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Comment Re:Perfect Time to change the model? (Score 1) 295

No. Everybody is missing the point. In order to develop for most consoles, you need to purchase the developers platform from the manufacturer. These run upwards of several thousands of dollars. In addition to this, you also must sign a contract with the console maker to abide by their rules of distribution.

You can't, or should I say it would be very hard to, develop a game for a console without purchasing the required documentation and testing hardware. And console manufacturers love to keep a tight lock on this stuff. Every once in a while a dev kit will show up on eBay and the manufacturers pretty much lose their minds.

They have pretty much rendered it almost impossible to program for their consoles as a hobbyist or small business.

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