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By Mike Jackson, US News Editor for CVG America
A hidden Xbox One developer menu has been discovered on retail Xbox One units, which can be easily unlocked with a simple button code, but Microsoft has advised against it.
As uncovered by a Reddit user, a 'Developer Settings' menu can be accessed on any Xbox One simply by going to the Xbox System Settings menu and pressing buttons in this sequence: left bumper, right bumper, left trigger, right trigger.
Completing the sequence reveals a list of developer-oriented menu options including 'Sandbox ID', crash dump and debug options, pictured above.
But Microsoft has warned curious Xbox One owners that accessing and changing settings in this menu could render their console's unusable.
"Changing the settings in this menu is only intended for developers for Xbox One, and this alone does not turn the console into a development kit," a Microsoft rep told Kotaku.
"We strongly advise consumers against changing these settings as it could result in their Xbox One becoming unusable. Customers who have put their consoles into this developer setting can revert by restoring factory defaults under Settings / System, select Restore Factory Defaults."
A Reddit poster seemingly certified as an Xbox One developer - and who has made several previous posts relating to Xbox One system software development - also offered words of warning: "Please don't mess with anything here for the time being, especially the sandbox ID. You risk putting your box into a boot loop," they said.
Microsoft confirmed earlier this year that every Xbox One console will be usable as a development kit, but that full dev kit features are not available at launch.
Microsoft's 'ID@Xbox' program will let indies develop on their consoles and submit games for self-publishing.
But the aforementioned Xbox One developer said via Reddit that the program is still some time from launch. "I have no idea how far along the ID@Xbox program is. 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," they said.
A hidden Xbox One developer menu has been discovered on retail Xbox One units, which can be easily unlocked with a simple button code, but Microsoft has advised against it.
As uncovered by a Reddit user, a 'Developer Settings' menu can be accessed on any Xbox One simply by going to the Xbox System Settings menu and pressing buttons in this sequence: left bumper, right bumper, left trigger, right trigger.
Completing the sequence reveals a list of developer-oriented menu options including 'Sandbox ID', crash dump and debug options, pictured above.
But Microsoft has warned curious Xbox One owners that accessing and changing settings in this menu could render their console's unusable.
"Changing the settings in this menu is only intended for developers for Xbox One, and this alone does not turn the console into a development kit," a Microsoft rep told Kotaku.
"We strongly advise consumers against changing these settings as it could result in their Xbox One becoming unusable. Customers who have put their consoles into this developer setting can revert by restoring factory defaults under Settings / System, select Restore Factory Defaults."
A Reddit poster seemingly certified as an Xbox One developer - and who has made several previous posts relating to Xbox One system software development - also offered words of warning: "Please don't mess with anything here for the time being, especially the sandbox ID. You risk putting your box into a boot loop," they said.
Microsoft confirmed earlier this year that every Xbox One console will be usable as a development kit, but that full dev kit features are not available at launch.
Microsoft's 'ID@Xbox' program will let indies develop on their consoles and submit games for self-publishing.
But the aforementioned Xbox One developer said via Reddit that the program is still some time from launch. "I have no idea how far along the ID@Xbox program is. 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," they said.
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