
It was a big announcement in the studio and our team was excited to hear the news.

This is a topic we've lobbied hard and repeatedly with Microsoft over the last two years, as I know a lot of fellow indie developers have. Guillaume Provost, Compulsion Games (Contrast) While it's clear Microsoft won't be winning everyone over anytime soon, GamesIndustry International sought out industry watchers and indies alike for more nuanced thoughts on just how significant this is in the bigger picture, and how effective it will be in countering Sony's previously anticipated advantage on the indie game front. Specific details on those initiatives are being held back until Gamescom next month, but the news is already causing a stir. Second, it revealed that every Xbox One unit sold could be used to make games.


First, it changed its position on allowing independent developers to self-publish their games. Microsoft yesterday dropped two big pieces of news about its upcoming Xbox One console.
