*Merged* Microsoft XNA
 

microsoft has announced a new piece of development software to be used for producing xbox games.

XNA is what the software is called and its hoped that this becomes a standard for the xbox, windows, and peripherals.....

source: yahoo news

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rosoft_xbox_dc

Re: microsoft changes development software.....
 

This is interesting and I suppose it means that PC games would work on the Xbox or at least Xbox 2.

Re: microsoft changes development software.....
 

Something like that, I think.

http://www.microsoft.com/xna/

XNA sounds very very good, & could be extremely promising.

The demos look good too, & they were made on things with sub-XBox2 specs.

There are a couple of interesting threads about this at BXB -

http://forums.britxbox.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=23199

http://forums.britxbox.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=23236

What I've read, people are thinking that future XBox2 games will work on both XBox 2 & on PCs running Windows Longhorn (& PC games for Longhorn will also run on XBox2).

More standardisation, easier to develop, bigger userbase.....

X-Box 2 Demo?
 

Link below for how graphics may look for X-Box 2 and future microsoft platforms plus downloadable videos.

Quote:-

"Microsoft XNA is the catalyst for a new ecosystem of interchangeable, interoperable software tools and technologies from Microsoft, middleware and game development companies"

http://www.microsoft.com/xna

Re: X-Box 2 Demo?
 

Amazing....

Remember however that Graphics are usually a lot worse in game rather than video but still its going to bbe amazing....

Also will the tech specs of the xbox 2 be able to handle the power?

Re: X-Box 2 Demo?
 

Well they were talking about 3 seperate powerfull cpu's and that new ATI card

Re: X-Box 2 Demo?
 

[Pompey1's thread merged with earlier one started by Kronas :) ]

Yep. XBox2 sounds like it will be extremely powerful...

Re: X-Box 2 Demo?
 

XNA is for IN-GAME graphics (as far as I'm aware).