Independent game developers who are excited about selling new games on the
Xbox One got some bad news on Wednesday. Microsoft
confirmed to ShackNews that independent developers cannot self-publish their own games on Xbox Live Arcade, and are instead required to partner with Microsoft Game Studios or a third-party publisher. The policy is completely different from those employed by Sony and Nintendo. Sony embraces independent developers and welcomes them to create and self-publish content on the PlayStation Network.
Microsoft’s upcoming console
matches up with Sony’s PlayStation 4 on paper, however there are still some questions that have been left unanswered, such as the
ability to play used games.
