Microsoft says devs can now get a working Xbox development setup in about 30 minutes, alongside new free tools designed to support cross platform development.
Microsoft unveils PlayFab Foundation Mode at GDC 2026, giving Xbox developers free cross-platform game services for titles shipping on Xbox.
March 12 marks the end of Highguard, but the risks it took reveal a key problem within some live service game development practices.
"AI will have all the places and no place at all in game development," says Jörg Tittel, who was behind 2023's C-Smash VRS.