14 DAY TRIAL // The team at Microsoft that has created the Xbox One says that gamers should avoid trying to put the new console in game development mode because they risk putting their device into a boot loop that cannot be exited.
Before the new platform was launched, the company promised that each unit could be used to create and then publish indie titles, but it seems that the feature cannot be used by regular players.
In a thread on Reddit, an unnamed developer states, "Please don't mess with anything here for the time being, especially the sandbox ID. You risk putting your box into a boot loop."
Those who want to try out the development mode on their own can find information on how to unlock it in the thread, but it seems pretty clear that it should not be used in its current state and it's unclear whether Microsoft will replace affected devices.
Microsoft announced a complex program called ID@Xbox, which would see indie teams recruited to work on the new console and normal users allowed to use a suite of tools to explore their own ideas.
The Xbox One developer adds, "There are many concerns such as privacy, security, stability etc.., that need to be sorted out before we can allow anyone and everyone to simply sideload an app onto their box."
Since the Xbox One was launched, there has been not extra information offered by Microsoft on the ID@Xbox program and the company has not yet commented on the details offered on Reddit.
The new console is at the moment offered on 13 core markets and the rest of the world will get access to it in 2014.
Microsoft might be waiting for a larger number of users to have access to the Xbox One before it unlocks the development and publishing modes for the console.