Major Nelson har via sin blogg låtit bekräfta att den planerade betan för Project Spark nu är igång till Xbox One, och därmed kan nu alltså konsolägarna göra sällskap med de som sitter med en Windows 8-bestyckad PC. Team Dakota säger att man både kommer kunna vara en del av communityt och bygga och dela med sig av egenhändigt hopsnickrade banor och spelvarianter i denna kreativa titel.
För den som vill veta mer postades även nedanstående FAQ som berättar det mesta av vad du behöver veta innan du sätter igång och skapa dina egna spelupplevelser:
• What does the Xbox One version of the Project Spark beta bring to the program?
The Xbox One version of Project Spark adds Performance Capture support with Kinect. Record your own animations and voice Make your custom moves, record voice over and customize your creations before you share them with the community across Xbox One and Windows 8. The Xbox One version also allows players to play their creations on their big screen at home. You can easily save your creation to the cloud and seamlessly play or create on either Windows 8 or Xbox One. Additionally, Project Spark automatically translates standard controls from Windows 8 mouse and keyboard to Xbox One controller and vice versa.
• What's a good starting point for new Project Spark creators?
Users can dive right into what the community has made, use Crossroads which lets them play as they create their own adventure, or play the interactive tutorials and learn how to make an adventure from scratch while building one.
• What are some of the best creations you've seen in the beta so far?
The community has blown us away with their creations in the few months that Project Spark has been in Windows 8 beta. Some of our favorites are a wall jumper titles ‘Blaze Jumper,' a visually stunning artistic showcase titled ‘Colour,' and ‘Pinball Raid!'
• How do folks sign up for the Project Spark beta?
It is simple! Go to www.projectspark.com and enter your email. You will be notified when your beta admittance is ready and you can install Project Spark and begin to create and play!