XNA or Silverlight: What’s the Verdict?

We have now seen two projects developed with the two different, and somewhat competing tools: XNA and Silverlight. Which should we choose? This is really a matter of preference when it comes to developing a game. Although XNA is far more capable due to its rendering capabilities, Silverlight can be used to make a game as well, with form-based control programming. For portable, touchscreen applications, it’s a given: Silverlight. But for serious game development, XNA is the only serious option.