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Asked: 2026-05-16T04:52:12+00:00

Hey, I know someone who is looking into developing simple video games on his

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Hey, I know someone who is looking into developing simple video games on his pc, and then eventually, hopefully port or develop some on the XBOX 360 indie center, using XNA studio.

So, I have heard about C#? How easy it for a beginner?

C++ is pretty good isn’t it? But I’ve heard it’s QUITE deep, broad, and sounds pretty easy to get lot in.

Also, I am assuming he would need an application for GUI and graphical development for the game?

Obviously we need a menu, and some graphics (unless we’re doing a text-based game to begin with).

What program is good for that too?

Sorry for the kind of hap-hazardous question, but I’m just trying to feel everything out.

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  1. Editorial Team

    To put it simply:

    For a beginner looking toward PC and XBOX, then the answer is XNA studio, using the C# language.

    Microsoft provides a free version of Visual Studio developer environment:

    http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2010-Visual-CS

    C# is a very nice modern language, and a very good first-time language, as long as you’re fine with being tied to Microsoft Windows and XBox (more or less).

    Programming is not easy, but it can be very rewarding to learn.

    There are some nice C# and XNA tutorials out there.

    C++ is hard.

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