Game Ported From iPhone to Zune HD in 12 Hours

secret plan makerFoundation 42is one of the first developers to get an app working on the Zune HD , and it looks like it was n’t too hard a process , taking only 12 hours . This is a beneficial sign .

The game , a fun little Logos puzzler called Wordmonger , is already useable on several political platform ( iPhone , various desktop OSes ) but usingthe XNA , Foundation 42 was capable to port it over to the Zune HD . Now that we know it ’s not an incredibly difficult process , we ’ve amaze to oppugn Microsoft ’s conclusion to lock the Zune HD to free , first - party apps . Right now , to get Wordmonger onto your Zune HD , you have to download the developer kit and employ another piece of software , rather than just head into the Zune Marketplace and downloading the app .

We hope Microsoft is wonder the conclusion too — the Zune HD is a really sinewy piffling gadget , and thatTegra chipis adequate to of some telling exploit . We ’d love to see the Zune HD opened up for more developers , and if there ’s enough buzz Microsoft might eventually do just that . [ YouTubeviaTwitter ]