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I was searching the web all day for a clear answer, but I didn't get any. I heard that the Unity-Engine is about to come for Windows Phone 8, but I didn't see any release.

Anyway, is it wise to develop 3D-Games by only using the XNA Game Studio without engines?

Maybe you have some experience in that matter. It would be great if you could share your thoughts

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I don't think this question is appropriate on this site because there's no definite or "right" answer to this and it's just a matter of opinion. But numerous of great looking 3D games have been developed without any engines in XNA, so it is definately possible. – Jaakko Lipsanen Jan 27 at 20:00

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That rely depends on your circumstances. At the moment I working on a simulation based on XNA, but the company does not want 3rd party libraries, so I had to code all from scratch.

So there are some point to check.

  • Check what your client wants/allows.
  • Check what the licence of the engine allows (maybe no commercial use? no mix with other engines, ...).
  • Check what Microsoft Store allows you to use.

Furthermore using 3rd parts libraries has always some problems that might occur:

  • Mixing engines that are not fully compatible.
  • Bug that get not fixed in time.
  • Incorrect/missing documentation.

If your are able to find a good solution for these checkpoints, I recommend to use external libraries, because the save a lot of time.

By the way. As Jaakko Lipsanen said, this question is a little bit broad. So in future, try to specify what you mean with "right". Because due to FAQ, it is not allowed to ask for a opinion.

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