We love the Godot neighborhood. Open-source, light-weight, and powered by passionate builders – it is the sort of ecosystem that aligns naturally with the place we’re heading at XBOX. As we decrease the barrier to bringing video games to XBOX with the Microsoft GDK, we’re excited to share one thing new with you in the present day.
The XBOX Godot pattern is now obtainable as a public, source-only reference on GitHub. It is a working instance of how a developer can construct a Godot extension that integrates the Microsoft GDK, XBOX Providers, and PlayFab, so you’ll be able to construct your title for XBOX on PC, with out leaving the engine you already love. This pattern supplies a modular reference that features how you can combine the Microsoft GDK and PlayFab SDK collectively, or on their very own.
What we’re releasing
The XBOX Godot pattern covers a considerable portion of what a Godot sport developer must construct for XBOX on PC – with key options demonstrated in:
- Microsoft GDK platform companies
- XBOX companies
- PlayFab Core + Providers
- PlayFab Multiplayer (Foyer, Matchmaking, Get together)
- PlayFab Recreation Saves
- GameInput (together with bridging to Godot’s Enter / InputMap)
From XBOX companies to GameInput, this pattern reveals you how you can convey sign-in, gamepad controller assist capabilities and extra into your sport with Godot. It consists of insights, re-usable integration code, and is presently appropriate with the April 2026 GDK out of the field.
What that is and what it is not
- It is a source-only pattern, not a product. It is MIT-licensed on the wrapper layer; the GDK and PlayFab dependencies nonetheless require their very own installs and license acceptance, per our different XBOX samples.
- There isn’t any set replace cadence for assist or upkeep. We’ll watch the repo, monitor points, and iterate the place it is sensible, however this is not a industrial launch. That stated, we’re excited to listen to your suggestions, and see any neighborhood PRs, as we evolve this collectively.
- That is the first step in bringing Godot for XBOX on PC. We plan to evolve it over time based mostly on what the neighborhood tells us is most respected.
- This pattern is constructed particularly for XBOX on PC. It doesn’t embody assist for XBOX Collection X|S or XBOX One. In the event you’re already constructing for XBOX Collection X|S or XBOX One, please discuss along with your XBOX consultant. If not, you will get began by signing up right here.
Why this issues
Our aim is straightforward: make it simpler to construct for XBOX on PC, whatever the engine you have chosen. We publish samples to assist information XBOX builders throughout customized and middleware engines in the present day, and Godot builders will profit from studying how you can get began extra simply of their engine of alternative. Bringing the Microsoft GDK and PlayFab ecosystems nearer to the place Godot builders already work and offering expertise that bridges from our ecosystem to yours, is a significant step towards our targets for an open developer platform.
How one can assist
That is the place you are available in! We wish to hear from you:
- Strive it. Clone the repo, construct the extension, and check out it out and share your learnings.
- File points. Bugs, gaps, integration friction – open a GitHub subject and inform us what you hit.
- Ship PRs. Contributions are welcome. In the event you lengthen protection, polish a tough edge, or enhance the docs, we might like to merge it.
- Inform us the way you’re utilizing it. Adoption sign and real-world suggestions will straight form the place we take this subsequent.
Get began
Thanks for constructing with us. We’re wanting ahead to seeing what the event neighborhood does with this – and to proceed making the trail from Godot to XBOX on PC shorter, smoother, and extra open.
