Silverlight Apps For The Xbox Live Arcade? They May Come Soon.

Posted on November 24, 2010 by 8bitsteve

Earlier this year we predicted that Microsoft would start to focus Silverlight on their own platforms as it loses ground to HTML5.  Well, this recent story on Wired.com points to towards that predictions becoming a reality.   Tim Carmody or wired.com says:

“It feels like a smart move. Xbox 360 is Microsoft’s most successful gaming and entertainment device. It brings content to the biggest screen in the house.

Extending Silverlight extends the range and variety of what that content might look like, and would allow Microsoft to bring products to the market faster. Having that versatility at the very moment when other companies are struggling for a foothold in the living room, and the shape and scope of computing in that space is up for grabs, could be a powerful advantage.”

So do we now have another viable RIA web platform that targets a whole subset of screens and devices?  We here at 8bitrocket.com have always thought highly of Silverlight.  Maybe with version 5.0 coming out, the technology’s time (and niche) has finally arrived

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  • http://twitter.com/dgflashgames DG Flash Games

    After you finish your HTML5 book, you could do a Silverlight one.

    • Anonymous

      Yeah, I was thinking about that. This time we might write the book first, then try to sell it. The writing process with forced deadlines is a killer, especially when you are working with technologies that are moving targets.

      • http://www.directorygold.com egdcltd

        Changing technologies are a problem. I’ve yet to see a book on Facebook that wasn’t obsolete. Sometimes before it’s published.

        I would like to see what ways Silverlight apps/games can be monetised, as it seems like currently there’s only things like Silvercade. I’d like to start hosting some Silverlight games personally, if I could find any, but some highscore API like Mochi’s & GamerSafe’s bridge would be useful. (I did start this thread, but wound up logging in with Twitter when FF threw a wobbly with Disqus yesterday).

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