DirectX replaced by XNA game-development platform
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
In an unexpected revelation that casts doubts on the future of Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft today announced a new gaming software-development platform dubbed XNA. Stating only that DirectX, which used to provide this functionality for software developers, would continue as the "baseline environment" for Windows and the Xbox, Microsoft representatives said that XNA will be the platform going forward for game development on Windows, the Xbox, and, now, Windows Mobile-based devices.