** August 25,, 2021 **
- This is the second update to the June 2021 GDK
- There are three major GDK release branches every year between January and September.
- Each of these releases (labeled by the Month and Year) is treated as a separate branch for which Update releases are provided as-needed.
** July 27, 2021 **
- This is the first update to the June 2021 GDK
- There are three major GDK release branches every year between January and September.
- Each of these releases (labeled by the Month and Year) is treated as a separate branch for which Update releases are provided as-needed.
This is the official General Availability (GA) and first public release of the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).
Build version nomenclature will show up on binaries like this: 210600
21 = Year (2021)
06 = Month (June)
There are 3 major GDK releases a year (Spring, Summer, and Fall) which can contain both features and fixes.
There are GDK updates in between which are focused on stability and fixes.
2106.GDK Private Test Build
This is a private test build of the PUBLIC version of the GDK which contains the tools, binaries, and runtimes required to build games for the Xbox App on Windows 10.
**Does not contain the Xbox Extensions**
**Files Updated with GDK vs. PGDK Branding**
- EULA (LICENSE_EN-US.MD)
- INSTALLER SPLASH SCREEN
No other changes except 2106 features, updates and fixes.