Not long ago, Microsoft was slammed with complaints about the split-screen functionality of MCX360 - it was only available to players with an HD TV and a proper HDMI connection to the console - and in recent days, they have addressed those complaints. Microsoft has revised its listing for the game, and has been offering a refund to customers who paid for a game that didn't work as advertised (or not advertised, as the case is here).
The split-screen feature of the game was a huge draw to newcomers, especially those that believed they could just have a few friends over for a romp through the sandbox world. The initially ambiguous wording of guest passes and complete lack of forewarning regarding split-screen requirements made many buyers upset that they had been misled. The HD requirement wasn't listed in on the game's Xbox marketplace page, although this has been rectified in recent days to avoid confusion.
The guest passes, while initially confusing, have not changed meaningfully since launch, and continue to work as intended.
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In more positive news, MCX360 will soon be seeing its first major update, to what most PC players knew as Beta 1.7.3! Even better, Microsoft's Roger Carpenter says he will likely discuss the update in his Thursday Minecraft Stream! You can see the stream's channel by clicking - be sure to check in tomorrow for all the details!
I will reveal at least one tidbit - pistons are included.
Uhh I didnt quite understand this. So all the people who thought they could play with their friends on split screen dont get to play with their friends? Besides the people who's thing actually works with it...
i like the old terrain generator though......honestly if they are going to give refunds back i personally think they are going to lose alot of money.........
Honestly I think the mislead was intentional. It's a lot easier to just gain initial attention by saying HEY LOOK SPECIAL FEATURE, and then putting in a tiny little disclaimer. Its dirty, but its good marketting. Because even though they may do some refunds, most people that bought it for the splitscreen, wont bother returning it cause they like it just enoguh to keep it. Figures.
Honestly I think the mislead was intentional. It's a lot easier to just gain initial attention by saying HEY LOOK SPECIAL FEATURE, and then putting in a tiny little disclaimer. Its dirty, but its good marketting. Because even though they may do some refunds, most people that bought it for the splitscreen, wont bother returning it cause they like it just enoguh to keep it. Figures.
They really should've put some kind of post mentioning this stipulation of requiring an HDTV and right now they should make it a little more obvious about getting refunds. I know this site is pretty popular, but I'm sure many people who'd like a refund will never hear of this. If they really wanted to tell people they'd put it somewhere on the garbage dashboard.
I'm more annoyed by the fact that most of the comments on the Kotaku page are people failing to understand that not everyone uses, needs, or can afford a hi-def TV. We've still got our SDTV, and since it still works fine, my parents won't upgrade it anytime soon. That, and the overall asshole attitude.
Wow, really? What idiots. The commenters on Kotaku I mean.
Y'know, you can order a cable that will go from the hdmi port on the Xbox to a computer monitor and would allow you to play split screen (albeit, you might have to squint a bit!)
Personally, I think it's dumb to give refunds for ONE feature you can't use. The game itself runs just fine in SSP and SMP over Live. Local split screen is an OPTION, not a deal-breaking feature. People must not want to play the game very badly in the first place if they can't live without it.
Honestly I think the mislead was intentional. It's a lot easier to just gain initial attention by saying HEY LOOK SPECIAL FEATURE, and then putting in a tiny little disclaimer. Its dirty, but its good marketting. Because even though they may do some refunds, most people that bought it for the splitscreen, wont bother returning it cause they like it just enoguh to keep it. Figures.
>False advertising
>Resulting in major refunds
>Good marketing
HAHAHAHA.
If you don't have an HDTV, then just save for a year, and buy one on Black Friday like I did. And the reason people want a refund was because the main feature they were looking forward to is the 4 player split screen, without that, they don't really care about the game at all.
Ahhhhhh... I just love the smell of random gaming-related drama and the collective groans of consumers in the morning.
Honestly though, I think they should have added the "Needs HD TV to work" requirement on the market place in the beginning, instead of later AFTER all the annoyance and controversy
Not long ago, Microsoft was slammed with complaints about the split-screen functionality of MCX360 - it was only available to players with an HD TV and a proper HDMI connection to the console - and in recent days, they have addressed those complaints. Microsoft has revised its listing for the game, and has been offering a refund to customers who paid for a game that didn't work as advertised (or not advertised, as the case is here).
The split-screen feature of the game was a huge draw to newcomers, especially those that believed they could just have a few friends over for a romp through the sandbox world. The initially ambiguous wording of guest passes and complete lack of forewarning regarding split-screen requirements made many buyers upset that they had been misled. The HD requirement wasn't listed in on the game's Xbox marketplace page, although this has been rectified in recent days to avoid confusion.
The guest passes, while initially confusing, have not changed meaningfully since launch, and continue to work as intended.
In more positive news, MCX360 will soon be seeing its first major update, to what most PC players knew as Beta 1.7.3! Even better, Microsoft's Roger Carpenter says he will likely discuss the update in his Thursday Minecraft Stream! You can see the stream's channel by clicking - be sure to check in tomorrow for all the details!
I will reveal at least one tidbit - pistons are included.
They really should've put some kind of post mentioning this stipulation of requiring an HDTV and right now they should make it a little more obvious about getting refunds. I know this site is pretty popular, but I'm sure many people who'd like a refund will never hear of this. If they really wanted to tell people they'd put it somewhere on the garbage dashboard.
Wow, really? What idiots. The commenters on Kotaku I mean.
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Personally, I think it's dumb to give refunds for ONE feature you can't use. The game itself runs just fine in SSP and SMP over Live. Local split screen is an OPTION, not a deal-breaking feature. People must not want to play the game very badly in the first place if they can't live without it.
>False advertising
>Resulting in major refunds
>Good marketing
HAHAHAHA.
NO.
Honestly though, I think they should have added the "Needs HD TV to work" requirement on the market place in the beginning, instead of later AFTER all the annoyance and controversy
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Being hopeful that also means snapshot or 1.3 release.