Me and my brother want to play split-screen on the xbox live version but before we go out look for a hdmi cable i need to know do both accounts need xbox live gold to play split-screen?
not neccessarily, you just have to sign the second controller in as an xbox live guest account. But be warned that the guest account will lose all items and will start at the spawn point every time the map is reloaded.
ok thank you although it does suck how you loose all your items and spawn again i guess you could just put your items in a chest
p.s. will you spawn by your bed?
the xbox live guest account will always respawn at the original respawn point
dang my house is awhile away from there i guess ill start a new save and make it by the originall spawn point it would be annoying to have to travel 500 blocks just to get to the house all well i have only been playing for about an hour well anyways im up way past the time i should be going to bed at so good night
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You can both play if one is a gold and one is a silver, but you must uncheck online game. So you wouldn't be able to have other friends on the server while you play.
No, you do not need Xbox Live Gold to play split-screen. You only need Gold for online play. You cannot create a guest account; you can only sign into a guest account at certain spots (in Minecraft, have the host start an online game, then choose "Guest" before you hit A). By using a guest account, two people can play online from one console, but as others have pointed out, every time the world is reloaded the guest account is reset. However, if you are playing offline, you can have each player sign in with any profile on the console, Live or not.
I just want to know if both people have to be gold to play online because I was thinking of playing mc with my friend but idk if that's going to be costly for the both of us to play on our own consoles(When I hopefully get one for xmas) and not split-screen. Thanks.
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Each console online has to have at least 1 Gold membership playing to play online. So, for you and your friend to play on your own consoles, you will require 2 gold memberships.
ok thank you although it does suck how you loose all your items and spawn again i guess you could just put your items in a chest
p.s. will you spawn by your bed?
dang my house is awhile away from there i guess ill start a new save and make it by the originall spawn point it would be annoying to have to travel 500 blocks just to get to the house all well i have only been playing for about an hour well anyways im up way past the time i should be going to bed at so good night
You don't, when you have a second controller to sign in it'll be there.
Each console online has to have at least 1 Gold membership playing to play online. So, for you and your friend to play on your own consoles, you will require 2 gold memberships.