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There are several variations of the [[PlayStation]] development kit used for game creation. One variation of the development kit had only three components,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Store {{!}} PSXDEV|url = http://www.psxdev.net/store.html|website = www.psxdev.net|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref> while the PlayStation Ultimate Development Kit included up to 26 components, including the complete [[Net Yaroze]] development kit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Things you can't ever have|url = http://www.platypuscomix.net/interactive/thingsyoucanteverhave3.html|website = www.platypuscomix.net|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref>
The Net Yaroze version of the development kit was unique in that it had some features removed and added compared to the official (complete) PlayStation development kit. The Net Yaroze hardware was designed for hobbyists, while official developers would have access to the official PlayStation development kits.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 15 Years Later: How Sony's Net Yaroze Kickstarted Indie Console Development|url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/169245/15_years_later_how_sonys_net_.php|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120427223156/http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/169245/15_years_later_how_sonys_net_.php|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 27, 2012|website = www.gamasutra.com|date = 26 April 2012|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref> There was also a blue version of the PlayStation made for developers that would read burned discs to allow quick testing of imaged builds of their videogames. While there were official PlayStation-branded CD-Rs that could be used with the blue PlayStation, regular CD-Rs were also compatible with the system.<ref name=":0" />
=== Nintendo 64/64DD ===
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=== PlayStation 2 ===
The dev kit console for the PS2 looked like a retail PS2, but substantially thicker.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}▼
▲The dev kit console for the PS2 looked like a retail PS2, but substantially thicker.
=== GameCube ===
The dev kit for the GameCube was called the NPDP-Gdev, which was an earlier version of the NPDP-Gbox, even though, the Gbox lacked the ability to load games from a personal computer, an ability which the Gdev had. The Gdev took the appearance of a blue box with a dolphin on it, likely because the code name for the GameCube was dolphin.
=== Xbox ===
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The [[Wii]] development kit was a bundle of the "NDEV" hardware – a big black box full of debugging/testing hardware that looks nothing like the slim white Wii consoles sold to consumers – and a disc containing the developer software tools.<ref>{{Cite web|title = This is the original Wii dev kit that shipped to developers 10 years ago|url = http://wiiudaily.com/2015/08/this-is-the-original-wii-dev-kit-that-shipped-to-developers-10-years-ago/|website = wiiudaily.com|accessdate = 2015-11-25|archive-date = 2016-10-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020204855/http://wiiudaily.com/2015/08/this-is-the-original-wii-dev-kit-that-shipped-to-developers-10-years-ago/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
== Eighth generation ==
=== Xbox One ===
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=== Nintendo 3DS Family ===
Nintendo's developer program allows developers to use Nintendo 3DS development kits, and allows developers to self-publish their games to the Nintendo eShop.<ref name=":3" /> As mentioned in the Nintendo Wii U section above, games and applications published through this program are considered "third-party" and do not belong to Nintendo, allowing independent developers to publish their games on multiple different platforms.
== Ninth generation ==
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