Microsoft removes dev update restrictions on Xbox One
Microsoft has introduced revised policies for Xbox One that impose fewer restrictions on developers creating software for the platform.
Ted Price, head of Resistance developer Insomniac Games, has told Game Informer that the new policies will allow developers the freedom to update more regularly than was possible on Xbox 360.
"On this generation, it's difficult to have a connection to players where we are getting information including likes and dislikes or actions and then respond quickly," Price said. "The hardware and the publishing policies prevent that kind of response when it comes to consoles."
"We are seeing a lot of the barriers, mechanical and in terms of policy between developers and players, are coming down," he went on. "This gives us a chance to make more regular changes and updates to the game based on what players are telling us and what we are observing them do. We'll have an opportunity to create a much more living world."
This backs prior unconfirmed reports that Microsoft had lifted its policy of charging developers a sizeable sum for releasing game patches across Xbox Live.
Until now Microsoft has charged games studios a fee to enrol their games in a certification process that tests for bugs and approves code for release. It is claimed that many developers are offered one title update free of charge, but subsequent re-certification (in the event of a patch or bug fix) comes with a charge of tens of thousands of dollars.
Double Fine studio manager Tim Schafer has previously claimed the cost to patch Xbox Live games is $40,000 - a prohibitive sum for smaller indie outfits.
The removal of such charges and other related restrictions is most significant to small indie developers who lack the resources to test games as thoroughly as the larger publishers.
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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/417793/microsoft-removes-dev-update-restrictions-on-xbox-one-claims-insomniac-boss/
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RuinsPosted:
AustraliansI-DA-KINGOnxThat would be cool, I got Chrome in my gamertag & haveing a chrome console would just make it look so much betterCOOLADEz I would love to see a beautiful chrome console.
That would be awesome :)
That just seems weird lol xD
it does seem really weird
AustraliansPosted:
I-DA-KINGOnxThat would be cool, I got Chrome in my gamertag & haveing a chrome console would just make it look so much betterCOOLADEz I would love to see a beautiful chrome console.
That would be awesome :)
That just seems weird lol xD
I-DA-KINGPosted:
OnxThat would be cool, I got Chrome in my gamertag & haveing a chrome console would just make it look so much betterCOOLADEz I would love to see a beautiful chrome console.
That would be awesome :)
AustraliansPosted:
COOLADEz I would love to see a beautiful chrome console.
Same, i don't like the colour it is now, maybe something different for a change, or like you said, chrome :D
neboPosted:
StarifyWW3 Microsoft Are Money Hungry.
Aren't all business's money hungry?
I'm glad they fixed this, and hopefully they can patch things faster and more efficient.
Yes, because then there would be no point in running the business.
OT: Awesome for the devs
ExoticWolfsPosted:
Anticipate Hmmmmm, maybe this is a good thing but I'm not getting the next gen consoles i'm getting my custom built pc and moving completely to pc.
Yeah, I would like to do the same. I am just going to buy one tough, I hope I get a job for the rest of the summer so i can buy a good PC.
GeeesPosted:
Interesting overall to say the least that Microsoft was charging that high of an amount for updates per game..
SwiftPosted:
I can only say that I will not be spending that much money on a console I will play maybe an hour a day.
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