In the announcement of XNA Game Studio it says that the Professional Edition "will add support for tools and services that professional game developers need to ship commercial games".
My questions:
What exactly would prevent me from programming a game in the Express Edition and sell it?
(If the answer to the question above is "nothing"): What would make me want to buy the Professional Edition?
It has already been stated that you can write and sell commercial games for Windows with the GS Express edtion
If you want to sell games for 360 you have to buy Pro.
The xna faq has more info on this.
cheers,
-paul
You also have to be a registered developer for do commercial games for the 360, which isn't just given to everyone.
Q: What if I have an 360 Developer Kit – can I use the XNA Framework with a title that I intend to send through certification?
A: We will be releasing XNA Game Studio Professional next spring which will support the creation of commercial games on the Xbox 360 using an Xbox 360 developer kit. Titles created with XNA Game Studio Professional by developers with approved titles will be able to be submitted for certification unlike games made using XNA Game Studio Express.
Ah I see, sorry must have missed that when I read through the FAQ for the first time.
So basically I only really need Professional Edition if I have a XBOX 360 Developer Kit and want to develop commercial games, correct?
