To date, Microsoft has not yet officially fee on its strategy regarding the ratio of Xbox One with independent developers who over the years have managed to churn out masterpieces such as Limbo , Braid or Fez .

In that regard, it wished to intervene Gary Carr, Creative Director of Lionhead Studios, who in an interview to the OXM gave to state: "I know with certainty that Microsoft will announce soon his plans for the indie world, I can't say more but there is a lot of attention to relationships with independent developers. Indeed, I believe that indie development is the future of games. In my career of 28 years I've been an indie developer for 23 years, so I can say safely that there is no future for the industry without support of the indie world. The latter gives form to the industry, and commercial producers follow him. I think there is a need for big giants like Microsoft, Sony and Amazon because they hold it all together, but the real driving force behind the gaming sector has always been independent development. "

Carr went on to explain that soon, at one of the upcoming events, Phil Harrison will unveil the " its platform " for the independent titles; According to previous rumors, of which we spoke , Microsoft could announce the new strategy on Xbox Indies One at GamesCom, after that until today had blocked any measures about unleashing developers ' protests themselves primarily in terms of self-publishing.

We agree, of course, the fact that independent development is crucial for the world of video games, just see how many masterpieces came on Live Arcade providing a much higher level of innovation to the world of AAA outputs. Stay with us for any updates necessary, remembering that the Gamescom be held from 21 to 25 August.