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		<title>To Answer All of Your Questions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the The Dishwasher trial went live, I&#8217;ve been getting a lot of emails from people. At first I did my best to answer them, but now I&#8217;ve been so inundated, and I&#8217;ve got so many deadlines coming up, that I figure it would be easier to just identify the common thread of questioning and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since the The Dishwasher trial went live, I&#8217;ve been getting a lot of emails from people.  At first I did my best to answer them, but now I&#8217;ve been so inundated, and I&#8217;ve got so many deadlines coming up, that I figure it would be easier to just identify the common thread of questioning and answer that here!</p>
<p>Here are the big ones:</p>
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<li><strong>How do I make games?</strong><br />
I&#8217;d definitely recommend taking any classes if they&#8217;re available, whether you&#8217;re in high school or college.  Though XNA is all C#, learning C, C++, or Java will still help to familiarize you with the basics of programming.</p>
<p>Also, my advice to everyone is always this: start small!  Not to sound arrogant, but The Dishwasher is basically the culmination of 6 years of hobbyist game development experience; if you&#8217;ve only got a week of experience you&#8217;re not exactly going to be able to match the caliber of The Dishwasher.  And forget 3D altogether if you&#8217;re just starting.  Basically, if you set out to make something that would&#8217;ve been considered cool in the 80&#8242;s, you&#8217;ve got a fighting chance.</li>
<li><strong>Is The Dishwasher coming out for Windows?</strong><br />
There aren&#8217;t any plans currently, for a few reasons.  The biggest reason, of course, is because Microsoft is publishing it as an XBLA title, so I&#8217;m going to focus on that.  Also, the game plays like rubbish with a keyboard, and adding support for multiple gamepads is always ugly in my opinion.  The Dishwasher is made for the Xbox360 controller (though I could see the DualShock working).  I also think PC piracy is a really, really, really big problem.</li>
<li><strong>When is The Dishwasher coming out?</strong><br />
When it&#8217;s done!  The XNA team and I are both breaking new ground by adding all sorts of new functionality, and there certainly is a lot to do.  I&#8217;m 99.9% certain it&#8217;ll be out in 2008, but beyond that, I can&#8217;t really say anything, because it would amount to nothing more than a politician&#8217;s promise.</li>
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<p>So there you have it!  I&#8217;m always happy to answer questions, so keep &#8216;em coming!</p>
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