360 Update

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:16 am

a mammoth wrote:Yes it would, if XNA games have access to the networking stuff, then there really is no nee to mod a 360's OS.

When they release the 'Professional' version for making commercial games, you will be able to do networking stuff. The FAQ says they are working on giving developers access to Xbox Live, Leaderboards, and stuff like that.

Explosive American · Post by **Explosive American** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:10 pm

What the heck is XNA?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:14 pm

Stands for "XNA's Not Acronymed."
Allows people to create homebrew games for the 360.

More information here.

Explosive American · Post by **Explosive American** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:51 pm

Reminds me of WINE, which stands for WINE Is Not An Emulator.

FleetAdmiralBacon · Post by **FleetAdmiralBacon** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:54 pm

It's things like the XNA that keep us from nuking Microsoft's HQ in Washington State
Wait? Did I say "nuking"?
Um... I meant teepeeing!!

The_Hushed_Casket · Post by **The_Hushed_Casket** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:32 pm

Explosive American wrote:Reminds me of WINE, which stands for WINE Is Not An Emulator.

Or GNU: GNU's Not Unix

Explosive American · Post by **Explosive American** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:49 am

Okay, now the self-referencing acronym is starting to become a clich