"We updated our pre-sale notification to inform customers that an HD screen is required for the split-screen multiplayer feature on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. If a player does not have an HD screen and purchased this game prior to the notification update, they are eligible for a full refund through customer support."
"If a player does not have an HD screen and purchased this game prior to the notification update, they are eligible for a full refund through customer support."
So this only applies to those who bought it the first day, cause I think it was updated the day after (or during the first day). Second day on, you're SOL.
The question is: if they give you a refund, do you have to delete the game, or you get to keep the game but they lock you out of playing it, or do you get to keep the game and play it- they just gave you a refund out of "goodwill" and "customer satisfaction"??? Do you have to "prove" you have a SDTV?
No matter what, you still can't play split screen with a SDTV. You may have got your points back, but you still lose.
I tried playing split screen and even on my 50in It was nearly unplayable as the view isn't bad but trying to read your inventory/signs and stuff bites the big one. I won't play split screen again and I don't feel gipped whatsoever! $20 well spent imo.
I sometimes play on my own on an SDTV, it only just seems legible on that so I can totally understand why 4J stopped splitscreen.
See, the funny thing is, is the game is pretty clear on my 27 inch SDTV. The problem is not necessarily the type of TV(HD vs SD) but rather the quality put into making the TV. A few months back I was doing some research into maybe upgrading my SD to an HD, and if you go to any big box store that has multiple brands on display side by side, you can quickly see which ones are not worth the cost they are asking for. Many have dim screens, or grainy displays and some just look down right bad when compared to my SD, then there is the question of what type of HDTV itself, plasma, LCD or LED.
Personally I think plasma sucks, its dim, grainy and pixelated, but that is besides the point here. Then you have to take into account the display type(forgive me if I have that wrong, my coffee has not taken full effect yet), 720p 1080I, 1080p and how well those displays look in relation to screen size. Motivz example of horrible display on his 50in HDTV is a prime example of low quality displays. I do wonder the technical specifications of the HDTV in question, but I digress. The fact of the matter is that HD vs SD is irrelevant, if the quality of display is insufficient in general, and sadly we may never get the opportunity to find out if multiplayer in SD would truly work out
It's an understandible design choice. The inventory is damn near impossible to read on some tvs.
That said, they could have implemented some sort of zoom option for inventories and I'm sure splitscreen would have worked fine on any tv, but oh well. =/
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So this only applies to those who bought it the first day, cause I think it was updated the day after (or during the first day). Second day on, you're SOL.
The question is: if they give you a refund, do you have to delete the game, or you get to keep the game but they lock you out of playing it, or do you get to keep the game and play it- they just gave you a refund out of "goodwill" and "customer satisfaction"??? Do you have to "prove" you have a SDTV?
No matter what, you still can't play split screen with a SDTV. You may have got your points back, but you still lose.
Personally I think plasma sucks, its dim, grainy and pixelated, but that is besides the point here. Then you have to take into account the display type(forgive me if I have that wrong, my coffee has not taken full effect yet), 720p 1080I, 1080p and how well those displays look in relation to screen size. Motivz example of horrible display on his 50in HDTV is a prime example of low quality displays. I do wonder the technical specifications of the HDTV in question, but I digress. The fact of the matter is that HD vs SD is irrelevant, if the quality of display is insufficient in general, and sadly we may never get the opportunity to find out if multiplayer in SD would truly work out
That said, they could have implemented some sort of zoom option for inventories and I'm sure splitscreen would have worked fine on any tv, but oh well. =/