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XNA Game Studio 3.1 is a replacement for XNA Game Studio 3.0, and this means that you have to uninstall XNA Game Studio 3.0 before you can install XNA Game Studio 3.1.
Once you install XNA Game Studio 3.1, it can be used to create, build, deploy and debug both 3.0 and 3.1 projects. Existing 3.0 projects can be opened in XNA Game Studio 3.1 just like they could in XNA Game Studio 3.0, and you are not required to upgrade your 3.0 project to 3.1. You can also create new 3.0 or 3.1 projects in the New Project dialog.
To take advantage of the latest XNA Game Studio features, projects should be upgraded to XNA Game Studio 3.1. However, unlike converting a project from XNA Game Studio 2.0 to XNA Game Studio 3.0, this operation is not enforced automatically.
Currently, if Premium Creators wants to service or submit their game to Xbox LIVE Community Games for Playtest, Peer Review, and/or to sell on Xbox LIVE Marketplace the projects must remain XNA Game Studio 3.0 projects. Until we are able to upgrade Xbox LIVE Community Games Marketplace later this Summer, 3.1 games cannot be submitted. For a quick understanding of the new features introduced in XNA Game Studio 3.1, see What's New in XNA Game Studio 3.1.
However, if you want to submit your game to this year’s Dream.Build.Play competition it must be upgraded to XNA Game Studio 3.1. Read on to learn exactly how to upgrade your existing 3.0 projects to 3.1!
To upgrade projects from XNA Game Studio 3.0 to XNA Game Studio 3.1
- Right-click your solution in Visual Studio's Solution Explorer.
This opens a context sensitive menu with the option: Upgrade Solution...
- Click Upgrade Solution... to open the Upgrade Solution dialog box.
This lists all the projects in the current solution that will be upgraded.
- If you are sure you want to upgrade now, click Upgrade.
This upgrades all the listed projects to XNA Game Studio 3.1. You will be presented with a dialog box that prompts you to save your existing projects.
Click Yes to save your projects and continue with the upgrade. If you click No or Cancel, your project will not be upgraded. You must save the files before you upgrade them.
Remember, until late July 2009 Premium Creators cannot submit 3.1 projects. You can save and service your existing games in 3.0 with XNA Game Studio 3.1. As we get closer we will be sure to keep everyone updated on specific times and dates!
