Microsoft® XNA™ Unleashed: Graphics and Game Programming for Xbox 360 and Windows

Chapter 2. XNA and the Xbox 360

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Creating Spacewar Xbox 360 Project

• Buying the XNA Creators Club Subscription

• Connecting the Xbox 360 to the PC

• Deploying on the Xbox 360

• Debugging on the Xbox 360

• Creating a Test Demo for the Xbox 360

• Programming for Dual Platforms

• The .NET Compact Framework on the Xbox 360

XNA allows us to write games for the Xbox 360, but an Xbox 360 is not required to enjoy XNA. We can write games strictly for the PC. However, if we do want to write games that we can play on our Xbox 360 and share with others to play on their consoles, we need to purchase the XNA Creators Club subscription. Of course, this will also allow us to play other community games (which other developers create) on our Xbox 360 as well.

Creating ...