Xbox live c# development (no unity)

Question

Hi,

if i decide use c# interop source from XboxLive Unity nuget package i ll can publish my uwp game c# (no unity) and use xbox live interop c# with no unity api?

Thanks

Fabio

Answer 1

The Xbox Live Service API (XSAPI) exposes two sets of APIs -- a C++ API and WinRT API, and we created a Unity plugin.

For developers in the Xbox Live Creators program that want to use C# without Unity, we recommend the Xbox Live WinRT nuget package here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/xbox/docs/xboxlive/get-started/creators/getting-started-uwp-vs-creators.  In step 2, use Microsoft.Xbox.Live.SDK.WinRT.UWP, and skip step 6 to include the header.  

The API you'll see in C# with this package will be very similar to what you see in the C# interop source.  Our C# interop source isn't well tested outside of Unity, so that's why this path isn't recommended but you can ship with it.

Answer 2

I fought trying to access the API with C# until I found your answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44649888/how-to-add-xsapi-to-c-sharp-uwp-project-in-vs-2017?newreg=bf769ebf81724b52bfed5f64045da8e9

Maybe I missed something obvious, but I went round and round for awhile without ever seeing the v140 stuff referenced anywhere else. I don't know if that's because XSAPI & C# aren't ultra supported at this point, or what, but THANK YOU for the help you're giving us C# folks...