First: 4J studious just came out with the 1.8.2 update for minecraft XBL edition. Everyone has waited for this, but they added bonus chest from minecrfat pc verison 1.3. Are they Trying to skip ahead for less work in Later editions? Well tell me what you think!!
I think they are integrating bits and pieces of future updates, but are working on an interim update between 1.8.3 and 1.2.3. It's 1.9, methinks, and it'll have brewing and crafting (?).
PC and Xbox version are developed by 2 separate companies...