Requirements

Microsoft environment

Xbox’s devices belong to Microsoft ecosystem. The Dana app that will be deployed and installed is based on UWP framework (Universal Windows Platform).

The app runtime is written in C# and the renderer engine is directly based on DirectX.

Dana requirements for Xbox devices follow Microsoft requirements for UWP development:

  • Windows 10
  • Visual Studio 2019
  • Universal Windows Platform development Visual Studio workload

Setup your Xbox

Dana Framework supports Xbox Series S, Series X and Xbox One devices.

For simple debugging purpose, an Xbox console is not mandatory. UWP environment allows to run an app on your Windows sytem directly.

To install an app on an external device, Developer Mode must be enabled. Follow this guide to activate your console: Xbox Developer Mode activation - UWP applications

Caution

When dev mode is enabled, the user experience is degraded, meaning that normal games/apps could not be installed/launched.

In order to install or launch applications from the store, you must leave the “Dev mode”.

Edit this page on GitHub
Next
Configuration