XNA Studio Express : share games from Windows to XBOX 360
Ok, all you game developers out there, hardcore gamers and coders want to try your luck at coding. Microsoft released an update to XNA Game Studio Express which adds new functionality, enhancements and performance improvements to the software. Officially dubbed the XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh, this release is an incremental update to the previously released XNA Game Studio Express 1.0.
This new feature is the addition of XNA Packager, a utility which allows users to build and share game binaries for both Windows and Xbox 360. Programmers can now share their games for Windows and Xbox 360 to ohter programmer and gamers. But you need to subscribe to the XNA Creators Club, to be able to share your Xbox 360 games it’s available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for $49 (U.S.) for 4-months subscription, or $99 (U.S.) for a 1-year subscription.
The new features in the XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 are as follows:
-Official XNA Game Studio Express compatibility with Windows Vista
-Support for 3D audio using XACT
-Support for fonts in the XNA Framework
This is the first step towards letting hardcore home programmers put their creations up on Xbox Live Arcade for sale. Let’s see who’s gonna come out with the best seller?
Originally released in December of 2006, XNA Game Studio Express is a game development solution targeted primarily at students, hobbyists, and independent game developers. XNA Game Studio Express is based on Visual C# 2005 Express Edition and lets developers create games for both Windows and Xbox 360.