Windows-based players can now find out just how hard it is to create their own video games.
Microsoft has released a beta version of the promised XNA Game Studio Express. The software lets gamers create their own titles using “new, optimized cross-platform gaming libraries for Windows and Xbox 360.”
The catch with beta, however, is that the trial program will only allow the creation of games for Windows. The final version, due out this holiday season, will target Windows, and with a subscription to the XNA Creators Club, the Xbox 360, too.
Microsoft says it’s “proud of this beta milestone,” but warns it’s a stripped down version of the stripped down version game maker wannabes will get upon final release.
Some of the key features missing from the beta version include:
- XNA Framework Content Pipeline feature
- Support for retail Xbox 360 game development. This will be added with the final release, Microsoft says
- Starter kits and tutorials
Even though it’s not the real deal, the beta appears it will give amateur game makers a really good idea if they want to pay out the subscription fee at a later date. And, really, for about $100 and a chance to make Xbox 360 games for friends to play, my guess is many will.
Check out the beta download by clicking here.
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