Why is XNA not supported in vs2012? [duplicate]

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How to install XNA game studio on Visual Studio 2012?

I would like to make an game application in xna. But after purchasing vs2012 (bought it for almost 800 dollar!!) i can't use the xna game studio environment! That's crazy from MS. They are 2 products of the same company aren't? Does anybody know when vs2012 is supporting xna of monogame?

I've tried several options and search the internet already but i can't start an project in vs2012. Spend a lot of (wasted) time in it. Maybe you can help me fix this issue.

And no, i don't have vs2010 or something. It's expensive enough for me as individual. So no answers where you say; "you need to install vs2010 first..."

ridiculous from MS company. Otherwise I've to switch to an alternative. Does anyone know an alternative for developing games with xna of monogame?

Answer 1

Install the free Visual C# 2010 Express, and then install XNA. You won't need any features that the full (paid) Visual Studio provides.

And of course, keep an eye out for a new XNA version. I think I remember when Visual Studio 2010 came out, it took a while for the next version of XNA to come out and be compatible with 2010 - but I could be wrong.