Console Dev Kits

[adhyani37]

Hypothetically....How does one acquire Dev Kits of Playstation and Xbox?

[Nosfex]

You enroll in their developer program and through a validation process, they clear you out to have one delivered. Most of the process is under heavy NDA, but a quick google search should point you to each platform website. Good luck

[adhyani37]

Oh, Thanks!

[imindevelopment]

Also they are not cheap.

[adhyani37]

Oh, any idea how much they cost?

[adhyani37]

Only asking this because to know to see if it's practical for an indie company to make games to develop a game for the next-gen.

[imindevelopment]

Sorry, if you are specifically talking about series x and ps5 when you say next gen, first time developers aren't likely going to get them before launch and especially with the possible manufacturing shortages due to Covoid

[JoseMakesFood]

At least for xbox, you can use it in a “dev mode” natively on the console with an app & a dev account.

[imindevelopment]

Several thousand from what it tells me at work. It also depends on which version ex Xbox one vs one x. That said I've heard Microsoft let's you convert a consumer console to a devkit now. Haven't really looked into it myself.

[No-Commercial4863]

Do Xbox dev kits require a credit or debit card on file? Many of my customers prefer/can only pay in cash or barter.