Chapter 14. Storage
In the majority of games that are made these days, it is rare that the entirety of the game can be completed in a single sitting of a reasonable length. Some games can last beyond 40 hours, and although sitting around playing games nonstop for that amount of time sounds fun, everyone needs a break sometime! The majority of games now have a concept of saving state for you to continue where you left off. In this chapter you will learn about the various ways to use storage to do this including:
• Using isolated storage
• Using the XNA Game Studio storage API
• Loading loose files in your games
What Is Storage?
Although many games incorporate saving state directly into game play (for example, by having only certain places you ...
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