05-06-2008, 11:30 PM
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XNA Preview Due in May
With all this excitement about the 2.5 update, it can be hard to keep up with the other big Zune news of the week. That's right: the preview of XNA Game Studio 3.0 will be coming out in May (Now With Added Zune Support!&trade . I personally can't wait to get my hands on this and crank out a test release. The only thing I'm not really thrilled about is the requirement to join the $100 XNA Creator's Club to be able to push my creations onto my Zune. And as great as the on-device main menu is now, I can see it getting crowded as more top-level menu items are added.
In the meantime, I'm going to look forward to just playing with the emulator in XNA Game Studio. Even Graham Skee has reversed his views against games on Zune (*tsk tsk*), listing 5 "must have games" that we Zuners should look forward to one day having on-the-go. He cited the great control scheme and phenomenal graphics as high points—plus the ability to use metadata and wifi as interesting new gameplay mechanics. A lot of the games he mentions make perfect sense, although I wonder how easy they'll be to see/play on such a small screen.
UPDATE: Corrected. Thanks Espiox.
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05-07-2008, 12:22 AM
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Actually, unlike Xbox 360, pushing games out to a Zune does not require a Creator's Club membership.
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05-07-2008, 02:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Espiox
Actually, unlike Xbox 360, pushing games out to a Zune does not require a Creator's Club membership.
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Whups, my bad. Good catch:
Q: Do I need an XNA Creators Club subscription to deploy the game?<o></o>
A: No subscription is required to deploy the Zune game from your PC.From the XNA FAQ
Last edited by Adam Krebs; 05-07-2008 at 03:01 AM..
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05-07-2008, 02:18 PM
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it is a shame the zune doesn't have a mic. I'd love to have a "game" that was really a wifi phone.
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05-07-2008, 05:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by inteller
it is a shame the zune doesn't have a mic. I'd love to have a "game" that was really a wifi phone.
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I think that's probably why access to DRM'd music through the game interface is not allowed. I can imagine people creating a really clever solution that'll exploit some hole bringing the whole thing down.
But about the VOIP phone: IIRC this was accomplished on the iPod Touch, a device that similarly didn't have a microphone. The hackers soldered on a microphone that could be used with the app. I really hope this programming ability will allow the Zune to be really opened up. Please, please, XNA team; leave a backdoor!
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