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Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools for PC game development overviews.

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Visual Studio Describes the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as the development environment that’s used to create, build, deploy, and debug XBOX One apps. Command-line tools Describes the command-line tools that are used to perform Gaming Runtime-related tasks. Using PIX to profile Windows titles (NDA topic) Describes how PIX for Windows provides an extensive array of monitoring, performance, and debugging tools to assist PC developers in improving their titles. PC game registration Describes how to utilize command-line tools and Visual Studio to properly register your title to use the Gaming Runtime. Utilizing Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) tools to install and launch your PC title Describes how to utilize command-line tools and Visual Studio to install and launch your PC title.

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See also

XBOX console game development (environment and tools) (NDA topic)
Last modified on October 20, 2026