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Microsoft's Real Plan For XNA Gaming Domination?

Posted by simoniker on from the kill-em-all dept.

h0tblack writes "While many have heard about the XNA 'game software development platform' from Microsoft's announcements at GDC earlier this year, the full scope of their plans are only just becoming clear. Eurogamer has a surprisingly candid interview with J Allard covering the latest plans from Redmond. XNA isn't a rehash of DirectX tools for the Xbox2, PC and WinCE devices after all, it's a full-on assault on the gaming world, with the prize being complete dominance of the market. The site also has a BitTorrent of the interview, since it was originally recorded in video form."

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  1. Re:But how much will the SDK cost? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So much idiots! Sigh!!

    What the fuck does it mean that Microsoft provides a superior platform SDK for independent game developers. If you had a fucking idea on game development, you would know that "it's a full-on assault on the gaming world, with the prize being complete dominance of the market" means only Slashdot idiocy. Clearly so many idiots, including the poster and the slashdot editor has anything to do with game development, this is only a stupid way to bash Microsoft. Almost 80% of the modded up posts are simply about bashing Microsoft. Oh, yeah, I am sure Linux is going to be the best platform ever by developers like you who has no fucking idea about development, well except php.