xbox updates for October 2025 release new layout#1834
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walbourn
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Related updates for xbox community triplets. The passthrough env vars added here can be removed when these changes are picked up in the vcpkg tree. |
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Thanks! When will the updated tool be referenced by the main repo? |
This was referenced Nov 13, 2025
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For the October 2025 Microsoft GDK, we are introducing a 'new layout' directory structure. Along with this is a new set of environment variables. This updates the VCPKG tooling to understand the new variables, and properly compute the Xbox hash when the old layouts are not present.
GameDKLatestis associated with the 'old' layouts and only exists when they are optionally installed by October 2025 or by earlier GDKs. October 2024 GDK or later are still in-service.GameDKXboxLatestis associated with the 'new' layouts which are always present for October 2025 or later.