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[Zune] Few questions

Last post 09/10/2008 17:27 by The ZMan. 3 replies.
  • 09/10/2008 17:05

    [Zune] Few questions

    Hello, I am new here. I plan to stick around and make a few games/utilities for the Zune. I use mine alot, and love it. But, I have a few questions.

    First off, documentation, where is it? The newest XNA Framework Documentation i could find was 2.0, and 3.0 is for zune support. If someone can tell me this, I will not have to bug people here with questions (Documentation = important :D)

    From that, I was wondering how to back out of the game without reseting the Zune. This kind of bugs me, seems unprofessional.

    Next, networking games fact or fiction? And if so how. API would be quite nice for this :D

    Finally, how much "stress" can the zune take? Like, if I make a RPG that has to compute alot of mathmatics and such, will it run smooth?

    Thanks for responding! I really want to make some fun games and tools for the zune.
    ~Kris

  • 09/10/2008 17:10 In reply to

    Re: [Zune] Few questions

    1. not online yet - if you install 3.0 though the help files contain all of the 3.0 documents

    2. You can't - the reboot is required for security reasons. Maybe one day this will go away but not for 3.0

    3. Network = FACT. The API is documented in the help files.

    4. It depends... its not going to be as fast as a desktop PC or 360 but it has no 3d graphics to deal with and a relatively small screen. You just have to be a clever developer.

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  • 09/10/2008 17:21 In reply to

    Re: [Zune] Few questions

    Thanks for the help. That seems a weird security feature though.... But who am I to judge (Might also be a bad cleanup of memory :P). I see the Hexic and Poker support backing out though, so maybe when the zune-games become available to the masses. Thanks, I hardly use Help provided with software (I assume its basic how-to such, I am a java and php developer, so everything is online :P).

    Thanks!


  • 09/10/2008 17:27 In reply to

    Re: [Zune] Few questions

    The 3.0 help will go online as soon as the product releases. Its only in beta right now.
    Play Kissy Poo - a game for 4 year olds on Xbox and windows
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