A new job listing enforces the company's commitment to aid its 1st and 3rd party devs

Jul 10, 2014 22:45 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is apparently planning to improve the current game development tools that its first- and third-party developers have to use in order to create content for Xbox platforms.

The news comes from a job listing at the company, informing that Microsoft is looking to hire someone for the Xbox Platform Developer Experience team.

"We own the core development tools for the Xbox console platform, and we serve as a driving advocate for the end-to-end developer customer experience across the program. We are looking for an exceptional SDE to help us take game development tools to the next level," the ad says.

Very conscious of the fact that the Xbox ecosystem can only thrive if the needs of its developing partners are met, Microsoft states it as its goal to assist them in making better games faster.

"Game developers, from AAA studios to Indie shops, have unique and exacting needs. Just think about the factors involved: Game titles are only growing in cost and complexity with each new generation. These days the projects will involve scores of engineers and hundreds of artists. They have budgets and production values that rival Hollywood blockbusters. They have 10's of gigabytes of content, code tuned to get the utmost from our platform, and holiday release dates that won't move," the ad reads.

The new career opportunity goes to show that Microsoft is determined to think about the future of its products and to get ready for the next step it needs to take in order to further cement the success of its platforms.