Development kits or dev kits are systems that contain additional features, such as debugging, sent out to developers to create games.
System | Image | Launch price |
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Wii | ![]() |
$2,000 Code Name: NDEV |
GameCube | ![]() |
Dolphin |
Playstation 3 | ![]() |
$20,000 (lowered to $2,000 in 2009)[1] No Known Code Name |
PlayStation 2 | ![]() |
$20,000 Code Name: TOOL |
PlayStation | ![]() |
$4,000 to $5,000 Code Name: Net Yaroze (This is NOT a dev kit, it is a Japanese homebrew machine...) www.assemblergames.com |
PSP | ![]() |
$6,500 to $7,500 Later Dropped to $1500 No Known Code Name |
Xbox 360 | ![]() |
$10,000 to $12,000 Code Name: XDK |
Dreamcast | ![]() |
Sold At Auction $400 Code Name: Katana |
Xbox | ![]() |
Alapha 1 Dev kit |
![Sixth gen dev kits](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/vgsales/images/e/ef/Sixth_gen_dev_kits.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/400?cb=20080620190913)
Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Dreamcast dev kits