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...lets say XNA base their new development packages on the same basis as 3d game studio, so that will be user freindly, cross compatable, high level of support and an established community...
mfairlane: If Microsoft wants to wipe us out, they have the money to do it. But this doesn't appear to be their plan.
Conitec has a similar goal as Microsoft in that they both want to make it easier for people to develop games. But the way we go about this is different. Microsoft creates SDK/Libs (WinG, DirectX, XNA Framework) and more low-level development tools (Visual Studio, PIX). While Conitec specializes in Game Engines and "all-in-one" solutions.
**XNA Game Studio is based on Microsoft's Visual Studio model, not Conitec's 3DGameStudio model.**
While Microsoft could try to move into the "all-in-one" market, I don't see this as being too likely (for many reasons). What they would rather do is have 3rd party Game Engines (3DGameStudio, Torque, Unreal) adopt their new standards (Managed code, XNA).
Just my 2-cents. But I've been watching this closely since they announced XNA 2 years back.
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