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How can I install the templates and the the framework for XNA in Visual Studio 2015?

I found this page here that helps installing the XNA framework in Visual Studio 2013, but they do not offer any downloads for Visual Studio 2015.

I know that XNA is not developed anymore by Microsoft, but it is a really great Framework that I need to use in Future.

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XNA 4.0 Refresh Now fully supports Visual Studio 2015.

You can find the download for XNA 4.0 Refresh here: https://mxa.codeplex.com/releases/view/618279

It's a zip which contains a Visual Studio extension and various prerequisites. The prerequisites should be installed first, in the order stated in README.txt:

  1. DirectX
  2. XNA Framework 4.0 Redistribution
  3. XNA Game Studio 4.0 Platform Tools
  4. XNA Game Studio 4.0 Shared
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EDIT: This one is obsolete; please see Lee Stott's answer above!

I used the XNA Refresh package that can be downloaded here and did all the steps exactely as for VS 2013. But I edited the .vsix file because it doesn't let you install it in VS 2015. It turns out it is simply a ZIP-File. I fixed the version numbers in extension.vsixmanifest to 14.0.

<Installation InstalledByMsi="false">
  <InstallationTarget Version="14.0" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSWinDesktopExpress" />
  <InstallationTarget Version="14.0" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro" />
  <InstallationTarget Version="14.0" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Premium" />
  <InstallationTarget Version="14.0" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Ultimate" />
</Installation>

This lets you install the vsix package in Visual Studio 2015!

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  • Good job! After doing so, does it work correctly? Did you try all templates? If it does, I'll be doing it myself :) – Nahuel Ianni Jan 19 '15 at 08:33
  • I had no problems, custom pipelines, sounds and 3d modles work correctly. But one big problem: compiling always takes about a minute. That is not normal. – feedc0de Jan 26 '15 at 12:59
  • While trying to make Windows Phone Game, I am encountering following error: Your installation of XNA Game Studio does not support this project (XNA Platform = 'Windows Phone', XNA Framework Version = 'v4.0'). – Failed Scientist Feb 20 '15 at 03:45
  • I didnt test other platforms that for windows! Maybe you try MonoGame? – feedc0de Feb 20 '15 at 07:17
  • This helped me out with the CRM UII VSIX package as well. Thanks. +1 – krembanan Jun 03 '15 at 19:33
  • Does Community let you install other .vsix files? If yes, these steps should work – feedc0de Aug 27 '15 at 06:10
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Works fine with Visual Studio 2015 :

1- Download the latest version of this package https://mxa.codeplex.com/releases

2- Unzip the content

3- Follow the readme and install all files except the 'vsix'

3- Open the 'XNA Game Studio 4.0.vsix' with the Windows zip

4- Replace code of the 'extension.vsixmanifest' (opened by text editor) file by the following one. Save it on your desktop.

5- Copy the modified 'extension.vsixmanifest' into 'XNA Game Studio 4.0.vsix'

6- Run the vsix with Visual Studio !

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Vsix xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Version="1.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2010">
<Identifier Id="bcc70cc4-703d-4f8b-98f5-d96bfc71335b">
<Name>XNA Game Studio 4.0</Name>
<Author>Microsoft</Author>
<Version>1.4.12</Version>
<Description xml:space="preserve">XNA Game Studio Package provides game development experiences for Xbox 360, Windows, and Windows Phone.</Description>
<Locale>1033</Locale>
<Icon>Package.ico</Icon>
<InstalledByMsi>false</InstalledByMsi>
<SupportedProducts>
  <VisualStudio Version="10.0">
    <Edition>Ultimate</Edition>
    <Edition>Premium</Edition>
    <Edition>Pro</Edition>
    <Edition>IntegratedShell</Edition>
  </VisualStudio>
  <VisualStudio Version="11.0">
    <Edition>Ultimate</Edition>
    <Edition>Premium</Edition>
    <Edition>Pro</Edition>
    <Edition>IntegratedShell</Edition>
    <Edition>VSLS</Edition>
  </VisualStudio>
  <VisualStudio Version="12.0">
    <Edition>Ultimate</Edition>
    <Edition>Premium</Edition>
    <Edition>Pro</Edition>
    <Edition>IntegratedShell</Edition>
    <Edition>VSLS</Edition>
  </VisualStudio>
  <VisualStudio Version="14.0">
    <Edition>Ultimate</Edition>
    <Edition>Premium</Edition>
    <Edition>Pro</Edition>
    <Edition>IntegratedShell</Edition>
    <Edition>VSLS</Edition>
  </VisualStudio>
</SupportedProducts>
<SupportedFrameworkRuntimeEdition MinVersion="4.0" />
</Identifier>
<References>
<Reference Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.MPF" MinVersion="10.0">
  <Name>Visual Studio MPF</Name>
</Reference>
</References>
<Content>
<VsPackage>XNA Game Studio 4.0.pkgdef</VsPackage>
<VsPackage>Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio.Core.pkgdef</VsPackage>
<VsPackage>Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio.pkgdef</VsPackage>
<VsPackage>Microsoft.Xna.VisualBasic.PropertyPages.pkgdef</VsPackage>
<ItemTemplate>ItemTemplates</ItemTemplate>
<ProjectTemplate>ProjectTemplates</ProjectTemplate>
<Assembly AssemblyName="Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6d5c3888ef60e27d">Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio.Core.dll</Assembly>
<Assembly AssemblyName="Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6d5c3888ef60e27d">Microsoft.Xna.GameStudio.dll</Assembly>
<Assembly AssemblyName="Microsoft.Xna.VisualBasic.PropertyPages, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6d5c3888ef60e27d">Microsoft.Xna.VisualBasic.PropertyPages.dll</Assembly>
</Content>
</Vsix>
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