XNA Studio Express -- Requires C# Express?

While I don't plan on being the next John Carmack, I was pretty stoked to see that XNA Studio Express went RTM recently.  Except for one small problem...XNA will only run on machines with C# Express installed; the full blown non-express SKU's (Professional, VSTS, etc) aren't compatible.  I do realize that an XNA Professional release is in the pipeline, but I'm not going to install C# Express just to play around with the XNA Express bits (even though it's very tempting).

I think it's kind of silly actually, but I guess MS has their reasoning for this seemingly irrational requirement.  Bummer.

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Only published comments... Dec 13 2006, 02:32 AM by Jayson Knight

Filed under: .Net, Visual Studio, Gameage, Irks

About Jayson Knight

Jayson Knight was clueless to the computer programming world until he took a C++ class in college. The rest is proverbial history. He has been building applications targeting the .Net framework for 7 years, focusing mainly on internet technologies and database driven web application development.

Most recently he left the world of Corporate IT to finish up his degree in Chemistry, with an eye on Medical School and an Anesthesiology residency program. Read this post for more information.

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When he finds time to pry himself away from his computer and university studies, he can be found on the mountain bike trails when it's warm, and on the ski slopes when it's cold.