Xbox One won't allow indies to self-publish

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Microsoft didn't have anything to say to smaller independent developers during its Xbox One announcement. Such studios might have been hoping for bigger news from the company's E3 press conference, but it looks like their out of luck. Unlike the PS3, Vita, Wii U and, soon, the PS4, indie devs will not be able to self-publish their games on Xbox One, reports Shacknews.

Matt Booty, general manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms, told the site that Microsoft will "continue to court developers in the ways that we have." He did add that the company will "explore new business models and new ways of surfacing content," but ultimately concluded that "Microsoft Studios is a publisher that works with a wide range of partners, as do a lot of other people, to bring digital content to the box."

Currently, the only way self-publish on the Xbox 360 is via Xbox Live Indie Games. While the niche channel has seen a few successful developers, most see greater success on other platforms like Steam and PSN. Furthermore, the XBLIG service is stagnating according to some developers, and its future remains unclear.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/22/xbox-one-wont-allow-indies-to-self-publish/

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AlbericiPosted:

Skidrow- I only bought like 2 or 3 indie games ever from the 360 because they are rubbish :P
Indie games are best on pc so this won't really bother me that much.
It also might stop all the crap dev's from getting their terrible games on the marketplace !


Ya they are crap and suck just a money hole for MSP's.

CleverJimmyPosted:

SCO Well isnt minecraft under the category "Indie Game"


No, Minecraft is an arcade game

IntPosted:

Hmm, I don't understand what there trying to achieve with this brand new console.

SCOPosted:

Well isnt minecraft under the category "Indie Game"

BoylerBehPosted:

I only bought like 2 or 3 indie games ever from the 360 because they are rubbish :P
Indie games are best on pc so this won't really bother me that much.
It also might stop all the crap dev's from getting their terrible games on the marketplace !

WokzePosted:

dont really effect me i guess, but will annoy some people.

OrigamoPosted:

I don't really play any indie games because they are rubbish, but hopefully that will change.

SubmitPosted:

Sorcery I don't think that this is necessarily a bad thing, because the current Indie Marketplace on Xbox 360 is a mess, the majority of it is utter trash. Hopefully they'll make extra effort to pump a lot of good Indie's out as Arcade though.


I agree, it filters out the lack-luster indie-games from the market. Hopefully now the indie games that do get published will actually be worth a play.

SorceryPosted:

I don't think that this is necessarily a bad thing, because the current Indie Marketplace on Xbox 360 is a mess, the majority of it is utter trash. Hopefully they'll make extra effort to pump a lot of good Indie's out as Arcade though.


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