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- URL: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2079997422038913102
- Author: John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack)
- Posted: 2026-07-22 18:30:04
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Microsoft / Sony / Nintendo keeping their console SDKs behind NDAs has been a real issue limiting the sharing of open source work in game dev. I can see the concern with pre-release work leading up to a console launch, but afterwards, just having everything public on the internet makes for a better development experience for everyone. Microsoft, at least, should know better.
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