Minecraft 360 split-screen requires HDTV
Split-screen co-op is one of the big features Minecraft XBLA boasts over the PC original, but some disappointed players are finding it unexpectedly unavailable to them. It turns out, and is not explained before you buy it, that split-screen is only for HD displays.
Split-screen co-op is one of the big features Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade boasts over the PC original, but some disappointed players are finding it unexpectedly unavailable to them. It turns out, and is not explained before you buy the game, that split-screen is only for HD displays, and is simply blocked from poor SD users.
But why? Port developer 4J Studios explained on Twitter, "The inventory and crafting just didn't work in splitscreen Standard Definition - it was too small to make out."
Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson responded, when asked by a fan for his thoughts on this, "I wasn't even aware of that. I assume it's because of the inventory or crafting menus?"
The Xbox 360 edition is also limited to a world size of 1024x1024x1024 blocks, while the original is many, many, many millions of blocks across. Still, our Steve was relatively pleased with the port when he reviewed it, calling it a "decent console entry point with some sharp ideas of its own."
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Split-screen co-op is one of the big features Minecraft XBLA boasts over the PC original, but some disappointed players are finding it unexpectedly unavailable to them. It turns out, and is not explained before you buy it, that split-screen is only for HD displays.-
Oh notch...
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Oh notch 4J Studios...
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Excellent! SD tvs are dead and need to be forgotten.
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And this is why console games still have to support god awful 640x480 4:3 screens. :(
The good news is that the next console generation will almost certainly require an HD signal and you will finally upgrade your TV because you will finally "need" it. Either that or you don't upgrade and get left behind which I'm also fine with. :)-
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well in that case you're lack of an HDTV is extra irrelevant =P
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does anyone still have an SDTV in the age of $200 HDTVs?
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we get it.
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Anyone that's spent $300 on an Xbox 360 and $60 a year for Live can afford an HDTV, I think.
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Any news on the cross-platform play? I thought this was mentioned at the E3 unveil, but I could be wrong. After reading the differences between the two versions, I would assume a PC player would have to join a 360 game due to world size limits.
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Terrible, just terrible. Terrible.
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Sorry, it is about time games started doing this. It is either that or they have to develop two completely different UI's. The fine print in release day games was already tough to read on SDTV's. Let it go people, put that thing with the rabbit ears in the attic.
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