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Requirements for XNA express?

Question, it would seem from various coments posted here that c# express wll be required to run XNA express.

Issue is that i do most of my work in the full blown studio.

So does this mean I will have to install C# express to use the new XNA express studio or will it sit along side my existing installation of Studio C#?

Rgds

Darkside

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# 1

Hi Darkside

XNA Framework and .NET Framework has much in common. You can use any .NET enabled language with XNA. Read more FAQs from http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/xna/faq/ and be lighted.

Peca55 at 2007-8-30 >

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# 2

Closest comment on the Faq I can find is:

Q: What’s the difference between XNA Game Studio Express, XNA Game Studio Pro and XNA Studio?
A: XNA Game Studio Express and XNA Game Studio Pro are related products targeting non-professional game developers and established professionals respectively. Both products integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio. XNA Game Studio Express is intended for the hobbyist/small development group and therefore designed to help create non-commercial games. XNA Game Studio Pro will include additional functionality such as libraries supporting Xbox Live (Achievements, Leaderboards, Multi-player) needed by professional game developers wishing to create commercial, signed titles. XNA Studio will implement enterprise wide solutions aimed at the production pipeline and process by which games are developed in large AAA studios.

But it doesn't answer the question - does XNA express work with full studio or does it require C# Express edition to work, the item above only states that the PRO editions are compatible.

Thanks for any help in advance.

Rgds

Darkside

Darkside at 2007-8-30 >

# 3

You need to install Visual C# Express separately (which is a prereq for XNA Game Studio Express). Visual Studio and the Express editions work side-by-side.

DavidWeller-MSFT at 2007-8-30 >

# 4

Seems kind of odd that it requires C# Express Edition since I already have VS2005 Team Edition. I don't really mind, its just odd. I like my current c# :)

MarkCoffman at 2007-8-30 >

# 5

I posted about this too, and it was explained that the XNA Express edition cannot plug into C# Express the same way as the retail versions (Standard, Pro, Team, etc) since the Express Edition has the plugin support stripped out. XNA Professional will come with a plugin for the retail versions. I'm guessing that it would still be possible to link to the assemblies with the retail versions, however you'll lose the nice XNA Express tools, the templates, and the ability to eventually compile your code for the 360.

Billr17 at 2007-8-30 >

# 6

So are there any known problems running the C# and XNA expres editions alongside with the full studio?

Darkside at 2007-8-30 >

# 7

Since there's no problems running the Express versions alongside the the full one, I'd say no. I've been doing it on 4 different machines (3 desktops and a laptop) since the Express versions came out.

JimPerry at 2007-8-30 >

# 8

Thanks for that, help greatly appreciated.

Darkside at 2007-8-30 >

# 9

This is probably a stupid question, after v1 comes out, the next

versions will probably be able to use different programming languages,

so would that require additional downloads such as visual c++ or visual

j#?

SunrunnerXIII at 2007-8-30 >

# 10

It would really depend on whats supported, if it was still only in express for you to use another language you may need to download one of the other editions.

MichaelKlucher-MSFT at 2007-8-30 >

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