We love the Godot group. 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 at the moment.
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 Companies, and PlayFab, so you possibly can construct your title for XBOX on PC, with out leaving the engine you already love. This pattern supplies a modular reference that features 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 servicesXBOX servicesPlayFab Core + ServicesPlayFab Multiplayer (Foyer, Matchmaking, Social gathering)PlayFab Recreation SavesGameInput (together with bridging to Godot’s Enter / InputMap)
From XBOX providers to GameInput, this pattern reveals you deliver sign-in, gamepad controller help capabilities and extra into your sport with Godot. It contains insights, re-usable integration code, and is at the moment appropriate with the April 2026 GDK out of the field.
What that is and what it is not
This can be 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 a set replace cadence for help 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 group PRs, as we evolve this collectively.This is step one in bringing Godot for XBOX on PC. We plan to evolve it over time primarily based on what the group tells us is most beneficial.This pattern is constructed particularly for XBOX on PC. It doesn’t embody help for XBOX Sequence X|S or XBOX One. In the event you’re already constructing for XBOX Sequence 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 easy: make it simpler to construct for XBOX on PC, whatever the engine you’ve got chosen. We publish samples to assist information XBOX builders throughout customized and middleware engines at the moment, and Godot builders will profit from studying 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 know-how that bridges from our ecosystem to yours, is a significant step towards our objectives for an open developer platform.
How one can assist
That is the place you are available! We need to hear from you:
Strive it. Clone the repo, construct the extension, and take a look at it out and share your learnings.File points. Bugs, gaps, integration friction – open a GitHub situation and inform us what you hit.Ship PRs. Contributions are welcome. In the event you prolong 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 immediately form the place we take this subsequent.
Get began
Thanks for constructing with us. We’re trying ahead to seeing what the event group does with this – and to proceed making the trail from Godot to XBOX on PC shorter, smoother, and extra open.
