Which version of .NET is available for Xbox 360?

Question

I tried to look this up on MSDN, but couldn't get a straight answer.

It says:

The .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 implements a subset of the .NET Compact Framework, and has been optimized to take advantage of and expose the power of the Xbox 360.

What exactly is the subset? Which version of the framework? 3.5? 2.0?

Answer 1

It is derived from .NET 2.0.

Resources for what is in the Framework http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203912.aspx

Answer 2

I just spoke to an XNA buddy of mine - the XBOX360 ships with multiple versions: 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 - derived from the various versions of the .NET CF.

Answer 3

The information is there, you just have to follow the articles from the link you provided.

Basically, they have stripped out what you will not need to develop games for X360, that is, standardised Windows UI (System.Windows.Forms) and web-related (System.Web). In their place, it has similar functionality from the XNA graphics and network libraries.

From MSDN:

The .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 does not include the System.Windows.Forms namespace or any of its classes. User interface elements in an XNA game are composed of 2D or 3D graphics (or both), created using classes in the Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics namespace.

The .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 does not include the System.Web namespace. It supports only a small subset of the System.Net namespace.

Games developed for Xbox 360 using XNA Game Studio can use the functionality provided in the Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Net namespace to create system link or Xbox LIVE multiplayer games.

Further information:
Namespaces, Types, and Members in the .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360
.NET Framework Class Library

HTH,