• Whirlybird
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    1 year ago

    They’re not charging you extra to use hardware you already bought. You have to pay to access dev mode, which is very different because it’s a developer fee in order to be able to release your own games.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve created developer accounts with numerous companies for personal use with home automation and have never once been charged a fee. They’re ripping people off with this (ala reddit API access) plain and simple. What resources of theirs will you be using running an emulator on your console to play game files that your provide yourself?

      • Irisos@lemmy.umainfo.live
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        1 year ago

        How is that a rip off? You pay 20€ once and get the ability to sideload any UWP app and develop for the console.

        Compare it to both Nintendo and Sony where:

        • You have to pay multiple times the price of the console for the dev kit
        • You don’t own said dev kit
        • Their SDKs are not publicly accessible
        • You have to sign multiple NDAs on top of all those issues
        • Assuming you have no problem with all this, you can be rejected as a developer for any reason

        Considering how locked consoles were and still are (Except for the PS3 “other OS”) period. Being able to get a decent current gen console, that doubles as an emulator, with development capabilities for an additional 20 euros is a gift, not a rip-off.

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          1 year ago

          Nintendo and Sony are also a ripoff, which doesn’t make Microsoft’s implementation any less of a cash grab. As I said, what resources of theirs are you using in any of this process that would necessitate a fee to cover their costs? As you said you pay the fee to gain the ability to install your software on your console.

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            1 year ago

            Imagine calling letting people develop, test, and release their own games using their game console for $20 a “cash grab” lol. Unbelievable.

            The app developer license comes with full MS support btw. You’re paying for that.

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        1 year ago

        It’s a developer license. It’s not just for xbox. You’re not comparing apples to apples.

        Is the Apple developer license required to release an App on the App Store a rip off (ala reddit API access)?