Development Environment

The Xbox One XDK provides a powerful development environment and the tools you need to create world-class apps for Xbox One.

Your Windows-based desktop computer hosts the development environment, which includes:

• The latest Microsoft Visual C++ compiler.
• A collection of specialized tools that transfer information between a console and your development computer.
• The Microsoft Visual Studio environment, which offers numerous programming and debugging features that enhance your productivity and your title’s performance.

This section contains documentation for the development environment and tools.

In this section

Development Environment Overviews
Provides general information about developing for Xbox One.

Development Environment White Papers
Describes available development environment white papers for Xbox One developers.

Development Environment Tools
Development environment tools include remote console tools and tools that integrate with the Visual Studio IDE.

Resources

Refer to the following white papers:

• Getting the Most out of the Xbox One Linker
• Looking Under the Hood: Diagnostic Tools for Exposing C++/CX Internals

The full list of white papers is available at Xbox Game Developer: White Papers.

See also

Test, Automation, and Publishing

Configuring Your Dev Kit with an Unattended Setup Script