Get started with the Microsoft Game Development Kit

This section describes the setup steps that are required for all Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) development and platform specific setup steps that are required to support developing Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) games for PC or Xbox.

To start using the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) you should first go through the steps in Set up your developer environment.
After setting up your development environment, you should go through the section specific to the target platform you are developing for (PC game or an Xbox game).

The platform specific getting started sections include considerations specific to games on either PC or Xbox, porting guides, and additional setup for development kits and remote test PCs.

In this section

Set up your developer environment
Describes required setup steps common to developing games for both the Xbox console and the PC.

Get started for PC
Describes additional considerations you need to be familiar with when developing a PC game using the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

Get started for Xbox console (NDA topic)Vyžaduje sa oprávnenie
Describes additional setup steps that are required if you are developing an Xbox game using the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

Get started for GDK titles using PlayFab
Describes how to get started using PlayFab for Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles.

Xbox ATG Engagement (NDA topic)Vyžaduje sa oprávnenie
Describes how to engage with the Xbox Advanced Technology Group.