XNA for Visual Studio 2013

Question

Is XNA available to be used from within Visual Studio 2013 (Ultimate) Preview? I have not heard, nor seen anything about XNA for VS 2013.

I have just installed VS 2013 and it's not there; I have it in VS 2012, so maybe there's a way to get it to work with 2013?

Answer 1

I've got the same problem, but I got an Installation directory that I've downloaded a time before. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=C0D15621D07BDF99!2389&authkey=!AGfnvN_k5267UoM&ithint=folder%2ctxt Download it and start the installers

Answer 2

Here is the latest download: https://msxna.codeplex.com/releases Support for 2010, 2012, 2013

Answer 3

XNA 4.0 Refresh provides support for Visual Studio 2013: https://msxna.codeplex.com/releases/view/117230

To address other comments regarding switching to MonoGame, I'll simply say that there are numerous reasons as fundamental as the inability to toggle fullscreen and change resolution during gameplay. These are open bugs since 2011. It's now 2015.

2011: http://monogame.codeplex.com/discussions/280127

2014: https://github.com/mono/MonoGame/issues/2495

(opened and closed several times)

Monogame is great, but if you're only targeting Windows, save yourself the headache and build out a game/concept/product that works on every Windows platform without work-arounds.

Answer 4

XNA is no longer supported. Windows recommends MonoGame. This was actually done a while ago. And I've never seen it included. For me with 2010 Ultimate it was a separate download.

From here:

[According to a leaked email]

"The XNA/DirectX expertise was created to recognize community leaders who focused on XNA Game Studio and/or DirectX development. Presently the XNA Game Studio is not in active development and DirectX is no longer evolving as a technology. Given the status within each technology, further value and engagement cannot be offered to the MVP community. As a result, effective April 1, 2014 XNA/DirectX will be fully retired from the MVP Award Program."

As others have commented, it may go well for you regardless of the above facts. I wouldn't count on a "Preview" version of VS to be so forgiving, but I could be completely wrong. However considering they're outright suggesting MonoGame I'd say they probably wouldn't bother.

Answer 5

I'm running it successfully under Express 2013 Preview for Windows Desktop after following the same steps listed here for 2012: How to install XNA game studio on Visual Studio 2012?.

The only difference is that the version number in the paths and manifest is now 12 instead of 11.

Answer 6

On codeplex was released new XNA Extension for Visual Studio 2013. You can download it from: https://msxna.codeplex.com/releases