Xbox One to allow self publishing and no RAM limit

[Dark Drakan]

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Seems Microsoft have backtracked on another policy and have announced that the Xbox One will now allow self publishing and every Xbox One can be used to develop games on. Along with the policy change, they are also going to revise their lengthy certification process for such games. Their aim is for certification to take no more than 14 days for approval. They also recently scrapped the costly game update charges.​

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Not only have they backtracked on the self publishing policy but they have also announced that the indie developers will not have a RAM limit they can use.​

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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirms that Xbox One indies won’t have a RAM limit​

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[Dark Drakan]

There is another rumour regarding self publishing floating around, that it is rumoured to be coming to 360 also.

Self-publishing coming to Xbox 360 this August, says developer

 

[Quistrix]

I still can't believe they ever thought any of this was a good idea. Putting their other more obvious controversial decisions aside, ostracising indie developers is such a lousy thing to do. Glad they did a u-turn on all this.

 

[Arseface]

Ahahahaha oh Microsoft. You guys crack me up.

At least this kind of policy backflipping shows that they actually care about what their customers want. I just find it funny that they would even think it's a good idea to introduce all of these ridiculous policies in the first place.

 

[Dark Drakan]

I can see why they would want to regulate content on the marketplace as lots of markets with it end up saturated with crap and hard to find the good games/apps in the mountains of terrible ones.