Star Microsoft Gives XBOX 360's SDK to the World
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 14th Aug 2006 06:18 UTC
Games Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express targetting the XBOX 360 will democratize game development by delivering the necessary tools to hobbyists, students, indie developers and studios alike to help them bring their creative game ideas to life while nurturing game development talent, collaboration and sharing that will benefit the entire industry.
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Yet Another Xbox Fiasco
by MediaSex on Mon 14th Aug 2006 08:25 UTC
MediaSex
Member since:
2006-02-08

So let's get this straight...

It costs 99 dollars to be allowed the privilege of making homebrew games for the 360.

It costs 99 dollars to be allowed the privilege of playing homebrew games on the 360.

And this is on top of the 400 dollars for the base console.

And the 50 dollars a year Microsoft charges players for the privilege of playing games online. Add a extra 200-250 dollars to the price of the 360 over four to five years.

And the exorbitant prices for peripherals - like 100 dollars extra just for WiFi.

And the 200 or so dollars add on just to play HD movies.

No wonder the 360 is the worst selling console in over a decade at just over 3 million sold after eight months on the market.

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RE: Yet Another Xbox Fiasco
by joelito_pr on Mon 14th Aug 2006 08:31 in reply to "Yet Another Xbox Fiasco"
joelito_pr Member since:
2005-07-07

Compared to other consoles I say $99 is very cheap. And assuming that if you're a developer have to pay twice that amount is still cheap compared to the price that legally developing for the PS2 and original XBox was.

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RE: Yet Another Xbox Fiasco
by KugelKurt on Mon 14th Aug 2006 09:03 in reply to "Yet Another Xbox Fiasco"
KugelKurt Member since:
2005-07-06

It's 99 dollars per year. So after 1 year you can either lose that or pay again.

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RE[2]: Yet Another Xbox Fiasco
by joelito_pr on Mon 14th Aug 2006 11:18 in reply to "RE: Yet Another Xbox Fiasco"
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2005-07-07

99 dollars over five years makes it cheaper than the thousands needed to develop games for the older consoles.

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RE: Yet Another Xbox Fiasco
by Marcellus on Mon 14th Aug 2006 10:58 in reply to "Yet Another Xbox Fiasco"
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2005-08-26


And the exorbitant prices for peripherals - like 100 dollars extra just for WiFi.

And the 200 or so dollars add on just to play HD movies.


And if you are not interested in WiFi connectivity or ability to play HD movies, you can ignore those costs completely.

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