Ahead of every new generation console release, and the games targeting it, brands like Sony and Microsoft create custom hardware for development and stress testing. Known as dev kits –- short for software development kits –- these are primarily created for writing game software, testing performance, and demonstrating games. Microsoft calls them XDK (Xbox Development Kits), but keeps them a closely guarded secret. That’s because XDKs are targeted exclusively at game developers and studios. They are not sold, and
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