Not very good news for XNA users.
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| http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-to-retire-xna-tools-no-plans-to-abandon-directx Sad but i guess there will be new tools.. hope Monkey gonna support them. :) |
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| Not sure what the plan is for the Xbox - guess a new SDK will be coming with the new Xbox. The current one can still be used. Mark is working on W8 Metro and WP8 platforms which are c++/DirectX based - coming in v67 which is in beta currently. |
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| http://slimdx.org/index.php now if that would support xbox and winphones, we wouldn't care. |
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| That's a shame, XNA is actually really good (if you're very careful with memory management on the Xbox), I hope whatever terms up next is similar |
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| nothing new ... Microsoft is actively investing in DirectX as the unified graphics foundation for all of our platforms, including Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone," the representative said. "DirectX is evolving and will continue to evolve. We have absolutely no intention of stopping innovation with DirectX. XNA Game Studio remains a supported toolset for developing games for Xbox 360, Windows and Windows Phone," the representative added. "Many developers have found financial success creating Xbox LIVE Indie Games using XNA. However, there are no plans for future versions of the XNA product. |
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