Microsoft's XBox to Allow Player-Developed Games for Download
According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft Corp. have announced it will make Xbox 360 videogames developed by players available for download through the console's online service.
The new service will double the size of the Xbox 360 game library to 1,000 games within a year of its launch, scheduled for this holiday season, the company said.
To distribute a game on the Xbox Live service, game creators must use Microsoft's XNA Game Studio software, which requires a $99-a-year subscription, or be an XNA Creators Club member. Each game will be vetted for quality and appropriateness by the online community itself.
"The time has come for the games industry to open its doors to all game creators, enabling anyone to share their creations with the world," John Schappert, a vice president of gaming at Microsoft, told an audience of about 6,000 game developers at a San Francisco conference.
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