Using .NET to Build Cool Games for XBox

Friday, March 24, 2006

.NET

In case you missed the cool news from earlier this week, it will be possible to build games for the XBox using managed code (C# or VB) and a new .NET API for the XBox graphics engine.

Mike Zintel (whose team builds the execution engine to support it) has some cool pictures and info about it here.

Fun stuff! :-)

Scott

7 Comments

Great news ...

I can't wait to get an XBox and have a few tries with .Net vs XBox !!!

Bye from Spain

El Bruno - Friday, March 24, 2006 10:40:00 AM

That is really cool. Except for one thing. No way to run said code on the actual Xbox. 8*(

Is Microsoft planning any "hobby" development tools for the console?

Chad Geidel - Friday, March 24, 2006 1:30:00 PM

Hi Chad,

Stay tuned... ;-)

Thanks,

Scott

scottgu - Friday, March 24, 2006 2:54:00 PM

Will this apply to the XBOX 360 as well?

# re: Using .NET to Build Cool Games for XBox 3/24/2006 6:30 AM Chad Geidel

That is really cool. Except for one thing. No way to run said code on the actual Xbox. 8*(

Is Microsoft planning any "hobby" development tools for the console?

# re: Using .NET to Build Cool Games for XBox 3/24/2006 7:54 AM scottgu

Hi Chad,

Stay tuned... ;-)

Thanks,

Scott

Steve Tyler - Friday, March 24, 2006 7:20:00 PM

Hi Steve,

Yep -- that applies to XBOX 360. :-)

Thanks,

Scott

scottgu - Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:59:00 PM

I would pee my pants if I could build apps and run them on my Xbox360.

And I don't pee my pants very often.

Pusher Robot - Monday, April 3, 2006 9:27:00 PM

Oh wow... I'd love to code for one of my Xbox consoles...

Joe Plocki - Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:40:13 AM

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