[gameprogrammer] Re: xna and game maker

To distribute your XNA GSE-based game on the PC, you can use the normal channels (ie. online downloads, CD). At the moment, it's not possible to distribute your XBox360 game, as there's nothing in place for that. The April update for XNA Game Studio Express is supposedly going to have a way to distribute your compiled XNA GSE games for the console.
As was stated in a previous reply, to be able to develop something for the XBox360, you need to purchase the Creators Club subscription through XBox Live Marketplace, on the console. For developing on the PC, it's free and doesn't require any payments to Microsoft if you want to sell your PC games. 

Hope that cleared some things up.



From: "Lilith Calbridge" <lilith@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gameprogrammer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: xna and game maker
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:27:04 -0500
Was reading the FAQ on XNA the other night. Can you clarify what may be a misconception of mine? It appears that if you want to write for the PC the only way to share it is distribute the source via, I believe, XBox Live. Is there a way to package the game if you wish to go commercial with it? Are there fees to Microsoft involved? 

Thanks,
Lilith

>>> On 4/12/2007 at 1:30 PM, Paulo Pinto <pjmlp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> XNA is a very recent technology, so most available XNA games
> are just demos of what you can do with it. AFAIK
>
> XNA toolset is free for Windows PC development, if you plan to
> run your games on a 360, you need to pay Microsof 100$ for one
> year licence certificate. This request is done via XBox Live.
>
> If you plan to sell your games on the PC, you don't need Microsoft
> permission, but you do need it in order to sell for the 360.
>
> If are only focus on the Windows platform, XNA is a great tool.
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/xna/default.aspx
>
> Cheers,
> Paulo
>
> Yasser Gonzalez schrieb:
>> Who of you has used XNA for game development???.
>>
>> if this is a xbox game maker tool, I need a microsoft permission????
>>
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