Damien

So? This doesn't really mean anything. You could develop relatively easily for the 360 but the PS3 got the more vibrant indie scene. It's not a question of if you can even physically develop for it, the fact that Microsoft even had to u-turn on that shows how little they cared for indie games in the first place, but how engaged they are with the developers. Microsoft are not engaged with small studios and Independent developers. Their focus is on the blockbusters when it comes to games. At one point they even had the policy that small developers couldn't even publish on it in the first place!

This is a direct consequence of Microsoft's vision for the One. It's because they view it as a blockbuster console and they don't see where the money is in bothering to deal with the small time developers when they can deal with the NFL. The problem is that it's these smaller studios that can take risks with their ideas as the money isn't as great.

So yes. Microsoft choosing to position their console as a media device and to focus on content producers does speak to their intentions of the console as a gaming device. The better ecosystem for small developers is just as much a feature of the PS4 and the media support is for the One. The question is then which one you want and the ecosystem is more important to me than the media functionality.

Then again the controller, LIVE and my LIVE Account are positives for the Xbox but it's just not as simply as the Xbox being everything the PS4 is plus some features you don't have to use. The PS4 currently stands to be a better pure gaming device at the moment.

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Anyway Tuesday is the day for the Xbox one reviews. Looks like they'll be decentish as nothing bad has come out yet.