UPDATE: Notch confirms separate team is working on the Minecraft for XBOX Live Arcade. More details to follow later.
The game, based on the images shown at the press conference, retains its classic graphics style. One huge reveal for the console port, however, is that it's coming complete with Kinect functionality.
This looks to be a big week for Minecraft, as the mobile version will be demoed on the Xperia Play during the E3 Expo as well.
If you'd like to hear it yourself, it's around the 1:30 mark.
Be sure to follow Curse's E3 coverage this week!
Allow me to lay it out for you.
What Mojang has done is brilliant for them, they're growing immensely and this is a fantastic move for them. No doubt Microsoft came to them, as I doubt Notch would go to Microsoft, so Notch has a severe upper hand here. Not only that, but guess what guys? You have no reason to give an actual damn about this, there are loads of people in Minecraft that act more immaturely than any 360 player, so quite honestly we won't see a single difference in the game. It's being developed BY ANOTHER TEAM so development on Minecraft will not slow down one little bit. In other words, it doesn't affect non-PC players.
All in all, people are just being raging fanboy whiners and need to quit it, this is a great step for Mojang and I applaud their progress and wish them all the best in the future, no doubt this is only the start for them.
EDIT: I re-read through the threads and noticed that 3/4 of the posts on here are by idiots. Notch is not stupid, if you guys werent so dumb and simple minded you may notice that it is great from a sellers standpoint. Do you really think notch makes this game for the fun of it, mabey if you guys had actually lives and jobs you may figure this out.
A separate team is working on the xbox 360 port of minecraft.
The reason why notch is taking so long for beta 1.7 is because of adventure mode, not the xbox 360 port.
You'll be able to use the controller.
Notch will figure out how to prevent greifing on the xbox 360 port.
It isn't that hard to program it so that you can't break everyone’s houses, but rather break only your own.
So what if people want to play the xbox 360 version and get insulted and throw insults? That's their choice.
Also it's not call of duty guys. I don't think people will brag about how they killed you.
This is a survival game.
By the way, the xbox 360 port means more money for mojang. If they have more money they can keep updating.
Of course, updating the xbox 360 version will be a pain. But trust me, they'll probably find a way to throw multiple updates in one if needed.
I, personally, am excited about the xbox 360 version. It'd be much easier to play the game with a controller.
Anyways, I'm ok if you stick with the pc version, go to the xbox version, or if you play both. Just stop being so upset about this.
EDIT: I re-read through the threads and noticed that 3/4 of the posts on here are by idiots. Notch is not stupid, if you guys werent so dumb and simple minded you may notice that it is great from a sellers standpoint. Do you really think notch makes this game for the fun of it, mabey if you guys had actually lives and jobs you may figure this out.
That is my orginal post if u guys read it and 23cool you are now explaining to them in a perfect way why this isnt a problem.
Xbox get minecraft classic (Winter 2011)
Minecraft Xbox upgrades to Newest version (some time in 2012-2013)
Minecraft Xbox get online and mod get re made via Xbox.
Server making will be like downloading to a USB and inserting it in the right file or whatever. (These 2 are any time after Upgrade)
Are you serious with this reply.....ITS MINECRAFT its not Crysis....Jesus this has to be the most PC Fanboyish reply I've seen yet.