Install XNA Game Studio
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This section describes the process of downloading and installing XNA Game Studio 4.0, the development environment required to develop games with XNA. By the way, this tip is for XNA Game Studio 4.0 if you have installed the Windows Phone Developer Tools. is already installed, so you can skip it.
Operating environment
Prerequisites
| Supported XNA Versions | 4.0 |
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Operating environment
| platform | Windows 7 |
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XNA Game Studio 4.0 is available as a free download from the Microsoft site. First, please access the page linked below. However, you should always install Visual Studio 2010 before installing XNA Game Studio 4.0. For information on installing Visual Studio, see this page.
Click the "Download" button on the XNAGS40_setup.exe.
Clicking the link will download the installer file, save it or run it as is.
Once you have downloaded and saved the file, run the "xnags40_setup.exe" file to launch it.
In the case of Windows Vista and Windows 7, you need to install with administrator privileges, so you may see a dialog similar to the one shown. Click the "Run" button or "Yes".
When the installer starts, click the "Next" button.
If you did not install Visual Studio 2010 first, a warning dialog will be displayed before the installation screen is displayed, and you will not be able to proceed.
Read the license terms carefully, and if you agree, check "I accept the terms in the License Agreement." and press the "Next" button.
If you want to connect to an Xbox 360 to place a game or play a game over a network, select "Yes, I wish to select these rules to enable" and press the "Install" button. The installation begins.
If you are not using Windows Firewall and are using other firewall software, you may need to manually change the settings of the firewall software by selecting "No, I do not want these rules enabled."
When the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button to close it.
If "Take me to the XNA Creators Clus Online Website." is checked, the XNA Creators Club Online website will open. It will jump to the English site, but there is also a corresponding Japanese site page.
Once the installation is complete, it will be added to the program in the start menu as shown.
If the XNA Game Studio 4.0 template is added when you create a new Visual Studio 2010 project, you can be sure that the installation was successful.
Once you've done this, you'll be able to develop games for Windows. If you're developing a game for Xbox 360, you'll continue to set up settings on the Xbox 360 side. To develop games for Windows Phone, you need to install the Windows Phone Developer Tools.
If you've already done the above setup, skip to the next item.
If you're developing a game for Windows Phone, skip to the next topic.