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!
I just don't understand how they can come out with an actual release date for a console release for the KINECT when the games still in beta. It's like saying "I'll give you that new truck...as soon as I build it right...if I can"
Playable but not finished, so I guess they can estimate when it's gonna be finished? Then why not release it now?
I play on both PC and Xbox. This being said, I'm glad minecraft is coming to 360. A lot of my friends don't have money to buy a new computer to play minecraft with, so them getting it on the 360 is a way for me to play with them. Also saying you are leaving minecraft simply because it is being ported out? Come on how old are you guys. The responses in this thread make the community look so bad. The PC and 360 version will be on separate servers most likely. So how will griefing get worse?
I also find it funny when PC players make fun of console players for being little kids that do nothing but whine and troll, but if you look at this thread you guys are doing the very same thing that you claim they do. So grow up and stop acting like this is the end of the world.
*People think that Minecraft being on the Xbox360 will slow updates down? The Minecraft team can do what Valve does for their games; keep PC games updated as normal and Xbox360 updates come later in bigger chunks since Microsoft has some rules about free stuff and DLC.
*Griefers? EVERY game has em. End of story. Don't act like griefing is something exclusive to a platform or game.
*If you look at the major demographic for the Xbox360, do you really think those kind of people would be interested in a game like Minecraft? I'm predicting that only casual players will take a look at it so don't get your panties in a bunch that Minecraft is being invaded by Halo and CoD fanboys.
First From Pc, to Mac, to Linux, to Ericson, now to Xbox, what's next Ds, Psp, WII!?!
Dont make promises you cant go through with
generalizations are a way of life my friend. Just like to say that I paid about $650 for all my computer parts and I have a higher scale computer too. Anyone could probably get a great computer for around $450-600. Unless you get really frugal and buy a super old used 360 or the 4GB one you're gonna be spending $300+ for a 360. When you say your friends are too poor to buy a computer it doesn't make much sense that they would feel more comfortable spending hundreds on a game console that will be outdated in 4 years. A computer can last a decade easily if you get the right parts. Computer's are for a lot more than just games, they can do just about anything you want them to do.
Obviously I understand that sometimes the 360 has better games than the PC, but if your really poor it's a much better idea to save for a good computer which can help you with lots of things in life AND have some good games than spending it on a game console that like I said will be dead in 4 years.
Because we pay for xbox live, that means more money coming in to fund such things as map packs first. Besides, as far as the CoD thing, I'll just post what I posted in another thread.
"Guys who generally play CoD exclusively wouldn't go off into the indie game section and buy minecraft unless they know what it is, or already play it on PC. I'm a console gamer and I for one don't think you'll have to worry that much, unless the guys here to simply troll make their way here, then there may be a bit of annoyances here and there."
Hi,
Is this Kinect ONLY?
Or can I use a controller, because if it's Kinect only it's kinda retarded.
Most of them got their 360's as gifts for birthdays and x-mas. Also yea the xbox is cheaper, not everyone can shell out the few extra hundred dollars for the pc/laptop. Espically when they have to work for it all on their own and have other things they need to pay for.
I play on a pc, and it is not cheap to stay up with the current times. I play on the 360 more because of it. That being said I love the PC more for gaming because of the mods, but when it comes down to afford-ability the consoles win.
Also @comet1 you are way out of line with the stereotyping, honestly I think you need to step back and think about what you are saying. You are acting way to immature, even though you claim to be a "creative, more mature pc player". In my opinion a true gamer can appreciate all the consoles and respect the people who play them.
Not a single Team Fortress 2 update came to the Xbox. Hopefully, Mojang will continue to develop PC updates.
Putting this on Xbox we are guaranteed to have guns "UMG HOW CUM DURS GUNS ON CALL OF DOODY BUT NOT ON MINECRAFT NOTCH WHYYY!?!?!?!" This will truly suck. The poster in earlier pages saying that Notch is doing this because he isn't gaining as much money on the PC version is correct.