How to Run Your Code on the XBOX 360

Today the final version of the XNA Game Studio Express was released. This final version allows you to run your code on the XBOX 360. This is an amazing milestone in the history of console gaming. No other console allows you to run and debug your code directly on a retail console box. Even paying an extra $200 and programming in the 4th dimension won't let you run your homebrew gamecode on their console; only on the XBOX 360 with XNA is this possible.

I have been working with XNA since before the public betas. It has been exciting to watch how this has taken off and been embraced by the community. This is only the first step for XNA where I see big things coming from them in future releases. Like all products at Microsoft, future releases of the product are driven by your (the customer) feedback. So don’t be shy to jump into the XNA Game Development forums and help others and get help from others.

Get started as a game developer today by downloading XNA Game Studio Express.
Sign up for the XNA Creators Club to enable download to your XBOX 360.