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Xbox One won't let developers self-publish games to its online marketplace, defying the trend followed by Nintendo and Sony, but that doesn't mean Microsoft is forsaking independent studios.
Don Mattrick, Microsoft's president of Interactive Entertainment, told Kotaku that Microsoft will pursue other angles to make Xbox One an attractive platform for indies.
"We're going to have an independent creator program," Mattrick said. "We're going to sponsor it. We're going to give people tools. We're going to give more information."
Mattrick got into the business as an independent developer whose studio was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991. He said that experience, and the success of games like Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade, mean he has no plans to ignore smaller developers.
But as per usual, we'll have to wait for more details on the exact nature of the creator program, and answers to questions like how it will be curated and presented.
"That is something we think--I think--is important," Mattrick said. "That's how I started in the industry. There's no way we're going to build a box that doesn't support that."
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JAZ9030 - 10 hours, 26 minutes ago
I would like to share a comic that I saw about the new Xbox. If you are a fan or played the Hyperdimension Neptunia Series you will understand. Sorry if this seems to be spam.http://shiki-scarlet.deviantart.com/art/introducing-the-Leanbox-one-374163195 Reply Report 
GamesradarsCamelToe - 12 hours ago
--ok folks heres what microsoft does--they destroy markets, run everyone off, then they own & dominate them(monopoly 101)--M$ purposely oversaturated the motion gaming market with tons of crap--ran nintendo off--now they have COMPLETE control over it--the modern western world act of super-conglomeration Reply Report 
pokepark7 - 12 hours, 58 minutes ago
yeah right Microsoft like that is going to happen. Reply Report 
Eightboll812 - 13 hours, 52 minutes ago
Someone might want to point out to Mattrick that Minecraft was already successful before being ported to Xbox. His statement implies that Minecraft was a shining example of XBox supporting Indies and helping them succeed. It was rather the reverse. People were begging to have Minecraft on consoles.It's not only blatantly arrogant, it's revisionist history.He's also trying to garner gamer cred. Hey, look at me, I was a developer before I became Locutus.... Reply Report 
Errrrbo - 14 hours, 7 minutes ago
This is so Microsoft. Instead of giving indie devs the most flexible option that they prefer, Microsoft has to force their own way of doing indie development on them. This is undoubtedly a way for Microsoft to get a bigger piece of the indie pie, rather than giving them the freedom to grow the pie for themselves and reap their hard-earned profits. I'm not surprised, given how MS has treated indies in the past. Reply Report 
BladedFalcon - 15 hours, 26 minutes ago
Yet another wishy-washy statement that doesn't actually clear anything up. Good Lord Microsoft, it's as if you are actively BEGGING people to get mad at you and mock you...Of course, this is not nearly as bad as the lovely quotes Phil Spencer dished out today:http://www.destructoid.com/ms-says-gamers-will-buy-everything-including-xbox-one-254678.phtmlNot at all surprised that GR didn't made an article out of that, but it still worth pointing out that the amount of hubris MS is exhibiting regarding the Xbone is staggering. Reply Report 
thesilentassassin - 14 hours, 39 minutes ago
BladedFalcon thank you very much for putting that link on here. I cannot believe the people at Microsoft would be so blatantly cocky that they would go on to say that any one who is a gamer is going to buy our console so we don't need to say any thing because at the end of the day your still going to buy our console and pick us over the ps4 (you probably think this is a me exaggerating but go read the link). That is the most blatantly arrogant thing i have ever read form a game company ever. Screw you Microsoft i'm a gamer through and through and i wouldn't choose xboxone over the ps4 even if the xboxone was free Reply Report Eightboll812 - 13 hours, 35 minutes ago
That article references this one with expanded quotes: http://www.oxm.co.uk/54833/xbox-one-if-all-you-want-is-gaming-youll-still-pick-us/Not that the expanded quotes actually help their plight or anything, but a couple thoughts come to mind. 1) The subtitle "'super core guys' who supposedly despise live TV"... Small nit on whoever wrote the article, but EVERYONE despises live TV. Live TV has one place....sports. Beyond that, I can't recall technically watching Live TV (without pausing and jumping back and forth) in several years. 2) That is actually the irony, because XBone only offers Live TV experiences in terms of TV experiences. If you like switching back and forth to a live feed you have no control of, awesome. I recall the TiVo tagline: "TiVo lets you pause live TV."MS: "XBone lets you tell your TiVo to pause live TV." Reply Report Eightboll812 - 12 hours, 42 minutes ago
Following one article linked to another, found this gem. I hadn't heard this "cloud computing" claim among all the noise. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-in-theory-can-xbox-one-cloud-transform-gamingHere are some quotes from MS trying to tapdance around technical folks asking them how they might use cloud computing to solve real gaming problems:'So what other options are there for cloud computing? In this regard, perhaps it's a bit disconcerting that Microsoft seems stuck for ideas. In the Xbox One architecture panel, Boyd Multerer, director of development, had this to say: "You can start to have bigger worlds. You can start to have lots of players together, but you can also maybe take some of the things that are normally done locally, push them out, and... you know, this generation is about embracing change and growth while still maintaining the predictability the game developer needs."Marc Whitten, chief product officer, said in a post-event interview: "We can take advantage of that cloud power to create experiences and really pair with the power of the box. So game creators can use raw cloud computation to create bigger multiplayer matches or bigger worlds, more physics, all those things. I think you're going to see unparalleled creativity when you match that power of the new Xbox Live with the power of the new Xbox." 'If I hear another marketing exec or VP of pencil pushing at MS talk about creating experiences, I'm gonna scream. Seriously. It's like they did some market research, found that gamers like "new experiences" and decided that needed to be in every sentence that answered a question. New experiences such as Live TV, switching between Live TV and Netflix. Switching between Netflix and gamez. Oh and my favorite new experience of all...Internet Explorer. I don't even know anyone using that anymore. Reply Report 
shawksta - 11 hours, 19 minutes ago
Speaking the undeniable truth as always.Microsoft has gone too low.The morons actually took sarcasm as a good quote, as if they couldnt be anymore wronghttps://twitter.com/Xbox/status/336928914377175040/photo/1 Reply Report BladedFalcon - 10 hours, 30 minutes ago
Wait... some people actually took that as serious quote and not a joke??? *groans and facepalms*Fucking humanity, I swear.... Reply Report 
ParagonT - 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
Pft! Hahahahaha. Good try Microsoft.... Good try.... Reply Report 
MrXLiebezeit - 13 hours, 34 minutes ago
Nooo, bad try. This is far from a good try. Reply Report Showing 1-13 of 13 comments
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