to new management. With the rise of the internet, information spreads faster and it's a much more efficient platform for people to voice their displeasure. I think MS knows the power behind it, and how negativity on the Net could legitimately hurt their sales, and is quickly and hastily doing everything they can to regain some of the fans they lost at the initial reveal.

They're definitely a few steps behind Sony at this point

Does PS4 let you develop games on it? :cool:

RR360DD

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

100% incorrect. So long as the infrastructure is in place, and the contracts are 100% viable, it could  absolutely  entice new, and old, developers. Stop being such a dipshit.

Goodie.  Now drop the Kinect and we can all have identical gimped PCs with our favorite brands stamped on the front.

Basinboy

lol, truth.

This is why I'm glad they're boxing Kinect with every console.

another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

lilnazar

MS is learning their lesson more and more as time goes by.

 

Good job MS. I hope you don't disappoint us.

EYE-OF-HORUS999

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]

Does PS4 let you develop games on it? :cool:

JohnF111

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone Nengo_Flow

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

lilnazar

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone Nengo_Flow

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

lilnazar

So the PS4 just gets indies .... While the XOne gets indies too (for the whiners) AND the blockbusters :cool:

Enjoy your indiestation 4

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

Frostbite24

Listening to feedback is a bad thing, don't you know?

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

Frostbite24

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"]

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

legalize82

In actual fact, Sony's done pretty much f*ck all in terms of announcements since E3, whereas MS have come out numerous times with generally good news.

So they've not moved into a higher gear, they've sat idle since early June. They only seem great in comparison because the Xbone looked pretty terrible initially.

lol if they need feedback for this that is pretty sad more like catch up race after all those **** ups.. meanwhile sony just went into a higher gearlegalize82

Feedback plays an integral role, in designing a product. Hence why focus groups, are such a huge part of designing and marketing a product. Damn, you are such a dipshit, sunshine.

What do you think the PS3 was to Sony? They botched a shitload, and fixed a shitton of it for the PS4.

It was a necessary move, no matter what RR360DD says. Indie Games like Minecraft, Counter Strike, Left 4 Dead, and Day Z have taken the gaming world by storm. MS can't miss out on this opportunity. But too bad it won't be in until 2014.TheDidact

Notice how all those games (except day z) are still on Xbox? In fact XOne gets Minecraft, PS4 doesn't (even though Sony sent notch a gold playstation, still got rejected lmao but thats another story).

What I was saying was that if a game does become successful like micecraft (which lets be honest is rare, a lot of indies are total garbage) then chances are it'll get swooped up by a publisher, at least so that it can be put on XBox (like MS has done with numerous indie titles, Minecraft included). Which is why I didn't think them blocking self published indies was a big deal at all.

[QUOTE="legalize82"][QUOTE="Frostbite24"]

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

balfe1990

In actual fact, Sony's done pretty much f*ck all in terms of announcements since E3, whereas MS have come out numerous times with generally good news.

So they've not moved into a higher gear, they've sat idle since early June. They only seem great in comparison because the Xbone looked pretty terrible initially.

[QUOTE="Frostbite24"]

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

legalize82

another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

About time; Sony and Nintendo have been allowing Indies to self publish on PSN and Nintendo eShop since those systems were announced.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="legalize82"]another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

QFT. They have reversed everything and they are still stuck with a $500 NSA box that is 50% weaker than PS4. 

Sony got everything right on the first try and have created the perfect console.

Dev kit functionality will come later down the line. 

Rumour has it that it will only be able to use  the Win8 3GB RAM partition 

Its when MS starts to clarify their statements it all starts to fall appart

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="legalize82"] lol if they need feedback for this that is pretty sad more like catch up race after all those **** ups.. meanwhile sony just went into a higher gearlegalize82

In actual fact, Sony's done pretty much f*ck all in terms of announcements since E3, whereas MS have come out numerous times with generally good news.

So they've not moved into a higher gear, they've sat idle since early June. They only seem great in comparison because the Xbone looked pretty terrible initially.

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="legalize82"] M$ playing catch-up [QUOTE="lilnazar"]

Xbots going crazy about this, meanwhile it should have been confirmed since the reveal.

RR360DD

So the PS4 just gets indies .... While the XOne gets indies too (for the whiners) AND the blockbusters :cool:

Enjoy your indiestation 4

[QUOTE="legalize82"][QUOTE="Frostbite24"]

So the console kiddies go, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey no have self-publishing derp."

 

MS changes stance after listening to feedback, "Look look, Xbox so lame durrr, dey keep changing, dey no have backbone derp.

rjdofu

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="legalize82"] lol if they need feedback for this that is pretty sad more like catch up race after all those **** ups.. meanwhile sony just went into a higher gearlegalize82

In actual fact, Sony's done pretty much f*ck all in terms of announcements since E3, whereas MS have come out numerous times with generally good news.

So they've not moved into a higher gear, they've sat idle since early June. They only seem great in comparison because the Xbone looked pretty terrible initially.

Have another go at reading.

another 180 little too late devs already gone legalize82

[QUOTE="legalize82"][QUOTE="balfe1990"]

In actual fact, Sony's done pretty much f*ck all in terms of announcements since E3, whereas MS have come out numerous times with generally good news.

So they've not moved into a higher gear, they've sat idle since early June. They only seem great in comparison because the Xbone looked pretty terrible initially.

JohnF111

sony goes in a higher gear legalize82

Please, expand on this. I'm really quite curious as to what you're on about.